I will read blocked comments today (if any)

My only day off that week . I was going for a Bike ride , sat and stared at the TV all day instead

I was glued to ot too

Up-voted. I was on the computer at the time double checking some historical research through JSTOR -- an academic research site -- when a client called to ask what I knew about the attack, that had just started. At first I though he was joking.

Thanks... thank God those days don't come around often... I have heard of JSTOR... before my last phone crashed I had an account with acedemia??? It's been awhile... if you know what I'm talking about any help would be appreciated... southeastern native American research is my passion

As I recall JSTOR had a fair amount on Native American research articles. That would be accessed through https://www.jstor.org/ That will take you directly to the site's home page. There is Academia EDU https://www.academia.edu/ that has 40 million PDF files for free.

Aaaaand it didn't thanks again

You are welcome. It was my pleasure to help.

Thanks!! Acedamia is where I had my acct. hopefully it doesn't take an act congress to get that acct. back

Couldn't sleep that night. Listless I got up and went for a drive. Turned on the radio and heard the news. Drove around wondering what I should do and how I should react. During the drive I saw this verse on a church sign - "You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. Be not afraid for it is yet not the end."

At that moment I stopped being afraid and whenever stuff, big or small, happens I recall that verse and will not be afraid.

Good way to be and a comforting life lesson

I was a GySgt (E-7) in the Marine Corps. We were in the process of moving to our new duty station. We had just bought our first house and I had taken a few weeks leave to get things unpacked and set up. I was up early like normal, getting my coffee with the news on when they broke in with the news about the first plane. Then the second plane hit and I knew it was on. I let the wife and kids sleep in because I knew that our world had just changed. Called in to what was to be my new unit to find out what I should do - check in now? Wait and see? Turns out that the base was on full lock down and nobody knew what to expect so they told me to just sit tight.

That day I knew we were in war and thought that I would go eventually but that never happened. Both my MOS and unit were not exactly the pointy end of the spear so we never deployed. I retired 3 years later in 2004. Lots of friends affected by it, obviously, and I think about them a lot. Story old as time, and both parties own it, but the military did their job but the politicians wouldn't get out of their way.

Thank you for your service... a terrible day... i have never been a big commenter but, as this meme fades away it was nice to get a snapshot of that day from a few people

I remember it well... the internet broke down...

Totally weird to go outside and see no planes in the air

I had to go to jury duty cattle call within a few days afterwards and it was as if everyone was walking around shellshocked.

I was on a phone call with a professional engineering firm that was doing a project for me. The lead engineer said, "None of our staff believed that could happen to a building"
It would take a few years before I fully understood what he had said.

Wow

Indeed!
https://www.lewrockwell.com/lrc-blog/9-11-a-conspiracy-theory/

That link is a lie, you know.

I also remember the Taliban holding a press conference claiming Osama didn't do it and doesn't have the means to do it, and I knew they were full of shit. I wish I could've called them our as liars right to their faces.

It's not, but if you believe that they found a passport, but couldn't find the black boxes, that's up to you. Turbines were never found either.

Actually, they were found. Only one of the black boxes survived the attacks, and other personal papers belonging to the passengers were also found at the crash sites.

I was sleeping when someone says we are under attack and it's on the t.v..
Got up to see.
Shocked by what I saw grabbing a go bag threw it in the truck and waited for my call.