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Saddlebrains · Sep 11, 2020

19 years is a long time.

But do you remember where you were when you heard or saw what happened?

Me, i came home from school, year 7 at the time and remarked to my mum 'what films this?'

Only her silence and the live time being on the screen gave me the answer that it wasnt

clint van damme · Sep 11, 2020

I remember my gaffer saying some idiots just flown a plane in to the world trade centre!
He was then frantically trying to get hold of his brother who lived in New York, turned out he was on a beach in the Bahamas

Evo1883 · Sep 11, 2020

Saddlebrains said:
19 years is a long time.

But do you remember where you were when you heard or saw what happened?

Me, i came home from school, year 7 at the time and remarked to my mum 'what films this?'

Only her silence and the live time being on the screen gave me the answer that it wasnt

I was at home watching TV when it came on, watched the second plane hit live... Shocking

wingy · Sep 11, 2020

Yep it was around 2-30 on a Tuesday afternoon and I was working in a workshop just off Folehill rd.

xcraigx · Sep 11, 2020

I was sat upstairs watching MTV2. Eventually I wandered off downstairs to find the rest of the family sat watching it on the news. I then watched the live aftermath until the very early hours in absolute disbelief. There's often 9/11 related shows on the various History TV channels and still now I just sit there and can't really take it all in.

Evo1883 · Sep 11, 2020

At that time something like that was unheard of in many ways... And it genuinely shocked alot of people around the world

Tommo1993 · Sep 11, 2020

Was in year 3 or 4. Remember another kid from year above came in saying a plane flew into the twin towers. Meant absolutely nothing.

Saddlebrains · Sep 11, 2020

It was such a massive event, where i genuinely feel the world has never been the same since.

As mentioned above, even now the documentaries that have the phonecalls to loved ones from people in the towers, and footage of the planes hitting. Truly horrific even so long after

Evo1883 · Sep 11, 2020

it's the event that lead me to serve in Afghanistan several years later.. At the time It happened i had no idea that I'd be in the army.. Such is life

Tommo1993 · Sep 11, 2020

Tbh I’m quite obsessed with the whole event. Watched loads of docs, listened to loads of podcasts. The museum is very humbling, for want of a better word.

pastythegreat · Sep 11, 2020

Phase 1 training, Harrogate. I joined the Army on the 9th September 2001, only 2 days before hand. It wasn't until 6 weeks later when I came home for my first leave that I actually seen how truly devastating it was as up until that point I'd only seen pictures in a newspaper. We were all adamant that we were going to war, they would cut our training short and send us looking for Bin Laden

so young and naive we all were!

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Sky Blue Pete · Sep 11, 2020

Evo1883 said:
it's the event that lead me to serve in Afghanistan several years later.. At the time It happened i had no idea that I'd be in the army.. Such is life

Thank you for your service evo. I was at work in the office and people kept getting phoned up by family members to say what was happening

DD_Daphne · Sep 11, 2020

Booked half day from work ready to go to Peterborough v Cov in a cup game

clint van damme · Sep 11, 2020

Tommo1993 said:
Tbh I’m quite obsessed with the whole event. Watched loads of docs, listened to loads of podcasts. The museum is very humbling, for want of a better word.

The new big one or the little one on the corner?

Evo1883 · Sep 11, 2020

I still don't think ive ever heard a more harrowing phone call than the bloke who was on the phone to 911 as the tower fell

fernandopartridge · Sep 11, 2020

Evo1883 said:
I was at home watching TV when it came on, watched the second plane hit live... Shocking

I saw it live as well as wasn't at work that day. I only got up about midday.

fernandopartridge · Sep 11, 2020

I went to the new world trade centre a couple of years ago. The 911 museum there is really interesting, although I do find it a bit crass in some respects.

The picture below is the footprint of one of the towers. They're both like this now.

Tommo1993 · Sep 11, 2020

clint van damme said:
The new big one or the little one on the corner?

The new big one. That goes down into the foundations.

clint van damme · Sep 11, 2020

Tommo1993 said:
The new big one. That goes down into the foundations.

Did you notice at the end the last display tries to explain a little bit about the politics behind it and why it happened but it doesn't once mention Saudi Arabia even though that's where most the attackers and Bin Laden were from. Found that a bit weird.

shepardo01 · Sep 11, 2020

Had flown out of New York a week earlier. Towers were a spectacular sight.

Had just started my first full time job on the Monday (9/11 was the Tuesday if I recall) after graduating University, was a big fan of Chris Moyles drive show.
Knew nothing until put radio on and the show was just music, no talking until the news - very sombre. Didn't quite get it until I got home and turned on the TV!

Had been doing some work over in the states, most in Pennsylvania (not that far from where one of the planes went down) so upon arriving home, tried calling friends over there.
All the lines were jammed for hours and hours. (Mobiles weren't massively common then so was land lines)
Had a footy game myself that night. Minutes silence but was a weird atmosphere.
Didn't get through to friends in the US until around midnight here.

Still can't believe it when I see footage.
Have been back a few times and the memorial is a spectacular sight that brings a tear to your eye.

Tommo1993 · Sep 11, 2020

clint van damme said:
Did you notice at the end the last display tries to explain a little bit about the politics behind it and why it happened but it doesn't once mention Saudi Arabia even though that's where most the attackers and Bin Laden were from. Found that a bit weird.

I did and wondered if that was even totally and necessary at all. I also found it shocking that out of everyone there, the Americans were by far the least respectful about it all.

speedie87 · Sep 11, 2020

Was watching the bbc and think it cut to the news after neighbours......either I was very innocent then or the news didn’t have a clue but remember thinking it was accident even when the 2nd one hit

Then went to Peterborough and saw us get knocked cup on pens!

pastythegreat · Sep 11, 2020

Evo1883 said:
it's the event that lead me to serve in Afghanistan several years later.. At the time It happened i had no idea that I'd be in the army.. Such is life

What year did you go Afghan Evo? What regerment were you in?

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Evo1883 · Sep 11, 2020

pastythegreat said:
What year did you go Afghan Evo? What regerment were you in?

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I went to afghan in 2006, I was in the royal artillery mate you?

Cyprus UN 2003
Iraq 2004
Afghan 2006 herrick 5

Afghan went October 2006 I came home in April 2007

Blind-Faith · Sep 11, 2020

Although I wish it had never happened, it’s the thing I am most fascinated by. Could watch the programmes all day long.

A truly shocking moment in history. Watching the clips back, especially the first plane going in, still can’t really take it in, feels like it’s more of a film.

Although I hate flying anyway, is on the bucket list of places to visit

pastythegreat · Sep 11, 2020

Evo1883 said:
I went to afghan in 2006, I was in the royal artillery mate you?

Cyprus UN 2003
Iraq 2004
Afghan 2006 herrick 5

Afghan went October 2006 I came home in April 2007

Was you 26 regiment?

Cyprus UN. Loved Cyprus. Was there for nearly 2 years before I left. Bit later than that though, I was in Belfast in 2003. Iraq 2005. Afghan 2006 then I left the Army not long afterwards.
I left Afghan not long after you arrived, could have crossed paths at some point.

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Evo1883 · Sep 11, 2020

pastythegreat said:
Was you 26 regiment?

Cyprus UN. Loved Cyprus. Was there for nearly 2 years before I left. Bit later than that though, I was in Belfast in 2003. Iraq 2005. Afghan 2006 then I left the Army not long afterwards.
I left Afghan not long after you arrived, could have crossed paths at some point.

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No mate 32 regiment, I was originally in 22 regt but it was disbanded and I was sent to Salisbury plain

Originally was to join 29 commando regiment but managed to get it changed during training

The tour of Cyprus (if you can call it that) was amazing... Worked at the buffer zone and the UN paid for us to have our R&R in paphos for 2 weeks with some spending money chucked in too.. Spent most the 6 months pissed

pastythegreat · Sep 11, 2020

Evo1883 said:
No mate 32 regiment, I was originally in 22 regt but it was disbanded and I was sent to Salisbury plain

Salisbury, completely non discript is all I can say about that place. Stayed in the camp on the edge of the training area for 2 months while I did my SF GPMG cardre.
Just guessed you would have been 26 assuming you're from Cov?

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Evo1883 · Sep 11, 2020

pastythegreat said:
Salisbury, completely non discript is all I can say about that place. Stayed in the camp on the edge of the training area for 2 months while I did my SF GPMG cardre.
Just guessed you would have been 26 assuming you're from Cov?

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Yea from cov, I went to a Welsh regiment first 22 regt...il be honest though it's been that long I can't exactly remember how it come about that I went to 22 regt instead of 29... My memory is fucking terrible... I trained at Pirbright... Harrogate was for the younger lads wasn't it, a year training?

pastythegreat · Sep 11, 2020

Evo1883 said:
Yea from cov, I went to a Welsh regiment first 22 regt...il be honest though it's been that long I can't exactly remember how it come about that I went to 22 regt instead of 29... My memory is fucking terrible... I trained at Pirbright

What year was you in Pirbright?

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Evo1883 · Sep 11, 2020

pastythegreat said:
What year was you in Pirbright?

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2002

pastythegreat · Sep 11, 2020

Evo1883 said:
2002

I was at Pirbright Jan - July 2003
Another non descript shit hole. Only place for a drink was a shitty little pub by the transtation or the Naafi

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Evo1883 · Sep 11, 2020

pastythegreat said:
I was at Pirbright Jan - July 2003

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They fucking ruined us

heartbreak Hill or the seven sisters is it called

pastythegreat · Sep 11, 2020

Evo1883 said:
They fucking ruined us
heartbreak Hill or the seven sisters is it called

Loved that! Figure of 8, concrete hill. My shit that was!

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Evo1883 · Sep 11, 2020

pastythegreat said:
Loved that! Figure of 8, concrete hill. My shit that was!

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Concrete Hill, backwards on your tiptoes

Il be honest I was so fit when I left to go phase 2

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