FabSwingers.com forum: 9/11 Remembrance day.

By *hagTonight OP Man
9 weeks ago

From the land of haribos.

Today it is the 9/11 remembrance day, where we will mark 22 years since the attack, let us never forget

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By *urvyGalNorfolkWoman
9 weeks ago

East Norfolk

23 years…

Will never forget watching it all happen

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By *ablo minibar123Woman
9 weeks ago

"Today it is the 9/11 remembrance day, where we will mark 22 years since the attack, let us never forget

2001 so 23 years, I remember the day well.

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By (user no longer on site)
9 weeks ago

Wow, hard to believe it was so long ago now. It still feels relatively close.

I was up north somewhere working, sat in the hotel dining room when I saw the news on the TV above the bar.

It was unbelievably shocking and overwhelming. It almost didn't seem real at the time. Everyone was just stood in silence for ages, taking in everything that was unfolding.

RIP those who lost their lives and a huge thank you to those who risked their lives to help. An incredible show of bravery and solidarity, from the initial event and beyond.

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By *asycouple1971Couple
9 weeks ago

midlands

To all that has suffered and still living with it.

I remember watching it live on tv. Watched the 2nd plane hit and thought fuck!

The tv was on all day. Glued to the news.

9/11 and 7/7 really changed the World we live in and started so many wars.

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By *arathonfire82Man
9 weeks ago

eversley

Never forget. I shed a tear every time I visit the ground zero memorial museum in New York. Such a tragic day that can never be forgotten. To anyone in the services - stay safe

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By *iker JackMan
9 weeks ago

Wolverhampton

I saw this this morning

On this day, 23 years ago, 246 people went to bed, preparing for their morning flights.

2,606 individuals rested, ready for another day of work.

343 firefighters slept, prepared for their morning shifts.

60 police officers laid down, ready for their morning patrol.

8 paramedics rested before their morning shift.

None of them would see past 10:00 a.m. on September 11, 2001.

In a single moment, life can change forever. As you go about your day and prepare for tomorrow, cherish every breath, hold your loved ones a little closer, and never take a single moment for granted.

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By *weet and SpiceCouple
9 weeks ago

Around the Midlands

"I saw this this morning

On this day, 23 years ago, 246 people went to bed, preparing for their morning flights.

2,606 individuals rested, ready for another day of work.

343 firefighters slept, prepared for their morning shifts.

60 police officers laid down, ready for their morning patrol.

8 paramedics rested before their morning shift.

None of them would see past 10:00 a.m. on September 11, 2001.

In a single moment, life can change forever. As you go about your day and prepare for tomorrow, cherish every breath, hold your loved ones a little closer, and never take a single moment for granted."

Saw the same thing on FB this morning

Complete shock and disbelief watching the events unfold that awful, heartbreaking day.

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By *arkus1812Man
9 weeks ago

Lifes departure lounge NN9 Northamptonshire East not West MidlandsMidlands

Thank you Shag for creating this post, I am sure some of the younger members on here may not be fully aware of what happend on 9/11.

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By *luebell888Woman
9 weeks ago

Glasgowish

I remember wanting to phone in sick for my nightshift that day as was so upset at what I had been watching throughout the day.

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By *issmorganWoman
9 weeks ago

Calderdale innit

I think it's a day where everyone old enough will remember where they were.

I was working, my boss was off sick and rang up to tell us to put the TV on In the staff room.

Horrifying still, all those poor people and their families,plus all the emergency workers who worked so hard that day and all the time afterwards

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By *d-kleanMan
9 weeks ago

Leicester

I hope everyone doesn’t still believe those towers internally collapsed, floor by floor by the plane hitting them?

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By *luebell888Woman
9 weeks ago

Glasgowish

"I hope everyone doesn’t still believe those towers internally collapsed, floor by floor by the plane hitting them? "

That really is irrelevant today, the fact that so many died is.

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By *issmorganWoman
9 weeks ago

Calderdale innit

"I hope everyone doesn’t still believe those towers internally collapsed, floor by floor by the plane hitting them?

That really is irrelevant today, the fact that so many died is."

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By *hagTonight OP Man
9 weeks ago

From the land of haribos.

"23 years…

Will never forget watching it all happen"
Yes, 23, same here, will never forget watching it all happen.

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By *hagTonight OP Man
9 weeks ago

From the land of haribos.

"Today it is the 9/11 remembrance day, where we will mark 22 years since the attack, let us never forget

2001 so 23 years, I remember the day well."
Hi pablo, yes, 23, years, same here. I remember the day well too.

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By *om and JennieCouple
9 weeks ago

Chams or Socials

Remember it was like it was yesterday, so sad all those innocent people who died. We visited the memorial just before covid it was quite emotional seeing the wall with all the photos on.

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By *exxyyDy11Man
9 weeks ago

North West

I was off school that day as was sick, so watched the first images of the attacks on Sky News. Just crazy.

You know what is else weird. I was also off sick when US/UK were bombing Baghdad 2 years later. Remember watching that on the news also.

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By *d-kleanMan
9 weeks ago

Leicester

How about remembering the millions killed in Iraq due to the false claim of weapons of mass destruction and how ‘troops’ were invading another country with absolutely no international justification.

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
9 weeks ago

in Lancashire

"How about remembering the millions killed in Iraq due to the false claim of weapons of mass destruction and how ‘troops’ were invading another country with absolutely no international justification. "

Valid point but why not just start a separate thread?

Rather than seek to derail this one..

And I'm speaking as someone who was on the stop the war march..

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By *abioMan
9 weeks ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

Time and a place……..

Think….. is this venue for both at the moment?

My story is very personal…. Those who have been here a long time know mine.. if not then take a listen

I am a New Yorker… I had back there on holiday … I left New York on the 9th

The 11th was my very first day with my new employer, American Express

So at just before 2…. There is a tannoy announcement asking anyone with American relatives to come to a certain place

We get told some sort of plane had gone into 1, we would be kept informed…

Then 10 minutes later we get an announcement saying go back to this point, it’s at that point we hear about plane 2!

We are given the option… we can stay in our office, or we can go home! .. I choose home

Get home in time to see the second go down first.. and then 1

I lost 6 damn good friends that morning…. 3 who worked for Morgan Stanley, 3 who worked for cantor Fitzgerald

I also have family working all over manhattan… I would never wish anyone to have to be the point person to make sure everyone was okay (because all the communication for New York City were on top of WTC 1… they had no radio or TV!)… I had a better idea being 3000 miles away listening into nyc radio and directing people!!!

I’ve been to church.. a lot a few candles and made my peace as I do every 9/11

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By *entlemanFoxMan
9 weeks ago

North East / London

Fabio,

Condolences.

There is no doubt 9/11 was a pivotal moment, where like the assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand, the course of history changed direction.

We are still living with the consequences.

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By *exxyyDy11Man
9 weeks ago

North West

"Fabio,

Condolences.

There is no doubt 9/11 was a pivotal moment, where like the assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand, the course of history changed direction.

We are still living with the consequences. "

We will be living with them all our lives to be honest. The War that followed 9/11 is often called the War on Terror and it has never ended.

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
9 weeks ago

Reading

I was panicking about my then-husband as he sometimes worked in the Pentagon and I couldn't get through to him on the phone. Luckily he was fine but getting home was very difficult. He ended up in the back of a pickup truck with several others who drove him home. A couple of kids at my kids school lost a parent in the Pentagon.

Definitely a day that will live forever in my memory.

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By *elvet RopeMan
9 weeks ago

by the big field

One of those days where you remember exactly where you were.

Normal day at work, someone mentioned there had been some sort of plane incident in America as we were going out to grab some lunch late.

Came back to see it being shown on TV half an hour later with everyone crowded round the telly for a good chunk of the afternoon in near silence.

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By *elvet RopeMan
9 weeks ago

by the big field

On a side note, if you're interested in the whole 9/11 story, as someone who likes a good documentary- The falling man and The man who predicted 9/11 are both worth a watch...albeit not exactly easy or jolly viewing at times

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By *H-XXIIIMan
9 weeks ago

Gander

Where I am is the airport where a large number of the Trans Atlantic flights were diverted. There is a whole story about the thousands of passengers that were put up in people's homes in that community and surrounding ones.

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By *aleforfun22Man
9 weeks ago

Lancashire

R.i.P. to all those who lost there lives that day ( except the scum who flew them 4 planes you can rot in hell.)was a very sad day and you will never be forgotten xx

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By *cholarmanMan
9 weeks ago

Reading

I was working for BBC News that day and it is a day I will never forget. My colleague Steve Evans was in WTC1 and narrowly missed being trapped. I remember speaking to him later that day - he was traumatised. We then had to monitor these awful agency video feeds of people jumping from the burning towers and decide if they could be broadcast. This was before YouTube etc and very few people had video cameras on their phones. Probably just as well - it was truly horrendous.

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By *a LunaWoman
9 weeks ago

South Wales

I remember exactly where I was, what I was doing. I’d gotten home from work and was sat on my sofa, alone, in tears, watching the broadcast of the twin towers.

I dread September 11th nowadays, the graphic reminders of the horror of it all, and I wasn’t even there, just watching from afar.

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By (user no longer on site)
9 weeks ago

Anyone who suffered or witnessed 9/11 will know a smidgen of how the Japanese felt when 2 atomic bombs were dropped by the americans on all those innocent people.

People who were taking their kids to school, going to the park, on their first dates, first day on new jobs... not just a few friends or families lost, but entire families and communities evaporated.

War is trash. All violence is trash. And 99.99% of it is just down to the ego of a couple of people.

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By *erryspringerMan
9 weeks ago

Glasgow

"Anyone who suffered or witnessed 9/11 will know a smidgen of how the Japanese felt when 2 atomic bombs were dropped by the americans on all those innocent people.

People who were taking their kids to school, going to the park, on their first dates, first day on new jobs... not just a few friends or families lost, but entire families and communities evaporated.

War is trash. All violence is trash. And 99.99% of it is just down to the ego of a couple of people. "

Just watched a documentary about the atom bomb droppings on Hiroshimo and Nagasaki. It painted quote a euphoric atmosphere in America following the bombs. People on the streets celebrating.

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By *hagTonight OP Man
9 weeks ago

From the land of haribos.

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