9/11...Where were you when you heard??

[Sir Why You Little 34,402]

Just watching ch 9 doco now...bought back a lot of memories...i had been up to the top of those buildings in 1993.

Now they are completely gone...I watched TV for 4 days after the initial attack, waiting for more...

It was around 11PM in melbourne and the streets became deserted...Totally

I went back to New York in 2005 and stood at the sight....i cried almost immediately from getting out of the cab..

[Guest Range.Rover]

I was at a mate's place in North Melbourne recovering from a bender. I remember very clearly sitting on the couch watching the second plane hit we almost all said in unison, "this is one of those 'where were you when that happened' events" ... like the moon landing, JFK getting shot etc must have been.

Still shocks the senses today to see those images.

[Deestroy All 14,261]

I was "telling my girlfriend a story" when my brother came banging on my door telling me to put the TV on.

I finished the story and put the TV on.

The rest is history.

[Sir Why You Little 34,402]

Yes it was the most surreal reality i have witnessed so far.

Those buildings were huge & for them not to be there now is wild.

The New York Skyline was naked when i went back....

[Spaghetti 264]

Was still in Year 9, but I distinctively remember being woken by my parents to watch the coverage. I remember just watching/listening to news reports in classes the next day.

[Captain Jack Jordan 32]

I got woken up by my then girlfriends housemate in Port Melbourne ,went and watched the TV and just stood in awe of the pictures.The two girls there started crying and I just couldn't stop watching it.

Then the phone started ringing and I thought of my sister in NYC . She had 2 friends die there .Sad day for the world . It was about 7.30 on Thursday? morning I think ,when I found out .What time was it here when the first one struck?

[Sir Why You Little 34,402]

I got woken up by my then girlfriends housemate in Port Melbourne ,went and watched the TV and just stood in awe of the pictures.The two girls there started crying and I just couldn't stop watching it.

Then the phone started ringing and I thought of my sister in NYC . She had 2 friends die there .Sad day for the world . It was about 7.30 on Thursday? morning I think ,when I found out .What time was it here when the first one struck?

First plane was around 11 pm i think...i had just got home from a restaurant in St.kilda when the phone rang.

[dee-luded 2,958]

Just watching ch 9 doco now...bought back a lot of memories...i had been up to the top of those buildings in 1993.

Now they are completely gone...I watched TV for 4 days after the initial attack, waiting for more...

It was around 11PM in melbourne and the streets became deserted...Totally

I went back to New York in 2005 and stood at the sight....i cried almost immediately from getting out of the cab..

On the Early morning train in the city Loop.

[Sir Why You Little 34,402]

On the Early morning train in the city Loop.

The vibe in the carriage you will never forget...

[Captain Jack Jordan 32]

First plane was around 11 pm i think...i had just got home from a restaurant in St.kilda when the phone rang.

Di Stasios I hope WYL.

I wouldn't want you dining at Topos

[Sir Why You Little 34,402]

Di Stasios I hope WYL.

I wouldn't want you dining at Topos

It was the old city Cafe in Barkly st. Remember all the books?

[Jesse Christ 2,884]

I was "telling my girlfriend a story" when my brother came banging on my door telling me to put the TV on.

I finished the story and put the TV on.

The rest is history.

How did the story end?

I was in year 7 so naturally pretended I was too grief stricken to attend school school. Memorable day though very sad.

[Sir Why You Little 34,402]

i went down to a 24 hour coles in St.kilda at about 4AM to buy the biggest box of coco pops i could find.

I needed a friend....There was NOBODY on the roads at all.

[Captain Jack Jordan 32]

It was the old city Cafe in Barkly st. Remember all the books?

Next to the Malaysian ,just down from the Village Belle.

They made a nice White Russian there I believe.

[Captain Jack Jordan 32]

i went down to a 24 hour coles in St.kilda at about 4AM to buy the biggest box of coco pops i could find.

I needed a friend....There was NOBODY on the roads at all.

Did you pay with a cheque dude?

[Sir Why You Little 34,402]

Next to the Malaysian ,just down from the Village Belle.

They made a nice White Russian there I believe.

Yes they did, i had at least 2 mates working behind the bar, thus the shots were always more than genorous.

The Dude would have abided.

[Kento80 83]

I got home from dinner with friends at about 11:15, turned the tele on, and dropped the remote in shock. I sat there all night glued to the screen in horror watching it all happening. The next day I had to go to work in Centrepoint Tower in Sydney, and must say I didn't feel too good about it. We had teles outside the shop and all day long there was a crowd of at least a hundred people crowded around them. A day and a moment in my life which I will never forget. RIP to all the lost souls.

[Captain Jack Jordan 32]

I bet I've met you dude .

I've knocked about St Kilda for years myself.

Having already experimented with pacifism ,

I too have dabbled in Nihilism.

[Sir Why You Little 34,402]

Did you pay with a cheque dude?

i last used a cheque in 1986...the dude was slow to change!!

[Striker475 696]

Was only eleven. Dad woke me up.

[Sir Why You Little 34,402]

Was only eleven. Dad woke me up.

You guys are so young!!! But i bet it is a day you remember forever.

[Wadda We Sing 10,685]

In Tolarnos, but the tele was off. I remember talking to a woman who was going to NY in the morning, and for some reason I said dont you think its dangerous at the moment? mmm, I dont know why, I just said it. Didnt find out till walking to the Elwood 7/11 next morning noticing everyone reading the papers saw the towers on the front pages and thought gee our newspapers are starting to look like English tabloids, went home thinking if there really was some kind of disaster then it would be on all the TV channels.....switched on the tele when I got home and stayed in the loungeroom for the next 5hrs.....I still have a copy of the H/Sun from that day.

[RalphiusMaximus 5,993]

Oddly enough, I was sitting about where I am right now.

[H_T 2,941]

I was up in bed watching Sandra Sully with the late news (I think it was Sandra), when she announced breaking news that on initial reports an air craft or "light" air craft had crashed into one of the two world trade center towers and they crossed to CNN? coverage...from what I can remember.

Then the first pictures came of the burning north tower. It wasn't long after crossing live (~2/3 minutes?) that vision showed the second plane slam into the south tower, live. Unbelievable and shocking vision. Right then and there I remember thinking, this isn't meant to be happening, something is definitely wrong here. What followed was news of hijacked planes still in the air and when news of the Pentagon came through, wow, America was under attack.

When the towers came down and prior vision to people plummeting to earth, it seemed surreal and like a movie.

I don't think I slept at all that night.

[MadAsHell 4,088]

Was in year 12 that year. Had been watching the channel 10 late news in bed when I decided to turn it off early and go to bed. About 2min later my mother knocked on my door and told me what had happened. Then proceeded to go into the lounge room and watch it all unfold on TV watching it with the folks.

Day I will never forget. Have to admitt I broke into tears also after seeing some of the footage of people jumping from the building. Can't begin to imagine how horrifying it would have been for all the people involved.