Where Were You 8 Years Ago?

PuroFreak

jpclotfelter

Jdorais

clearlysuspect

Matt Marvel

rmccloud

ejenne87

Right now I am in Afghanistan because of what happend 8 years ago. Back then I was just in middle school and didnt know what was happening in the world. That day left it's mark on me, like it did with every one. I am just glad I have been given the chance to do something about it.

YankeeMan

jihiggs

Thewelder

8 years ago I was sitting in German One class freshman year of high school. We didn't get the full details of it and me being stupid high school little s*it I was making fun of it. Thinking that it was a prop plane, not a giant airliner. They cancelled all sport practices that night except for football. I ended up skipping anyway. Though as big of an event as that day was it gets over shadowed because of my best friends older brother commited suicide two days later. I had known him since I was four and he was basicaly my older brother.

MAJORdorMo

Renaissance_Man

rdnstn

I was in Colorado taking a week of leave and getting ready to go Elk hunting when I heard the news.

betasynn

This was the day before my big accident. The day after, I was hit by a car, and sustained a pretty good knock to the head (medically speaking, blunt trauma to the pre-frontal cortex as well as bilateral damage to the hypocampus regions) and as a result, I don't remember anything. In a way, I'm glad I don't remember, but my mom told me I'd been in school, and they'd sent us home. My friend, who came over that day, told me we were in the mall, which had been evacuated, and that the creepiest thing was how still the escalators were.

kingjk729

8 years ago, i was working at the now defunct Circuit City .... selling car audio ..... i was actually showing a customer an in car video system when they broke the news ....... i left the customer and grabbed my boss from the shop as we stared in disbelief of what was happening, we saw it all the plane hit the 2nd tower and i have to say that was quite possibly the longest day of my life just hearing about it over and over from all the customers that came in i was 25 at the time ...... then about 5 years ago i was hunting in PA just a few miles from where united 93 went down in shanksville ..... I personally have my own views on what truly happened with that flight, but i'll stay mum on that. I'll never forget that day for the rest of my life and feel for anyone who lost friends or family to that or the fallout that has ensued from that day.

Archangel32G

I was sitting in my 7th grade history class. never thought that 8 years later i would be chillin in afghanistan.

cabinetmaker

I was watching the whole thing happen on my TV while sitting on my couch, with my bottom jaw on the floor in utter disbeleif.

kuzi16

Jdorais

Yeah Kuzi, sept 12 was a bit creepy. I live/work right by the San Francisco airport, and seeing the military parked on the freeway and offramps blocking access to the airport was really creepy for me. I mean, thank god for them, but seeing our men and women standing with their weapons at the ready just freaked me out a bit. Jeff

Lasabar

gmill880

Yeah I think the creepiest thing was not seeing any planes or noise in the sky ...and then thinking that was what the sky looked like in ancient times ...very bizarre and sureal ...

jlzimmerman

Jdorais

jlzimmerman:

This shows the American public possesses tolerance, forgiveness, grace, and humility. Or it shows that they possess great near-sightedness, ignorance, and naivety. I'm not sure which.

As an american citizen (please do not call me a consumer) I firmly believe that we possess an abundance of tolerance, forgiveness, grace and humilty. At least that has been my experience for the last 41 years.

betasynn

I think that all people have the same basic flaws, and I would say that, as a general rule, we fear what we don't understand, and we are quick to snap at things that hurt us. I think that because of these qualities, things like tolerance, forgiveness, etc are able to shine through. Do we use all of those things all of the time? Absolutely not. But I would say, as a society, we are no worse or better then any other.

Renaissance_Man

Jdorais:

jlzimmerman:

This shows the American public possesses tolerance, forgiveness, grace, and humility. Or it shows that they possess great near-sightedness, ignorance, and naivety. I'm not sure which.

As an american citizen (please do not call me a consumer) I firmly believe that we possess an abundance of tolerance, forgiveness, grace and humilty. At least that has been my experience for the last 41 years.

As a not American citizen that has lived in this country for more than 5 years, I can say that Americans are not perfect like everyone else, but if I had the choice to whom to append these adjectives to any nation on Earth I'll say it for Americans... I love the ppl here. And the ones that don't are just nearsighted. People in Europe and especially in the Eastern Block are generally disgusting... Seriously ... haahahah... Can I get my visa now?

PuroFreak

Renaissance_Man:

Jdorais:

jlzimmerman:

This shows the American public possesses tolerance, forgiveness, grace, and humility. Or it shows that they possess great near-sightedness, ignorance, and naivety. I'm not sure which.

As an american citizen (please do not call me a consumer) I firmly believe that we possess an abundance of tolerance, forgiveness, grace and humilty. At least that has been my experience for the last 41 years.

As a not American citizen that has lived in this country for more than 5 years, I can say that Americans are not perfect like everyone else, but if I had the choice to whom to append these adjectives to any nation on Earth I'll say it for Americans... I love the ppl here. And the ones that don't are just nearsighted. People in Europe and especially in the Eastern Block are generally disgusting... Seriously ... haahahah... Can I get my visa now?

Come on down to TX! We wil give ya a Visa... Or mastercard... Or we will just ship your ass on down to Mexico... lol Depends on how we feel that day. Haha kidding man. You would be welcome here any day!