[MarkWaldorf]

What were you doing when you found out about 9/11?

I was getting ready for school, when my nan told me to come in the kitchen. I saw the TV and they were talking about two towers coming down and people dieing. I was in shock. I didnt understand about Terroism then, so I figured it was just an accident.

You guys?

(Sorry if anyone is offended, Im curious)

[Princess]

My brother's birthday is on 9/11 and I asked why we weren't going out for dinner and my dad told me what had happened. I was in school all day so didn't find out for ages. I can't beleive it has been 5 years

[MarkWaldorf]

Oh I didnt want to go in, from what I remember. Then when I did, we just spoke about it.

[Lauren]

Was in school, I'd had a good day and I came home to tell my mum my grades but she kept telling me to be quiet while she watched the news. So I sat down to watch it and watched the second tower go down. Then watched it for about 5 days straight, watching all the coverage. I was about 10 or 11, but I remember hearing about all the people dying, and it was my first experience of terrorism at that age.

At the time, I didn't understand what could compel someone to do something to horrific.

[Chrizzle]

I was at school.
I came home, and saw news had taken over
But I didnt understand it, so I got in a strop cos CITV wasnt on.
Im so angry with myself now lol.

I got told details later, and understood

[MarkWaldorf]

Yeah. I remember more people talking about it after all the details were uncovered. It was on the news for weeks.

[BigSister]

I was walking home from school and i had a funny feeling something was going to happen but thought i was annoyed cos my grandma aunty uncle and 3 cousins had gone to Florida that day my mum told me and i said will they be ok and she said yeah but when we came home we rang up flights and said they were diverted to Canada iand I just watched tv all day
I had same gut feeling for 7/7 too

[MarkWaldorf]

Yeah, I remember they kept replaying the tower going down. And the Aeroplane flying past.

[Lauren]

I've still never quite got used to seeing that plane go into the towers, and I must have seen it 100+ times. It just looks so surreal.

[MarkWaldorf]

I know. Its amazing how the plane destroyed what it did. What shocked me was that the plane came back for the next tower.

[LittleMissC]

Seriously, it must have been horrible. Having to decide whether to burn to death or jump....

[sol]

It was the first day back at school in Year 8 for me, and I just remember coming home and my parents were watching the news and I just saw the pictures of the towers with loads of smoke pouring out of the top of them.

[MarkWaldorf]

Originally posted by Flame
Seriously, it must have been horrible. Having to decide whether to burn to death or jump....

If you mean the tower, most made their way out anyway

[MarkWaldorf]

Originally posted by sol
It was the first day back at school in Year 8 for me, and I just remember coming home and my parents were watching the news and I just saw the pictures of the towers with loads of smoke pouring out of the top of them.

Yeah, that was pretty much the clip they showed. I was in year 5 at the time.

[LittleMissC]

Originally posted by Markus

If you mean the tower, most made their way out anyway

But the people in the top floor and everything couldn't

[MarkWaldorf]

Originally posted by Flame

But the people in the top floor and everything couldn't

I know, but there was the mystery with the falling man remember.

[Lauren]

There was quite a lot of "fallers" - what a horrible decision to have to make.

[MarkWaldorf]

It was. Did anyone watch the programme with the falling man? No one knew him at all. There was the whole mystery.

[Lauren]

Originally posted by Markus
It was. Did anyone watch the programme with the falling man? No one knew him at all. There was the whole mystery.

Yeah I watched that. He may not be remembered by name, but at least he has a legacy.

[MarkWaldorf]

Originally posted by LaurenFah

Yeah I watched that. He may not be remembered by name, but at least he has a legacy.

Thats true

[Corkie]

was in year 4 and my teacher was just about to read us a story, mrs purdy (depty head) came in and said "Sarah Jane the twins towers in new york have fallen" her answer "oh my god!" we didnt know what was going on

[Corkie]

Originally posted by Chrizzle
I was at school.
I came home, and saw news had taken over
But I didnt understand it, so I got in a strop cos CITV wasnt on.
Im so angry with myself now lol.

I got told details later, and understood

dont worry my bro did that when princess diania died i think

[Siouxsie]

i was walking home from work and felt sick

[Dan_]

I was at school,in geography.We had just been set a piece of homework to do on disasters and someone said I dunno what to write about and the teacher said well hopefully something will crop up and then I got home and started doing the homework on the computer, researching about the concorde crash and then my mum came in with my dinner and I put the TV on to see the news, I didn't understand what had happend at first.

[SiMoN!]

i was on holiday and went for something to eat and wated the news

but then when i was comeing bk home there was a mad man shouting USA on the way to the airport

so that made we well scared