FabSwingers.com forum: 9/11, where were you?

By *inden OP Man
over a year ago

Naas which is South West of Dublin

9/11 was one of the “do you remember where you were” moments of a generation, now almost 20 years later, do you remember where you were or what you were doing when it happened or when you heard about it?

Or other infamous moments in history?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It was my first year in Ireland working as a butcher in Euro Spar in Lucan. As the all Ireland games was on there was a large TV display in the front of the Shop so the shoppers could watch the matches while they where getting the groceries.

The day the Twin towers was struck the whole shop came to a stand still watching the whole thing on fold. I will never forget the tense feeling you got when they showed the footage of the first plane hitting the towers.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

In a lecture at uni...still surreal

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was in London at tge time and went to my aunts house for lunch. The telly was on and it took me a couple of minutes to realise it wasnt a film. Had been up the towers a couple of years before. Made a point to go back to ground zero 2 years ago.Still hard to think of all those people who were killed and couldnt be given a proper funeral.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just started first week of my new job in Christchurch in Dublin. The boss was the only one with dial up internet so we all gathered around his Pc in his tiny office and watched it unfold in disbelief.

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By *eepixieWoman
over a year ago

Belfast

My late mother in law was in hospital having a big toe removed, watching the news in her room panic struck. Her daughter & husband (my sister in law) were in the US at that time, on a travelling holiday. We weren’t sure where they were at that time. It was the worst 48 hours of my life

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

In a car with new work colleagues, driving to Killaloe, listening to it on the radio in disbelief

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was in an holiday cottage I schull in west cork. The weather was beautiful but the news headlines were shocking unfortunately

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By *he Vanilla ClubCouple
over a year ago

DUBLIN

I (mrs) was on holidays in spain and walked by a bar and saw it on tv and thought it was a movie until i saw "breaking news live" written on the bottom of the screen. The bar was full and there wasnt a sound. You could hear a pin drop. I worked with a girl who was supposed to be on the flight that crashed into the pentagon. She got a terrible tooth infection and couldnt fly. To this day she believes someone was looking out for her somewhere.

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By *issusWoman
over a year ago

Belfast

"9/11 was one of the “do you remember where you were” moments of a generation, now almost 20 years later, do you remember where you were or what you were doing when it happened or when you heard about it?

Or other infamous moments in history?"

I remember exactly where I was.

I was 12 years old, came home to drop off my school bag to go to a book store.

Seen it on TV and thought it was some movie. Didn't pay any attention to it and moved on.

Next day we had a minute of silence in school. That's when I found out it wasn't a movie.

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By *oghunter33Woman
over a year ago

on the hill NordWest of

In a project closure meeting that lasted the whole day. My boss didn't allow us to watch the news until 6pm!!!

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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago

somewhere

At a meeting in Dunnes Stores in cork with the managers

Left to go downstairs to see abandoned trollys full of food everywhere and people all gathered around a television set watching sky news

Drove back to Dublin listening to the radio

Got back home straight onto sky news

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was on my second day of work experience when someone told us

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By *eathcock69Man
over a year ago

Navan

I was roller blading outside my house and it was very sunny when I went inside to get a drink I seen the towers on TV and the planes had just crashed into them

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By *ndy79randyMan
over a year ago

Washington

I was on my way back from York

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

In secondary school, queuing for a breakfast roll at lunch and the guy in the shop told me.

I acted shocked, but really thought "WTF is a world trade centre'

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By *arcodeMan
over a year ago

Dublin

In Dublin Airport with a friend who was flying to ibiza,then everyone was talking about a plane crash in America and the notice board said all flights delayed and my brother called me and said "someone just kamikazed the twin towers"

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By *dfabMan
over a year ago

Dunboyne

On holiday in Sydney Australia and will never forget watching the news.

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By *en_irelandMan
over a year ago

Drogheda

Was in the office when someone said go to the boardroom and we all crammed into it to watch tv just as the second tower was getting hit. Surreal moment as the structural engineers we worked with looked on in disbelief as they fell.

We spent all afternoon watching then went home to watch more on TV.

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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago

Newry Down

Ironically, I was in Omagh and made a call from a phone box on the street just below the courthouse.

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By *ratos87Man
over a year ago

Galway

Just back from New York and back to school. Saw it on TV at lunch and thought it was an ad for a new movie until the news anchors came on.

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By *enguin1Man
over a year ago

The sticks

Was in my way to do a delivery in ballsbridge and a colleague rang me, there was a tv in the reception, then next drop was Sandyford and by then the enormity kicked in, final stop was our Blsnchardstown, no TV but went over to Dolly Heffernans pub and it was jammed with people just staring at TV

Remember by movements that afternoon very vividly

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By *urioustoswingMan
over a year ago

london

Seven years old, living in LA and was just about waking up for school, when I heard my father shouting: “HOLY MOLLY” and telling my mother to come and see the TV.

I saw the second aircraft (United 175) hitting the other tower. Went to school and had a sombre assembly. I still was not understanding what was happening - especially, as I was upset none of my cartoons were on after returning from school.

A couple of years ago, I met the parents of a junior flight attendant working one of the flights.

I knew who their daughter was immediately after they told me who they were. A chill ran down my spine, I froze and cried. It just hit me real hard.

Her mother cried along with me and asked me for a hug. I don’t think they could ever speak about their daughter without pain and could (understandably) feel any less anguish.

I spent time at the WTC grounds memorial today, as I am currently Stateside. Very surreal and moving. More today than usual.

Nothing peeves me off more seeing people there taking smiley selfies and sharing kisses in front of the names that have perished. Please have some respect!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was at work, back in those ancient times, only one person in the office had tinternet, he told us about the Twin Towers, then we carried on with work.

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By *ealitybitesMan
over a year ago

Belfast

Belfast city centre meeting with a customer when some of the staff drew our attention to the TV. Within minutes the bar was full of people who had just come in to watch what was happening.

Everywhere I went that day was the same and there was a crowd outside every electrical retailer looking at the images on all the screens in the windows.

Colleagues of mine were sent to New York the next day to help in the aftermath but spent 2 days in a deserted Heathrow before being sent home again as the US government were refusing help from outside agencies at that point and wouldn't give permission for the flight.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

In the bar of the zodiac hotel san antonio ibiza

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

In Easons picking up a book. Heard it over the radio there. Went home to watch it unfold on sky news. My father rang his sister to see if one of my cousins was OK as he was working close to them on a building. Thankfully he was stranded on the Brooklyn bridge in a traffic jam before the first plane hit.

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By *aiseanagusspraoiMan
over a year ago

city

In work. A mate ran out of the office to tell us. I thought it was just a small plane but then as I was driving home true hell of it all was being spoke about in the radio

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By *etmebeurfantasyWoman
over a year ago

My town

I was at home it was my day off as I worked for a company in Heathrow. I was on the phone to my friend and she told me quick turn on the news, watching the second plane hit the second tower live was horrendous them poor people still sends shivers today

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

In the library in secondary school watching the news on the wheel out video trolley.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was working evening shift in those days and had just gotten out of the shower getting ready to go to work.

Hundreds of thousands have died since as a result, it's all so futile

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Heading to listonvarna ,when the news came on radio of vechile I was driveing

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By *wayfoxyCouple
over a year ago

Chester le street

Mid air on way to the middle East for training .informed upon landing out in desert.told could be going to war

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By *ysticalWoman
over a year ago

north wexford

Off work with morning sickness as I had found out I was pregnant few weeks beforehand. couldn't believe what I was seeing I thought something was wrong but just put it down to a movie trailer. Then I realise it actually was real.i never will forget that day

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By *oghunter33Woman
over a year ago

on the hill NordWest of

"I was working evening shift in those days and had just gotten out of the shower getting ready to go to work.

Hundreds of thousands have died since as a result, it's all so futile

The American revenge machine has affected millions all around the globe up to this day,'spiegel' estimates the death toll is 3 million.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Standing in the queue in the bank watching it, got back to the office and they had put it on in the boardroom

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By *ustBoWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in Co. Down

I was in visiting my mum and we both watched it on the TV.

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By *ilverfox3233Man
over a year ago

Cork

Living in Boston at the time and house was very close to Logan airport, very used to the noise of aircraft traffic. Woke up that morning and like a lot of people have said here,thought I was seeing a movie trailer. Sat on porch that night and skys were quiet except for a few US Air Force jets passing by. It was eerie how quiet the streets were with traffic too for the following few nights. It’s one of those moments where everyone that’s old enough to remember DOES remember where they were and what they were doing

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Musgraves cash and carry Dublin

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Driving to Waterford with my then boss. He’d never heard war of the worlds so I stuck the CD on. We turned on the news just as reports of the first plane hitting came to light. News was never off for the rest of the day.

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By *ORDERMANMan
over a year ago

wrexham

Just boarded the pembroke rossdale ferry

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Relation of mine was on flight 93 (2nd cousin). My grandparents (now deceased) always maintained there was no heroic struggle that brought the plane down, rather it was shot down to save the Capitol building which was supposed target.

A lot of families haven't got answers to specific questions asked.

Hate the conspiracy theory craic though, dreadful tragedy either way.

Was starting my leaving cert year when I heard about it in school.

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By *he English OneMan
over a year ago

west

I was in secondary school over in England when this happened the principal apparently was in one of them towers with his family a week before shocking events happened

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By *rank7737Man
over a year ago

I was on top of the Twin Towers the March beforehand on a St Patrick's trip out to visit my late cousin in New York and i will always remember the fateful day the towers came down as i had just returned home from work and like everyone else i just couldn't believe what i was seeing before my eyes truly truly heartbreaking stuff and to think today is the 20th anniversary is just a little bit crazy.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Coming home from secondary school when I heard.

My uncle worked in the city but wasnt in work that day. My gran couldnt get through to him cos he was on the internet.

She was going nuts till she got through to him. His wife was a nursing manager in a childrens hospital nearby and people were shipped to that hospital. My uncles best friend was in one of the first fire engines to respond. Everyone in that engine lost their lives on that day.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I was working evening shift in those days and had just gotten out of the shower getting ready to go to work.

Hundreds of thousands have died since as a result, it's all so futile

The American revenge machine has affected millions all around the globe up to this day,'spiegel' estimates the death toll is 3 million.

Yes, I was going to say millions but I thought people might find that a stretch to believe.

Men, Power, Ego and all bundled into some religious fundamentalism with a bit of oil and litium thrown in. It's all sad really.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I was working evening shift in those days and had just gotten out of the shower getting ready to go to work.

Hundreds of thousands have died since as a result, it's all so futile

The American revenge machine has affected millions all around the globe up to this day,'spiegel' estimates the death toll is 3 million.

Yes, I was going to say millions but I thought people might find that a stretch to believe.

Men, Power, Ego and all bundled into some religious fundamentalism with a bit of oil and litium thrown in. It's all sad really. "

*Lithium

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By *ateniteCouple
over a year ago

Youghal

Serving in Cyprus in the British Army. My then gf (future wife and now ex wife;)) was out visiting, we heard it on the radio then watched it on the TV in the hotel.

I got called back off leave and the spent the next 7 years on operational tours of Iraq and Afghanistan.

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By *ilverfox74Man
over a year ago

dublin offaly

Was in mullingar doing work on a shipping depot for a local haulage company. Heard it over the radio.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was Just back from a j1 in the states three weeks earlier.. flew in from jfk! Was getting ready for my shift in local supermarket, I think it was a Saturday.. I didn’t have college…mad times!

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By *arahtv1960TV/TS
over a year ago

Newtownabbey

Hope you are not trying to blame me ??

9/11 I was fishing the river Thames at Eynsham lock. JFK I was in a pram in whiteabbey

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By *der54Man
over a year ago

that one there

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was in the Boeing factory in Seattle that day. I was there with another guy from Belfast and it was him who broke the news to everyone. With in minutes you could have heard a pin drop in the flight shed we were working in. It was like time stood still.

All I could think as it unfolded was my dad telling me where he was when JFK was murdered.

With reference to what someone said earlier, about the notion that the plane their relative was on had been shot down. I still and actually as recently as lastnight, watched the towers collapse. I can't see how it's possible or logical that a building would implode the way the towers did from a aircraft strike.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sitting in the front room of a shared house in Thurles with my boyfriend at the time and all the other housematea. TV was on in the background and we were all chatting.

Then we noticed the screen flickered to show footage of the flights crashing. Total dis belief , felt like a movie.

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By *OCONO5Couple
over a year ago

Sensual Center

on the school run

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By *eadbobbingMan
over a year ago

Nass

I was in bed, in New Jersey. I will never forget that day.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was in work. Myself and another Girl went across the road to the pub and sat and watched in horror.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was in my flat up in Sligo during my college days, just had sky news on in the background, only source of news was the tv or teletext no smart phones back then.

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By *ink GinWoman
over a year ago

dublin

Coming home from a party and heard it on the taxi radio

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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago

somewhere

"I was in bed, in New Jersey. I will never forget that day."

Could you see it from across the river

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By *eadbobbingMan
over a year ago

Nass

No, luckily I was a bit further down the NJ coast, I distinctly remember how eerily quiet the skies were in the days after, the only things flying were air force jets. I was on the first flight from JFK to Ireland, I think it was the 16th of September, the dust and smell in NYC was a horrible experience.

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By *oo32Man
over a year ago

tipperary

Top of a an apartment block/shopping centre....went down and watched it in a pub that was close by,

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By *oo32Man
over a year ago

tipperary

"Top of a an apartment block/shopping centre....went down and watched it in a pub that was close by,"

Limerick city.....

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By *ookingfun82Man
over a year ago

Enniskillen

Came in for dinner in the evening after working on the farm all day and it was on the news, remember thinking even then this is going to be world changing event and a where were you when it happened. Had drove over the dog in the tractor and couldn't believe he wasn't even injured never mind killed.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was in a field in Ashbourne co Meath balling straw

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By *aywhatnowMan
over a year ago

North County

In work at a PC, opened up the internet and on MSN homepage there was a picture of the tower on fire from first plane strike, called a few people over and within 10 minutes the entire factory was silent listening to the news unfold on radio and online. Surreal moment and 2 people had family in New York so it was really disturbing seeing that reaction too. A terrible day in history.

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By *ickheadcuntCouple
over a year ago

Cork Ireland

Just walking into the cinema in Cork. One plane hit, came out and see the other building on fire I was like what the hell

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By *hett and scarlettCouple
over a year ago

Dublin

Back home in Oz. Owing to the time difference, it happened during the night (or maybe just before bed but there was no breaking news alert) so when we got up in the morning it was everywhere.

I remember walking into the lounge and my sister and my mum were glued to the television which set of alarm bells as they were never up before me. I told them that they should have woke me but like everyone, everywhere, it was just a very sad and surreal experience.

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By *j47Man
over a year ago

limerick

I was at work in shannon it came out over the radio in the workshop the first plane hit. We went to the board room and pulled out the tv quickly set it up in the canteen where it blasted out the news all afternoon.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Started a new job in Blanch

Didnt hear much as noone had internet on their PC except the boss who was out

Had a mobile but texting wasnt much of a thing iirc

Watched the news later

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Driving into Downpatrick. I'll never forget it.

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas

In geography class

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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago

somewhere

"In geography class

Feckin Derry Girls

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By *aint_or_SinnerWoman
over a year ago

South County Dublin

I had started air hostessing for a major German airline only months prior! Was back from a tour the day previous and on a day off. My aunt who I was living with, called me to watch as the horror unfolded at home.

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas

"In geography class

Feckin Derry Girls

For feck sake BM

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Was delivering an item to a house down a lovely avenue in Clarinbridge, Galway. Heard the news on the radio and visualised a Cessna airplane as the culprit. Told the lady of the house, she hasn’t heard. Got back and spent day in pub drinking coffee.

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By *ettaManMan
over a year ago

Kerry and Dublin

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By *ettaManMan
over a year ago

Kerry and Dublin

I was on the Hogan Stand building site in Croke Park. I remember one of the foremen mentioning it but I didn't understand the significance of it at the time.

A few of us were heading to Glasgow the following day for Celtic's first Champions League group game. We got the ferry across and found out en route that all games were cancelled.

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By *amson4DelilahCouple
over a year ago

ballina

Living in Chicago, working in a real estate agency when I went to work everyone was in the staff room crying.. never forget the fear people had. Blockades put up outside the iconic buildings in Chicago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Getting a haircut in Canterbury.

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By *ofusplusCouple
over a year ago

Limerick

Trying to tour the West coast but all accommodation in Clare and Galway was booked up by stranded Americans.

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By *arkDub1989Man
over a year ago

Skerries

In my room wanking blissfully unaware

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was cutting hair in a Barber shop in Galway. The whole shop stopped and just watched in disbelief. I'm not even sure we finished the haircuts. I'm sure we did but I just remember time seeming to stop.

Despite the conspiracy theories and the endless amounts of tasteless comments , in general I mean not aimed at people here that day is forever etched into my mind.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I was cutting hair in a Barber shop in Galway. The whole shop stopped and just watched in disbelief. I'm not even sure we finished the haircuts. I'm sure we did but I just remember time seeming to stop.

Despite the conspiracy theories and the endless amounts of tasteless comments , in general I mean not aimed at people here that day is forever etched into my mind. "

Mine too. and the day Princess Diana died.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

in school ; )

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Despite the conspiracy theories and the endless amounts of tasteless comments , in general I mean not aimed at people here that day is forever etched into my mind.

Mine too. and the day Princess Diana died.

I remember Diana like it was yesterday. My mam cried and cried. We spent all night watching the news

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By *asterandhissparklesCouple
over a year ago

tipperary

I was home in Italy (Anto) , watching TV and then news went up...saw the second plane hitting live...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I was home in Italy (Anto) , watching TV and then news went up...saw the second plane hitting live... "

The whole world stood still.

How are you Anto

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By *c90Man
over a year ago

Noiseville

Hmm seems like the thread title is accusing me of something......I wasnt in NY, honest

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

At home

Sister rang .. she say a plane crashed into the twin towers in New York !!

I says.. what the fuck are the twin towers ??

She says I don't know but it's on Sky News

I've no sky to I tear up home and spend all day watching it with my sis and see the 2nd plane hit !!

Al Quiada are monsters ..

But

Sister dies a year later

Thank you Al Quiada

Always remember that day as it was the last time I got to spend a full day hanging out with her

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Walking along Ventry Strand .

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