Most everyone that I have talked with has a story to tell about the morning of 9-11! Where they were,their feelings, their thoughts.
For myself,at approx. 10:30 a.m. New York time, those towers were falling.
Living in Southern California and going to work at Disneyland Club 33, we are 3 hours behind: 7:30 a.m. west coast time.
I was on the 7:21 a.m. metro link(commuter-train)from Riverside,California to Disneyland. Riding this metro-link many times,I was getting ready to take my morning nap. On any other day, commuters are checking e-mails, small talk,relaxing before a busy day,enjoying the moment!
As we were picking up commuters in Corona, California,approx. 7:45 a.m., there was this energy inside the train as we traveled through the Santa Ana Canyon. I was not aware of anything that morning,so I asked a fellow commuter what was going on. He told me, "that the twin towers in New York were falling down," and I asked ,"what movie are you talking about?"
I was informed by several other commuters and was speechless!!
Now as I arrived for work, my fellow commuters and I were stopped at the cast member entrance and told to return home."Disneyland" was closed!!!!
The out-bound train to Riverside normally has only a few commuters on it for most are at work. Not this day. It was standing room only,and I mean, like sardines. I stood for approx. 55 minutes all the way home. I was thinking, how was this train able to move with so many commuters on it?
Returning home, I turned on the TV and then got my American Flag and stood on a very busy corner waving old glory(started with just me,then grew to approx. 40 strangers standing with me). I served in the Army from 1971-1977, chaplin-asst.,and if needed,was ready to serve again.
Tell me what you were doing on that day, in the comment section at the bottom of this article... thanks,DR LEE
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My name is Jazmin.. On Sept. 11 2001 I was getting ready for class right after the start of my 8th grade year of junior high. I turned on tv and was watching the news as I got ready for class... and at first glance the smoke pouring out of the building gave me the impression that it was either a joke or it was another country I was seeing because that was not a building here in our country. But when the anchors were speaking in a low heavyhearted tone I knew it was here and it was bad. when I got to school some of the kids were watching the news in teachers classrooms and it was all anyone was talking about. My mom pulled us out of school early for fear of another attack happening somewhere else especially becasue we live near the Ontario, Ca airpot and something could easily happen to Downtown LA or any of the nearby airports. My family and I watched the news the rest of the day and its a day I will never forget from start to finish.
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