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93. Working in an office on the 72nd floor of a Houston office building...

Sat Sep 11, 2021, 04:19 PM

Sep 2021

..., the tallest building in the country west of the Mississippi River, at the time.

Yeah, it was tense. By the time we got down to street level, downtown Houston was a ghost town...

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Where were you when you heard the first plane hit on 9-11? [View all] hookaleft Sep 2021 OP

getting gas before going to work... samnsara Sep 2021 #1

At a hotel in Florida with my 6 month old son Bettie Sep 2021 #2

At work surfing CNN jpak Sep 2021 #3

I slept late that morning. Haggard Celine Sep 2021 #4

Funny that footage wasn't discovered for a couple days. we can do it Sep 2021 #99

What are you talking about, the footage with the plane Haggard Celine Sep 2021 #111

The second plane was on live not the first. we can do it Sep 2021 #113

Okay, well that makes sense. Haggard Celine Sep 2021 #115

Happy to share. we can do it Sep 2021 #116

Eating breakfast on the mess deck of a military ship madville Sep 2021 #5

Teaching a class of kindergarten children iamateacher Sep 2021 #6

Making breakfast for my three year old while Good Morning America Bluethroughu Sep 2021 #7

What makes you think that "everything and everyone on this earth" was changed? Thtwudbeme Sep 2021 #21

Some people are more compassionate than others. GemDigger Sep 2021 #47

And many in the world live in rural areas Thtwudbeme Sep 2021 #50

Splitting hairs GemDigger Sep 2021 #51

I am aware of who died- I am a former paramedic Thtwudbeme Sep 2021 #54

Today is about those who died, NOT about the war, the politics or anything else. GemDigger Sep 2021 #55

No- not really. It's a day of reflections on past events Thtwudbeme Sep 2021 #61

There is always a couple of people . DashOneBravo Sep 2021 #63

I try not to use the ignore because sometimes GemDigger Sep 2021 #72

I agree DashOneBravo Sep 2021 #79

This message was self-deleted by its author LanternWaste Sep 2021 #65

This message was self-deleted by its author Bluethroughu Sep 2021 #89

Thank you... Bluethroughu Sep 2021 #85

I understand that- but, it's frustrating to see that written about "the world" Thtwudbeme Sep 2021 #94

I agree with you on all your points, but that everyone Bluethroughu Sep 2021 #100

None needed. GemDigger Sep 2021 #95

Thank you, one finger can only get out so many points. Bluethroughu Sep 2021 #101

I was talking about future events that the Middle East and every Bluethroughu Sep 2021 #84

Well, Thtwudbeme, the NY-based national media said so, over and over Hortensis Sep 2021 #91

We were watching GMA in our hotel room Bettie Sep 2021 #78

I remember they had close ups going on that day... Bluethroughu Sep 2021 #90

I was in Pennsylvania packing up to move. FalloutShelter Sep 2021 #8

In my kitchen-I had just put my kids, who were 10 and 7, on the school bus Danmel Sep 2021 #9

At work. A fellow employee who was still at home called Glorfindel Sep 2021 #10

A crystal blue late Summer / early Fall morning... paleotn Sep 2021 #11

At home..My husband called telling me to turn on the TV whathehell Sep 2021 #12

I was in my office listening to the radio getting ready to go Tomconroy Sep 2021 #13

In bed waking up listening to the radio WXRT. I worked as a pediatric home health nurse mucifer Sep 2021 #14

I used to get woken up by a clock radio tuned to a news station EarlG Sep 2021 #15

There was a tv in the large breakroom at work. I noticed a few people watching at a time when most dameatball Sep 2021 #16

I had the day off from work for JoanofArgh Sep 2021 #17

I turned on NPR on my drive to work after my weekly early morning riding lesson. CottonBear Sep 2021 #18

On a treadmill at the gym BlueLucy Sep 2021 #19

In bed with a migraine headache (in Oceanside, CA). My husband was leaving livetohike Sep 2021 #20

At home but, DH was in his office just south of Quakerfriend Sep 2021 #22

I had just arrived in Salisbury. England Happy Hoosier Sep 2021 #23

Driving to work on the Cross Island Parkway up to the Bronx. dhol82 Sep 2021 #24

At a Home Depot buying lattice for under my deck. rateyes Sep 2021 #25

I was at work in Irving, Texas. TexasTowelie Sep 2021 #26

I was working in a call center helpdesk at a university and a woman called in milestogo Sep 2021 #27

I had just arrived for a days work at the post office. The radio in my car was out, Dial H For Hero Sep 2021 #28

I had taken the kids to school and was getting gas...the attendent told me there had Demsrule86 Sep 2021 #29

at work... Takket Sep 2021 #30

Before the press knew what had happened North Shore Chicago Sep 2021 #31

When I picked up my kids later that day, none of them knew LeftInTX Sep 2021 #103

In my kitchen watching "The Carol Duvall" show on HGTV. sinkingfeeling Sep 2021 #32

At work.. luvs2sing Sep 2021 #33

Packing my bag at a Houston hotel to board a flight A HERETIC I AM Sep 2021 #34

Sitting at my kitchen table prepping my class materials for the day. Greybnk48 Sep 2021 #35

Actually, it was at 8:46am EDT, where were you? On the west coast, I would assume. smirkymonkey Sep 2021 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author onethatcares Sep 2021 #37

Watching the Today show while preparing while preparing to make work calls. Treefrog Sep 2021 #38

Had just arrived for a vacation in Bali. babylonsister Sep 2021 #39

Architectural terrorists CommonHumanity Sep 2021 #40

I was about to get on the elevator in the hangar bluecollar2 Sep 2021 #41

My late husband and I ... NanceGreggs Sep 2021 #42

Had an appointment for an eye exam first thing that morning so I wasn't at work and Tanuki Sep 2021 #43

I was showering before work and heard about the first plane on the radio Unwind Your Mind Sep 2021 #44

In the classroom. Constant tv watching with students after that. ananda Sep 2021 #45

Home with my baby boys. Tv was off. Someone else alerted me. My dad, maybe? GPV Sep 2021 #46

Getting dressed to go down to the Polly Hennessey Sep 2021 #48

In my office at the Federal Building in Denver. CanonRay Sep 2021 #49

Just got my two older kids off to school. AngryOldDem Sep 2021 #52

In my car MissMillie Sep 2021 #53

Yes, it was a gorgeous day. My original plan was to do some yard work LeftInTX Sep 2021 #104

I had been laid off from work exactly the day before Silent3 Sep 2021 #56

At home watching the TODAY show before going in to work late. marmar Sep 2021 #57

At work. The deparmental secretary was on the phonesaying "Oh my God, Oh My God, OH MY GOD!" JHB Sep 2021 #58

Millstone Nuclear Plant, Unit 2 Control Room. Throckmorton Sep 2021 #59

Driving into Washington DC ga_girl Sep 2021 #60

We were at home, in our kitchen. Kids, then 11 and 8, had left for school. 3catwoman3 Sep 2021 #62

I'd dropped by my sisters house. DashOneBravo Sep 2021 #64

My ex-boyfriend called me from England to tell me. I was just waking up. nt chowder66 Sep 2021 #66

At The Airport ProfessorGAC Sep 2021 #67

In bed as I was on vacation that week MustLoveBeagles Sep 2021 #68

In my office doing accounting watching Tech TV csziggy Sep 2021 #69

In a refresher training classroom after coming home from a 3 mo deployment to Kuwait, 5 days back Shanti Shanti Shanti Sep 2021 #70

In my dorm room at college The Revolution Sep 2021 #71

At home. In Rochester, NY. Igel Sep 2021 #73

We didn't know until the end of school vercetti2021 Sep 2021 #74

Writing a psychological report in my home office. MoonRiver Sep 2021 #75

In a meeting in an office in Brussels DFW Sep 2021 #76

In a car driving. I was not surprised at all. David__77 Sep 2021 #77

I was just pulling into a parking space at my place of employment in Houston Trailrider1951 Sep 2021 #80

I'm in San Antonio and my plan for the day was to do some belated yard work. LeftInTX Sep 2021 #105

At work at Deminpenn Sep 2021 #81

I was in HFX getting ready to go to work. I turned in CNN and the first plane had already hit. I applegrove Sep 2021 #82

I didn't hear about it for several hours Retrograde Sep 2021 #83

This message was self-deleted by its author Iggo Sep 2021 #86

At work n/t shanti Sep 2021 #87

So many living nice lives in nice places. I was on a little hill Hortensis Sep 2021 #88

Doctor's office in Maryland Wicked Blue Sep 2021 #92

Working in an office on the 72nd floor of a Houston office building... Paladin Sep 2021 #93

Teaching high school students with developmental disabilities... indigovalley Sep 2021 #96

At home worrying about a grandson who had just gone into surgery for a heart problem. Frustratedlady Sep 2021 #97

Just starting my day on a field service job in a paper mill far from home. KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2021 #98

I had dropped off my 3rd grader. He attended private school and drive was about 6 miles LeftInTX Sep 2021 #102

We were camping up at Mount Lassen Volcanic National Park. myccrider Sep 2021 #106

That would have driven me buggy LeftInTX Sep 2021 #108

Sleeping IcyPeas Sep 2021 #107

I was in bed asleep here in California Raine Sep 2021 #109

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Lying in bed sick with a fever caraher Sep 2021 #112

I was not feeling well Meowmee Sep 2021 #114