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Post by Ff2 on Sept 11, 2015 8:20:05 GMT -5
I know alot of guys here were affected very personally by 9.11.
I know time doesn't heal all wounds, but I hope people have been able to live their lives with a degree of happiness and purpose since that day.
I love NYC. It's the greatest city in the world. That's why they went after it. Too bad for them...it stands as a real example of how to get up, get to work, and get back to doing the things that make this country great.
God Bless NYC. And God Bless the United States of America.
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Sept 11, 2015 8:25:39 GMT -5
Post by Jets Things on Sept 11, 2015 8:25:39 GMT -5
14 years, damn. Just happened to turn on the tv this morning right when they read the name of a guy I grew up with and almost lost it when one of the readers said, "And my uncle <name>, I wish I could have met you." I couldn't even watch the first few years when they brought out little kids who said, "I miss you, daddy."
Might pay a visit to the memorial in my town. 23 people lost. I hate this day.
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Sept 11, 2015 8:25:39 GMT -5
Post by Chesapeakejet on Sept 11, 2015 8:25:39 GMT -5
Amen. I got up this morning, knowing the date but it didn't occur to me until I fired up the laptop, went to Google and they had a black ribbon. I thought what happened? Then I remembered. I don't want to ever forget, but unfortunately for those of us who live far away from the city, forgetfulness starts to creep in.
Every year JW posts his recount of where he was that day. I hope he posts it again. I had a copy but it went the way of JI.
Tim
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Sept 11, 2015 8:39:13 GMT -5
Post by DDNYjets on Sept 11, 2015 8:39:13 GMT -5
Cant believe its been 14 years. Still feels so fresh. I was in high school. 3 people I know lost a parent that day. I feel like for a lot of us that were still naive kids when it happened the world lost its innocence that day.
Never forget.
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Post by Ff2 on Sept 11, 2015 9:06:26 GMT -5
Cant believe its been 14 years. Still feels so fresh. I was in high school. 3 people I know lost a parent that day. I feel like for a lot of us that were still naive kids when it happened the world lost its innocence that day. Never forget. I think you are right, for a certain age group the innocence was lost. The thought of something like that happening was simply unthinkable. My Dad said it reminded him of Pearl Harbor...his generation had seen something like this and didn't forget. The difference was this was played out before our eyes on TV. Now were all back to yelling at each other online over gays, abortion and religion. Heads stuck to our phones. We suck.
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Sept 11, 2015 9:15:56 GMT -5
Post by Raoul Duke on Sept 11, 2015 9:15:56 GMT -5
Had a beer with a buddy last night we were talking about it, and how everyone remembered that day so vividly. He was on vacation in Greece and remebered seeing American tourists in tears trying to get hold of people on the phone...he had no idea what was going on because he hadn't sseen the images.
RIP
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Post by Raoul Duke on Sept 11, 2015 9:16:16 GMT -5
Cant believe its been 14 years. Still feels so fresh. I was in high school. 3 people I know lost a parent that day. I feel like for a lot of us that were still naive kids when it happened the world lost its innocence that day. Never forget. I always took you for an older guy.
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Post by DDNYjets on Sept 11, 2015 9:19:14 GMT -5
Cant believe its been 14 years. Still feels so fresh. I was in high school. 3 people I know lost a parent that day. I feel like for a lot of us that were still naive kids when it happened the world lost its innocence that day. Never forget. I always took you for an older guy. I know. I am a bit cynical for my age. But I'll take that as a compliment since my generation, for the most part, disgusts me.
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Sept 11, 2015 9:59:17 GMT -5
Post by BEAC0NJET on Sept 11, 2015 9:59:17 GMT -5
14 years. Its amazing its been that long. I was working in the city, living in Brooklyn at the time. But I grew up on Long Island, so between all that, knew way too many people who were lost that day. I didn't work in the towers, but not far from there, took the subway in from Brooklyn and was habitually running late. Had I gone in that day, who knows...
I thank God to this day that I was in my car driving across Staten Island to go meet with a client in New Jersey. I happened to flip over to Howard Stern on the radio, which is how i knew what happened. Our customer, flying in, never made it to Newark, and we watched things unfold from across the river. The rest of that day was a frenzy of people trying to call, email, etc. and check if loved ones were ok. I know one friend of mine still reminds me he was checking our fantasy football message board to see if people were ok.
As it was, with all access back to Brooklyn locked down, I stayed with a college buddy and his wife in NJ, and drove home the next day. Im seeing them next weekend ironically.
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Post by 32Green on Sept 11, 2015 11:07:33 GMT -5
Might pay a visit to the memorial in my town. 23 people lost. 45 from my town.... Did a ceremony yesterday in Manhattan in the shadow of the new buildings..very surreal, you really cant conceive of what occurred there by seeing whats there now. Took me 14 years to go back, because I simply couldnt deal, and I had nothing remotely close to the experience JW had, actually working in the Towers. As good as a job as they did, it still feels more like a tourist attraction, and thats disturbing. Perspective check; Shortly before I dropped my son off for his first year of College this August, we saw a kid his age on the street in town that he had played little league and went to school with. Realizing I hadnt seen him in years... I asked if they were friendly anymore and he told me sadly the kid was pretty much a druggie and headed on a bad path. Forward ahead to this morning, in my yearly attempt to avoid the ceremonies, I go to the gym and hit the bike. Of course every TV is on the ceremony, so I have no choice to watch the slow scroll of names as they are announced. All of a sudden, I see someone with the same name as the kid we saw, from the same town...and I realize...holy sh*t, its this kids father...we never realized. Never made the connection. I'm thinking I was lucky enough to get my guy off to college in good shape, and here was this kid at such a fragile, formative age apparently struggling and heading for trouble with his father gone 14 of his 18 years on this planet. Jeez that was tough.
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Sept 11, 2015 11:13:22 GMT -5
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Sept 11, 2015 11:25:09 GMT -5
Post by southside on Sept 11, 2015 11:25:09 GMT -5
I know that jetswin posts a pretty haunting memoir of sorts every 9-11. I was sleeping, skipping school (senior year) and my mom called and said they attacked the WTC. I ended up staying home and watching the news. And seeing the 2nd tower fall.
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Sept 11, 2015 11:29:00 GMT -5
Post by carlito1171 on Sept 11, 2015 11:29:00 GMT -5
I feel like for a lot of us that were still naive kids when it happened the world lost its innocence that day. Definetly. I was in the 8th grade at the time and the world hasn't been the same since....
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Post by thebigragu on Sept 11, 2015 11:41:41 GMT -5
Today was my first day in another major city that in a short time i really have learned to like. Weird because usually i hate anything not nyc. They had such nice memorials here even in my suburb of Naperville. But still i missed going to the memorial in nyc. Though Chicago definitely is my 2 city for sure now
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Post by jetswin on Sept 11, 2015 11:53:58 GMT -5
Might pay a visit to the memorial in my town. 23 people lost. 45 from my town.... Did a ceremony yesterday in Manhattan in the shadow of the new buildings..very surreal, you really cant conceive of what occurred there by seeing whats there now. Took me 14 years to go back, because I simply couldnt deal, and I had nothing remotely close to the experience JW had, actually working in the Towers. As good as a job as they did, it still feels more like a tourist attraction, and thats disturbing. Perspective check; Shortly before I dropped my son off for his first year of College this August, we saw a kid his age on the street in town that he had played little league and went to school with. Realizing I hadnt seen him in years... I asked if they were friendly anymore and he told me sadly the kid was pretty much a druggie and headed on a bad path. Forward ahead to this morning, in my yearly attempt to avoid the ceremonies, I go to the gym and hit the bike. Of course every TV is on the ceremony, so I have no choice to watch the slow scroll of names as they are announced. All of a sudden, I see someone with the same name as the kid we saw, from the same town...and I realize...holy sh*t, its this kids father...we never realized. Never made the connection. I'm thinking I was lucky enough to get my guy off to college in good shape, and here was this kid at such a fragile, formative age apparently struggling and heading for trouble with his father gone 14 of his 18 years on this planet. Jeez that was tough. my daughter sent me a note this morning that had me in tears...the fact i survived and have been able to be involved with my kids is a blessing I can never repay. I think of the kids that lost their parents and pray the story you just told is the extreme minority. I'll try to post my story later tonight. Never forget everyone.
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