9/11...your thoughts About This Page:

[notjustamom]

I have wondered, for many years, how many people out there think about the events of 9/11? Not just this time of the year but on say a random Wednesday in the middle of January. For me personally it is something that I think about daily. Is it because my street is renamed after an FDNY FF from my neighborhood? Is it because I see the kids walking around town who I know lost their dad that day? I don't know, I guess it's a multitude of reasons. My question is this: for those of you who don't live in the "impact area", how often if at all do you think about it? My DH always asks "I wonder if Middle America (and for him I think outside NY/NJ is "middle" ) ever thinks about what happened that day".
Just curious

[HiddenMickey]

OK, I'll answer. I don't really think about it unless it's brought up in the news or by someone else. I personally wasn't impacted by the terrorist attacks that day. The changes that have occured in security and such impact me but at this point have become ingrained in society to the degree that you don't think about them that much either.

(Other than Joanne, who is a member here and had to evacuate the towers that day and has had health problems because of it, I don't personally know anyone who died or was at any of the sites that day).

And not thinking about it doesn't mean that I don't care or remember. It's just not a part of my daily life.

[lauriep]

I think about it a lot. When I see or hear a low-flying plane, when we get one of those crystal-clear, sunny, perfect fall days. I was working at the time for a group of hospitals in Boston. We quickly geared up with a blood drive, and thinking we could help out with an overflow of casualties. Sadly, there were so few wounded, that evacuation outside of the NYC hospitals was not needed. I used to live near NYC, so had many friends to worry about that day. I knew several people who lost family members. Just living in the city and hearing the subway announcements about un-attended bags --that's something we never had before 9/11. I would say it's an event that's never too far from my thoughts.

[vwlizard]

I live in Boston and think about it all the time.

[KMB733]

I always wondered about this too. Do people who live on the West Coast or in the South think about it as much as those who live in or were affected by 9/11? And even though I don't live in the city, I still have friends and family who live or work in the city. A good friend lost her father on 9/11. A friend from HS was suppose to be working in the North Tower on that day but was late to work. And I remember thinking on that day and wondering if Albany was a target or not. If so, I don't live far from the capitol. And not many people probably realize, but all of us in NY were affected in some way or another by what happened on that day. And at least for me, I still think about it. I still remember what I was doing when I heard about the first plane, what I was wearing, what I did and who I talked to that day and for the days that followed. Every time I travel, whether on a plane or drive down to the city, I think about it. And yes there are random times I will will think about that day. Sometimes I'll hear the date or look at the clock and it might say 9:11 and that will trigger a memory. It's a day I know I will never ever forget.

[mom2twingirlies]

Being here in the Toronto area, it was close enough to home, that I think about it, but not everyday like when it first happened. I still remember where I was working that day (I'm in the field alot, but still remember the company I was auditing that day). I also remember that they put the radio station on over the speaker phone in all the offices so that we could hear what was happening. I can't say that I still think about it all the time, but thoughts pop in a random times, sometimes triggered by something around me, but sometimes for seamingly no reason at all. I honestly can't believe that it's been 10 years already.

I still remember the story of someone who was in one of the towers, that called home to the west coast to talk to a loved one - the person was still sleeping and didn't hear the phone. When they woke up, they listened to the message and their loved one was already gone.....

[JoanneS]

I bet there are a lot of people who remember exactly where they were that day. I do think about it sometimes, but especially as we get closer to the date. I didn't know anyone directly affected by the trajedy. But every time 9/11 rolls around, I feel like I should be doing something respectful of the date.

[Teresa]

I think of it, but not very often. I think most people could tell you exactly what they were doing when they saw/heard the news.
One of best friend's son's birthday is 9/11, but not 9/11/01. We had friends and extended family directly affected by it, but here in "middle America", it's not as in your face as it may be there near the center.
We don't have streets named after victims, we don't see orphaned children, we don't worry about low-flying planes (I'd go nuts if that were the case - our large airport is nearby, as are 3 smaller ones and a military base - lots of low planes around here!). I think I compartmentalized it, along with the OKC bombing. We also had friends and family there, so to us they're about the same (Thank goodness no-one we directly knew was injured or killed, and isn't it terribly sad and upsetting that people could be so mean to each other?)

[mzozzietj]

I think about it daily as well. Yes, I can remember exactly where I was and what I was doing that day. I am not sure if the fact that I am from MA which the flights originated from and is so close to NY is a factor in why though.

[jimmymac]

I was covering it here in NYC so it's never far from my thoughts

[Ashli]

I think about it often too...not necessarily daily, but often. I think about it every time I get on a plane. I think about it everytime I put on one of my USA shirts (I have a TON because I bought enough to have a different one for every day we were in South Africa for the World Cup for 17 days). I wonder though if I think of it in a different way than others though. For me, it's almost a prideful thing. It is of course mixed with great sorrow, but I was awed and amazed and proud of the way the country came together afterwards and supported each other. I would never have asked that a tragedy like that occur just so we could do that, but I was proud with how we (as a nation) did handle it when it occured. I think of the bombing of Pearl Harbor often too, for the same reasons. I love this country so much.

[CinderAbby]

I think about it but not often. I didn't know anyone personally that was in the towers or who was affected by it but just all of the events saddened me and I tried to block out most of what I could about it. At the time, it was fairly easy because Abby was only 1 1/2 and I was a SAHM so for me, it was easy to turn on kids programming instead of the news. I still get sad about what happpened but at least now I can sit and watch some programs about it or talk about it. And over the summer, even though I had my first flight since 9/11 (meaning all the security stuff was all new to me) it didn't even enter my mind that day as I went through security or anything (which for me was great as that would have been the last thing I needed to think about - planes crashing as I'm about to get on one).

[Belle*]

I am the daughter of a survivor so it is never far from my thoughts. Actually, my blog today is about it: Sara’s Snippets | Mouse Fan Café

[Shawnam1868]

I do think about it, pretty often. Like everyone, I remember where I was and what I was doing. I was in an insurance licensing class, and seeing as I now work in the insurance field, I'm reminded of it every day. I remember going home and lunch and just having a meltdown. I thought for sure that it was the end. I was hysterical.

[bonphil]

I think about it quite alot! I did not personally know anyone who died that day, but a young lady from here did work in one of the towers, and did not survive.

I remember what I was doing that day, and how I spent that day and the next glued to the tv, wondering how anyone could survive such an attack.