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In reply to the discussion: Tell me about your 9/11. [View all]ProfessorGAC
(65,228 posts)Waiting to board a plane to Atlanta. Tiny airport in central Illinois.
Announcement was made that all flights were delayed. No explanation.
Then, some guy says "Maybe this has something to do with that plane hitting the World Trade Center."
I hadn't even heard about it.
I remembered the lady at the magazine stand was watching a little TV.
So I went back through security and she had the news on. Asked if I could watch with her.
She had on ABC. I couldn't have been watching for more than 40 seconds when we saw the 2nd plane hit. I had no doubt that was intentional.
Now, apprehensive about flying anywhere, I'm thinking what I will do.
Maybe a minute later, they announced all flights were suspended indefinitely.
I picked up my stuff and headed for the exit.
Drove from airport to work, they went on full lockdown. They wouldn't even let me in, and I was a department head with 22 years with the company.
I drove home and put on CNN.
Side story: so I'm driving back when I realize my phone is off. After all, I was about to get on a plane, and no airplane mode back then.
I pull over, get BlackBerry out of my computer case and turn it on.
It's screaming at me.
My wife tried to call 4 times hoping I wasn't in the air. Then, of course, since I'm not answering, she's freaking out that I'm off the ground. By then she knew about the Pentagon plane, too.
I called right away and she felt way better.