The ***Official*** Weekend Singles Thread - Remembering 911(September 8-10)

DollyCali and All of the Singles & their FRiends | September 8, 2006 | DollyCali

[DollyCali]

Remembering 911

On Monday is the fifth Anniversary that our country was savagely attacked the united hearts of our nation cried out in pain.. Here are a few pix that I chose out of the more than 500 I have on file. Feel free to post your pix, your memories, where you were and what you were doing “that day” and perhaps how this has impacted your life.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

[pcottraux]

Well, methinks she's got a bit of a meanstreak. Just a hunch.

[rzeznikj at stout]

New campus, new term, new way to get to school.

Hour-long bus ride that covers less than 20 miles. But then again, the course wanders around the western suburbs before ending up in the middle of all the road construction downtown.

[Maximus_Ridiculousness]

Most toxics do.

[pcottraux]

Hour-long bus ride? That's awful!

[pcottraux]

Yeah. I really, genuinely thought she and I were getting along a heck of a lot better, since she decided that Patricia was the one she absolutely hated. And I've been as nice to her as I could.

Yeesh.

[Nowhere Man]

I turned on my TV on my bench a bit later, and just as it came up, I saw the SECOND plane hit the other tower. By now-- ALL of us in the shop realized that it was NOT an accident. However, some newscaster (I don't recall who) was still suggesting an accident, saying "is their something wrong with the air traffic control systems, or something?"

Ok, my memories of 9-11. I was up until 3:30 AM the night (morning) before working on a website. I was a freelance web designer back then and had to get this one site up. I ran "out of gas" at that time and headed to bed. I figure i'll get up about 10 or 11 AM and continue my work. Well Mom came in my room before 9 AM and kicked me awake and tod me that an airplane hit one of the World Trade Center towers. I was upset that she woke me up for that, I figured it was some "yahoo in a Piper Cub or maybe a Cessna 150." I walked out to the living room and saw a huge hole in the building, I figured "no Cessna 150 or Piper Cub made that one." Well, I was up, mom was making breakfast, might as well get back to work. I fired up the computer and my 1966 Sony B&W set I had in the conputer room. I saw another plane flying around the towers and said to myself, "ain't he a little close to the building?" I figured he was a rubbernecker but the pilot was "hot-dogging" the plane. A second later, I saw it hit live and in black and white. Two planes, something was wrong here. I can possibly blame air traffic control but the skies were clear that day, surely someone can see if they were headed towards a build. Then as we know, things went South from there.

I remember when President Bush ordered the lockdown, I had all my scanners going, my amateur radio, and even a 1960's vintage VHF radio tuning the knobs. I remember listening to military UHF where figters were up there. I remember early the next morning at 3 AM or so, I heard 6 Penna Air Nat'l Guard tankers take off right over the house, scaring all my cats except Boo and Pansy. Scared me too until I turned on my scanner and listened to the chatter between them and the tower.

[rzeznikj at stout]

It's a commuter motorcoach. And my state tuition entitles me to a pass to ride it for free.

[Maximus_Ridiculousness]

Well, it's only matter of time before they turn around and pull the rug out from underneath you...when you least expect it to.

Don't allow youself to fall for it again. You can still be really nice to her and everything, but this time, just be ready for her to turn on you (again) at any given moment. Just when you think you're really 'getting along' in your mind, she could easily be reporting you to some manager for some weird bizarre ridiculous thing.

[Maximus_Ridiculousness]

Hey guys, time to say night night. Got an early start tomorrow so I am off to bed. (Not to mention I am pretty pooped.)

Night!

[pcottraux]

Well, if she talks about me like she did today, I honestly don't care. I'm indifferent towards what other people say.

[Nowhere Man]

I remember that day pretty vividly. I can honestly say that the first emotion I felt when I learned what was happening was intense anger. I mean, I could feel my fists clenching involuntarily.

Trust me, you were not alone with that feeling.

[pcottraux]

Not already!

[Maximus_Ridiculousness]

Sorry!!! Really have to go!!! Night!!

[pcottraux]

NNNNOOOO.....

[MEG33]

~~~
September 11, 2001

*We Will Never Forget*

[DollyCali]

It must have been fascinating (but scary) to listen to all the reports on the equipment you had.

from what we know now, there was so much that was UNKNOWN & they (those in charge)too were in the dark & afraid

It was reassuring to have our president come on TV & be strong & focused & taking charge in a commanding way.

Remember when we all thought that Kabul would be nuked within a few days?

[DollyCali]

Oh my goodness..., a billie original! thank you Meg.. you made a variance from your outstanding floral posts! Thank you for your WONDERFUL FReepmail. I have been pretty much on go :& covered up with garbage a good part of my time at home.. will respond eventaully. Your comments REALLY meant a lot to me

[Nowhere Man]

If you look into CRV (controlled remote viewing) and the US army, you will find my most wonderful secret. My name is not mentioned in any documents anywhere and only a few people knew that is what I do/did, as I was not stationed or trained within the formal ranks. (The technical term is "black operations" and I was one of the few that could do it off the books so as to not violate federal laws and such. Hence, the goofy taglines that have advertized in more ways than one...)

Fascinating! I know myself, I have had gut feelings and other such things where something is telling to do something and/or something is wrong. Remote viewing might be out of my league here but one interesting thing happened to me one time. I had a gut feeling, a voice in my head, something telling me to move my car to another part of the driveway. I told Mom, I'm going to move my car, she said, "it's safe where it is." I said, "perhaps, but smething is telling me to move it." well I went out to move it. The next morning, Saturday, I was wakened by a huge thud. I looke around and saw out back in the driveway a tree was blown down. Had I not moved the car, it would have been crushed. A branch did hit the right side of the roof, giving me two small dings, between that and losing the car entirely, I'd take the dings.

I've had other wierd things too, I had a few Out of Body Experiences, one time I do remember seeing my own body in bed and then floating down the hallway, next thing I remember I woke up, heart was racing and very loud howl in my ears and I couldn't move. I rmeember listening to Art Bell later about sleep paralysis and when things like that happen, one guest did claim that it was the soul snappng back into the body and/or getting ready to leave and go "astral walking." I was under high stress at that time, the car episode took place at that time too where I was under huge economic stress in the family due to a car accident. I was temping at the time and I was glad my car was saved.

Another time, I saw the ghost of one of my cats that passed on. Cricket, we lost in 1994, soon after, I saw her laying in bed with me and I remember petting her. She ran under my bed and I remember looking for her with the flashlight to no avail.

[DollyCali]

some people think these things are "too weird" and scary... to me they are very comforting

[DollyCali]

Leadership, focus, determination, protector