tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716498262831849848.post2721284621592305398..comments2024-03-24T21:54:06.761-06:00Comments on Just Let Me Quilt: Do You Remember Where You Were On 9/11?Carol Swifthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01041726559571197026noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716498262831849848.post-90938569932500703092017-02-23T07:37:58.527-07:002017-02-23T07:37:58.527-07:00I was sitting at my desk in the assistant principa...I was sitting at my desk in the assistant principals office dealing with kiddos when one of my assistant principals called from home very upset about what was happening and while talking to me the 2nd plane crashed. Very surreal.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16503798539178829225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716498262831849848.post-76402924652540724962016-09-13T06:42:21.197-06:002016-09-13T06:42:21.197-06:00911 is a very sad day for so many, I had just gone...911 is a very sad day for so many, I had just gone to bed when it happened, and my mother came and woke me up. She was staying with us at the time. The sadness brought us all together as a nation, we all felt what happened that day and whether we lost someone or not, that day never passes without a moment of thought and prayer. It's a simple reminder that we are all fragile and life can be snapped away in the blink of an eye.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04054876068777979332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716498262831849848.post-55676306522513918912016-09-12T18:49:37.226-06:002016-09-12T18:49:37.226-06:00I worked at Office depot's corp office in FL a...I worked at Office depot's corp office in FL and after the first plane hit we rushed to watch it on TV and I called home and then while I talked to my husband #2 hit, soon after that everyone got sent home, phones just died and most of my co-workers in S FL were New yorkers who were frantic to call loved ones.<br />I did have a friend from Maine who were visiting NY that week and they were supposed to go up in the towers that day but decided not to, can't remember if they went up the day before or never made it, but the plan was THAT day in the morning....beaquilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09854296867039522197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716498262831849848.post-19645430428811363262016-09-12T13:59:27.598-06:002016-09-12T13:59:27.598-06:00I was teaching in my classroom. We were instructe...I was teaching in my classroom. We were instructed not to turn any t.v.s or radios on in the classrooms, and they never told us why until later in the day.KaHollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02528677007819875856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716498262831849848.post-64203294790488960342016-09-12T12:13:39.166-06:002016-09-12T12:13:39.166-06:00I was on jury duty in central NJ. The court house...I was on jury duty in central NJ. The court house went into lock down. The tower fell and we lost television updates. They kept us there for a couple of hours. Once released we walked out of a federal building surrounded by police and security. So Scary and we still didn't really know what happened. By the time I got home and the reality of what happened our phone started ringing. My family is that typical Irish Immigrant type who settled in NY lots of NY police and fire fighters. Thankfully all of them were off shift and safe. They all went back to work to help pick up the pieces. Other members of the family worked in Manhattan one directly across the street. Her tale of coming down 42 flights of stairs was so scary. It took until close to midnight to confirm everyone in the family was OK. My cousin lost here SIL who was working in one of the towers.tink's momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00446955920191946432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716498262831849848.post-23871162237314892772016-09-12T08:53:57.505-06:002016-09-12T08:53:57.505-06:00It's humbling to read the stories in the comme...It's humbling to read the stories in the comments. A sad day for sure and one that has really shaken our security ever since. Oh how I long for times before it all happened.Calicojoanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06796145323746252678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716498262831849848.post-23871680624974793412016-09-12T08:35:13.966-06:002016-09-12T08:35:13.966-06:00I lived in Whitehorse, Yukon (Canada). When the bo...I lived in Whitehorse, Yukon (Canada). When the borders closed for flights that were on their way to US destinations, they were diverted to Canadian airports. We had 6 heavies land, with passengers from all over the world. We filled every hotel room and turned the school gymnasiums into emergency shelters to feed & house all these people. One of the flights was squawking hijack on its transponder, and US military jets from a base in Alaska escorted it to the ground. Whitehorse was evacuated. It was a madhouse downtown as people tried to get home, get their children from school. the college was evacuated and all the staff & students sent into the woods surrounding the campus because it was directly under the flight path of the escorted plane. Fighter jets buzzing overhead, circling and circling. The entire time those horrible pictures of NY on the television. When the escorted plane landed, the crew was ordered out. They lay face down on the tarmac surrounded by police. They had dialled the wrong code and it broadcast the hijack code for only a second or two before being switched off but it was still treated as a threat. On the ground, we were told the plane was in danger of being shot down. It was so traumatic, I cry just writing about it. Nitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550671947913111557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716498262831849848.post-40447435719397239722016-09-12T07:49:44.235-06:002016-09-12T07:49:44.235-06:00Yes, My husband was at a meeting at the Pentagon. ...Yes, My husband was at a meeting at the Pentagon. He left the Pentagon by bus to Crystal City where he worked.<br />While he was on the bus, the plane hit the Pentagon and destroyed so much, so many lives. <br />The next year, we went to the memorial service where President Bush spoke. It was surreal, I think many of us are still in shock. Rosemary B❤️https://www.blogger.com/profile/17792395820711368533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716498262831849848.post-84723765902091170432016-09-12T07:44:33.284-06:002016-09-12T07:44:33.284-06:00On my way to work I didn't listen to the news,...On my way to work I didn't listen to the news, but instead was listening to music - something about it being a beautiful day - which it was. In the elevator up to the 14th floor, I heard people talking about a plane flying into a building. I got my things together and went up one floor to the judge's office who I worked for and he had a television on. We saw the 2nd plane fly into the building in shock! Since I worked for the federal courts, they actually closed the building and we went home a little later. One of my sons & DIL were pilots in the Air Force and were deployed several times (he is still in and is deployed to the middle east again). Another son is a pilot too and since all the airports were closed, he was grounded somewhere. Very scary times.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11912222251238739813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716498262831849848.post-65574294661277540822016-09-11T14:09:19.970-06:002016-09-11T14:09:19.970-06:00Great post. I still have no words about that date....Great post. I still have no words about that date. Siouxzq64@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00000168955273941468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716498262831849848.post-68648019892267850782016-09-11T09:27:30.634-06:002016-09-11T09:27:30.634-06:00Carol Dear thank you for sharing this post. I cer...Carol Dear thank you for sharing this post. I certainly do remember where and what I was doing. Death and Destruction should NEVER happen...anyplace or to anyone.Createologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141896048450385243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716498262831849848.post-31967484987666562552016-09-11T09:26:23.545-06:002016-09-11T09:26:23.545-06:00Great post. I couldn't find the words to writ...Great post. I couldn't find the words to write such a post. I was at the gym, watching morning news, when the lst plane hit. The day unfolded with news that just got worse. I'm not sure that being "proud" is an appropriate word, as I'm so very sad for the loss of lives, but I'm proud how people helped, as well as how far we have come since that nightmare scared our history. <br /><br />QuiltShopGal<br />www.quiltshopgal.comQuiltShopGalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165032142483696494noreply@blogger.com