Topic: 9/11
I thought for sure that we had a 9/11 topic, but I couldn't find it. Here then is a strictly non-political topic of remembrance. I suggest that those who feel like it maybe share where they were at the time, as this was the 'Kennedy assassination' moment of recent times.
I was at work in my office in Amsterdam when someone stuck their head around the corner to report that some sort of small plane had apparently crashed into the WTC. It took some considerable time before CNN became accessible, as several million people all tried to raise that page at the same time.
When CNN finally opened, it was just in time to see the second plane hit. After that, no more work got done as we all gaped at our screens, wide-eyed, speechless, and very upset. Once the towers fell, people started openly weeping and we were told to go home.
Back home, non-stop, uninterrupted coverage continued on all our major channels, life as we knew it seemed to stand still...the word 'unreal' doesn't even come close....
RIP to the victims, and to the brave men and women of NYC who did what they could.....
A comprehensive timeline can be found here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_f … 11_attacks
Rock On and keep the Faith