Monday musings
God rest their souls ~ we will remember them ~ alwaysneed I say more?
I am sure every single person remembers where they were when they first saw those planes fly into the WTC. it was late at night on September 11 for me ~ and NY was just beginning their day. I was online on AOL, chatting to my friend who lives in Rochester NY about my planned trip to New York city in December. I had just paid & booked my flight a few days before. then I saw the words that she had typed : "oh my God" - a plane has hit the World Trade centre". I ran to the television and watched in horror as those events unfolded. five years later, I am still watching, still not believing that it happened. wondering if we have learnt anything from this?
Like everyone said - that day changed the world forever.
I did end up going to NY that December ~ those New Yorkers - gotta love them! they are definitely a breed of their own (in the nicest way of course!) One of my bestest ever friends lives there on Staten Is. A proud Yankees fan!
I must tell you sometime, about my trip to that gorgeous place.
*the scanned print above was given to me when I was visiting*
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posted by Miss Robyn | 7:13 am
11 Comments:
So very sad . . . sniffle sniffle. My family lives in both NYC and right by the Pentagon. It was hell until we found everyone safe and sound.
It's hard to believe it's been five years. In other ways, it seems like longer.
I remember that Tim and I were arguing about something and then suddenly it came on television and nothing we were arguing about seemed important any more.
Lovely post - yes, none of us will ever forget. I still can't believe what happened and that the world doesn't seem to have learned from the experience. I lived in NYC for eight years and admire the spirit of New Yorkers.
I was in the truck with William and we were on our way home from NY. His daughter called to see if we had made it out of NY before the planes hit and thats how we found out. We were 25 miles from where the plane went in the ground in PA. I will never forget wanting to get home so badly and couldn't stop listening to the radio. I still get a sick feeling in my stomach when I think of all those people stuck in those buildings knowing they couldn't get out. No one will ever forget 9/11. My grandsons birthday is 9/11 and he said last year he hated his birthday because it made people sad.
I like everyone will be thinking about what happened 5 years ago and pray that something like that will never happen again.
How can you ever forget that day or even ever stop thinking that someday it could happen again. My husband just got a job in Chalk River at the Atomic Energy Canada Nuclear Laboratory. My mom called this morning to inform me that she saved an article that was printed in the Ottawa paper this weekend describing how they are taking extra measures at the plant to protect themselves against terrorist attacks.
And now while I was replying to your post my mom just called me again to say that they are all watching a special on CBC tonight about 9/11. I guess it is on everyone’s mind at this time and I do believe we have learnt to be more appreciative of our families and lives and not take anything for granted. God keep us safe.
I remember watching this unfold on TV (at 1am in Australia) and being in a total state of shock and disbelief that this could have happened. Be happening in New York?
Feeling such grief and anger over the loss of so many innocent lives. And for what end?
The next day at work everyone was in a state of shock. Everyone looked numb and sad.
I remember thinking that this act of terror reinforced that we are part of the one family. Everyone single one of us, from every single country grieved as one.
It reinforced my belief that we need to reach out in love to each other. To not leave any words of love unsaid. To live life in a real way. Being honest and true to ourselves.
I don't think the world as a whole has learnt a lot from this.
But one, by one, if we continue to love each other and not live in fear, we are winning the fight.
Blessings to everyone.
Dotee xoxo
SAD MEMORIES WE WILL NEVER FORGET.
MISS R~
NICE POST TODAY...BEAUTIFUL PICTURE.....
XO~K
Thank-you for the beautiful post ms. r.....
I'm in the UK. Me and my mum had just walked in from a shopping trip. My Dad was sat on the sofa looking drained, I said get the kettle on we are shattered. He just sat there. I looked at the tv as the second plane hit the tower and I said what an awful movie I would switch channels if I were you. He said It isn't a movie , it's the news. That is the second plane to hit the world trade centre in NY U.S.A. We all slumped on the sofa for hours watching the news in disbelief. I cried for days. Such evil I still can not beleive it happened.
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