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"Catspaw nailed it in post 8....I just double checked."

We were on the Oregon Coast on 9/11 without Fox news and FR.

When I saw the second plane crash into the second tower, I woke my wife up and told her that terrorists had attacked NYC.

Then we heard about the Pentagon and the plane crashing Penn.. I said that confirmed my suspicions.

My wife just gave that look I get when she wants to say "Sure Jack!".

We basically were in a news blackout on the Oregon and California coast. When we finally got home late on the 12th. After we unloaded the car, she told me go fire up the computer and get FR on to find out what really happened.

When I read Catspaw reply, I yelled at her and said, "I told you so, and Free Republic has identified the group. They are al Qaeda under Ben Laden."

I got another one of those looks until it was confirmed later.

This and the news today is just another reason to be a monthly donor to Free Republic. We get the real news and the real analysis of the news here first.

We basically were in a news blackout on the Oregon and California coast. When we finally got home late on the 12th.

You had no news access for a day and a half after 9/11? Where the heck WERE you? Not even a radio?

When I got down to the sidewalk on Battery Place about 9:15 and saw two plane-shaped burning holes in the two towers, it was obvious to me at that instant that it was a deliberate act. An accident simply wasn't possible. And since Arab terrorists had hit the WTC once before, I had a pretty good guess who did it.

I can't read those 9/11 thread unless I know I'm not going to be doing anything for the rest of the day and can plan on having a nightmares for the next few nights.

FR is the place to come for breaking news--but for the President's visit, I was news-free most of Thanksgiving. We were at my hubby's sister's home in northern Wisconsin (they don't have an internet connection), I didn't bring along my laptop, and didn't see any news until we had gotten back to my hubby's parent's home around 8 p.m. They were about to turn on yet another movie, but I insisted on a news fix and WHOA! There's the President in IRAQ! My jaw was in my lap. I said, "How in hell did he pull THAT off!" and "Hillary must be in full shrew mode."