9/11

[bowhunter97]

Thank you FDNY AND NYPD for putting your life in extreme risk to save as many as you could on 9/11 we will never forget that day.

[The Bug House]

9/11

Right on...

[bbarcheryhunter]

Sure looks like its going to b about the same kind of weather around here as it was on that fateful day

[wtnhunt]

Events of that day are certainly not something I will ever forget. A lot of everyday folks were hero's that day, thank you to them all.

[dbHunterNY]

yup crazy how there's seemingly important stuff in my everyday i can't remember yet i remember where i was and it all going down like it was yesterday. you don't know all the faces that died that day to help others, but you remember that happened and are greatful, whether they saved a loved one or not. same goes for others who are fortunate enough to still be around to tell about it.

[arrow32]

9/11

I remember that day like it was yesterday know everything I did. A lot of brave people thank you to all.

[RangerClay]

Funny how that day affected us all. I still pause for a moment everytime I look at clock and the time is 9:11.

Prayers to all who were involved on that very sad day.

[redkneck]

Funny how that day affected us all. I still pause for a moment everytime I look at clock and the time is 9:11.

Prayers to all who were involved on that very sad day.

Yeah, me too, that number is forever etched in my head. Thanks to all you who serve both first responders and military!

[Shoobee]

Funny how that day affected us all. I still pause for a moment everytime I look at clock and the time is 9:11.

Prayers to all who were involved on that very sad day.

Ironically though, Lehman Brothers' collapse on Sept 15, 2008 has affected us all even more.

In either case, California living safely on the West Coast heard about them on the morning news, and then felt their repercussions later. As did Florida far to the south, and Hawaii far out in the Pacific, and even Alaska way up north.

In the case of Sept 11, 2001 the most profound impact was the sudden ignition of two wars, and then reservists and guardsmen returning home in coffins.

In the case of Sept 8, 2008 it was massive layoffs and downsizings all across the country.

Both events continue to linger on. That's what all the current political bickering is about even now.

The war against the al qaeda in northern Pakistan continues, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have not yet ended, although the USA has vacated Iraq at least. Even so there is yet another hot-head in Iran that wants to start yet another war.

The great recession although not quite a great depression has come close, and will likely rage on for at least a total of 10 years, meaning another 6 years more, if Japan and the 1990s are any clue.

We are all touched by the criminal actions of rag headed jihadists and Wall Street pirates far from our own doorsteps.

The thing I like about hunting is that it takes me out into the woodlands and far away from civilization, and then I can forget about so-called civilization, and enjoy the peace and tranquility of the woods.

Edited September 11, 2012 by Shoobee

[Shoobee]

Funny how that day affected us all. I still pause for a moment everytime I look at clock and the time is 9:11.

Prayers to all who were involved on that very sad day.

That's a good way to remember the time, although actually it was at 9:03 a.m. ADST when the second plan crashed, making it abundantly clear that it was due to a planned attack and not just an accident.

I was just getting to work, early, here on the West Coast, and our corporate lawyer was there even earlier already, and he had tuned to the streaming news on his computer. When I walked through the door he called to me and said "take a look at this ... some dumbo just flew into an office tower in NYC." As we then watched the streaming feed, we saw a second plane do the same thing. Then we glanced at each other with gaping mouths, and ran and told the CEO "NYC is under attack!"

The boss eventually sent everyone home, and put up a sign, "office closed today."

On my way home, I called my sister in DC and found out that they had also been attacked at the Pentagon as well. It was not a good day.

It quickly became the quietest day as all air traffic was cleared out of the skies everywhere, including here. So the silence became an eerie reminder of what was going on at the other side of the country.

The bravest heroes that day were the passengers of United Airlines Flight 93, who took over their aircraft and forced the hijackers to crash it in the middle of nowhere, saving potentially hundreds of lives somewhere else, and sparing yet another landmark someplace, probably The White House or The Capitol.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_93

I am proud that the passengers of 93 were Californians from The Bay Area. I will honor them by returning to the Appleby's for lunch where I watched the news coverage that day as it all unfolded, after the CEO closed our office for the rest of the day.

Edited September 11, 2012 by Shoobee

[Adjam5]

A Sad sad day in American History. I am reminded daily of what took place. Every day I show up to work. At times I look out over the site and think how it used to look before the towers fell and how many peoples lives changed so dramatically that day. The sorrow can be overwhelming...even now. We can never get caught sleeping again. We must remain eternally vigilant.

God Bless America.

[The Bug House]

Another sweet pic Adjam5.....

[The Bug House]

Sure looks like its going to b about the same kind of weather around here as it was on that fateful day

Man... I was thinking the same thing! I lived about 40 miles as the crow flies from the towers and often scoped them from the beach. I think that was the only spot they were visible from Suffolk county LI, were I lived. In July of 2001 my wife and I took a cruise around Southern Manhattan, I remember the tour guide saying that on a clear day you could see the outskirts of Philly from the top floor. Just incredible.

[archerjg]

Thank you to all the soldiers, police officers, firefighters, and everyone else that puts their lives on the line to save others.

Archerjg

[CaitlinMccart]

9/11

My dad had to go back over sea's because of the 9/11 indecent and he had just gotten back from over sea's. I was only 4 years old and I barley remembered him when he got back. 9/11 was a sad day and I pray to all the families who were affected by this attack of terrorism and to all the men and women who were brave trying to help everyone and keep very one safe.