9/11/2001 I was waiting to get through road construction when it came on the radio 2 planes had crashed into the twin towers. Many gave their lives as a result of that day and many more lives were changed from it. Hard to believe its been 13 years.
9/11
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ElkTrout
Veteran member
It is hard to believe it has been 13 years! Thoughts and prayers to all the lives changed by this event!
I was about to walk out the door to head to work when the first plane hit the trade center. I was just turning off the TV then I sat down on my bed and watched in disbelief. What a horrible tragedy to all who lost their lives and the first responders.
Thank You
Thank You
Dearhunter3450
Active Member
I was watching Barney with my two year old when one of my friends called me. I switched TV to the news just in time to watch the second plane hit the tower. Shortly after I was paged to report to work. God I'm old, no one even knows what pagers are anymore! I am watching my one year old daughter and just realized I started over far too late. Good thing my wife is young lol
dcopas78
New Member
I was on a job site just north of Cincinnati. At the time, I worked for a company called Earth Tech. We had contracts with FEMA, OSHA, FAA, and a bunch of other government agencies. We were their on-call people for all things environmental/hazmat related. Anyways, one of the excavator operators had a radio in his cab and just stopped running it an started listening to the radio intently. We all gathered around and started listening. By noon, the project manager's phone was ringing. They were calling us up to help. On the evening of I believe it was the 18th, I was waiting for a phone call to see where I was being sent. Ironically, we had a job starting up in Utica, New York. It was between me and my buddy Alex. One was going to ground zero and one to Utica. I got the call and I was sent to Utica, he was sent to ground zero. He was there for 11 months. One of his main tasks was certifying what was contained in the various canisters and pressurized bottles trapped in the wreckage before they were removed. Many of these were fireman air/escape tanks. He didn't come back the same. He saw things that I can't, nor want to, imagine. I would have been honored to help, but at the same time I'm glad that I was sent to Utica. Prayers to the families that lost loved ones that day, and prayers to those such as my friend who worked there. Prayers also to the men and women who continue to fight the blood-thirsty idiots that done this.
Colorado Cowboy
Super Moderator
I was sitting in my easy chair drinking a cup of coffee and watching "Good Morning America" and could hardly believe what I was seeing! My hunting pard and I were leaving the next am for Wyoming Antelope hunting. Once we got to our hunting area and met my Dad and another friend and got camp setup, it's all we talked about. We got scanty news as our radio and cell phone reception was pretty bad. Finally went into Casper and got the latest news. I remember thinking to myself that there had to be 10,000 people killed......
Sad day for sure.
Sad day for sure.
CrossCreeks
Veteran member
I was coming out of court when I was approached by my Lieutenant who told a plane had just hit one of the towers, I went straight to my office and could not believe it. The city where I work borders a military base, it was total confusion for the rest of the day with traffic being shut down going in to the base. Can never forget how it felt to see it on TV for the 1st time and should never forget. We are stronger as a result not weaker. God Bless !