These days, 9-11 is a day fraught with controversy and politicization. However, before it became a soundbite, September 11 was a day like no other. I was at work in Arlington, Virginia, just a few miles from the Pentagon. The event prompted me to begin a long relationship with the Red Cross, you can read about my experience here.
But this morning, I was interested in where my social network was on that day. I interviewed a few of my Twitter friends to find out, “Where were you on 9-11?” Below you will find their answers in 140 characters or less.
Please take a moment at the end to add your own memories.
whatsnext @kamichat – i lived 3 blocks south of WTC and was evacuated into the street w/my dog. we were homeless and both sick for months after
cbasturea @kamichat: I was in my apartment in Miami, making coffee and listening to the radio.
vargasl @kamichat very surreal, I had flashbacks of Germany air show crash
vargasl @kamichat fresh from school, I had to find a way for my Boss to return from meeting in NYC, great challenge
ikepigott @kamichat – getting out of the shower, got dressed quick, met a photog on the way to work, bypassed office, straight downtown to gather news
sgetgood @kamichat — driving to work, husband called me on cell when the 1st plane hit. By the time I got to office, 2d plane had.
davidparmet @kamichat I was home. watching CNBC.. shouted upstairs to my wife to ‘turn on the TV, any station'
allanjenkins @kamichat I was in a hotel at Charles de Gaulle airport prepping for a client meeting… my wife called and said “you'd better turn on CNN).
fieldsteven @kamichat: It was. I walked all the way up Massachusetts Ave from Dupont Circle to Tenleytown.
fieldsteven @kamichat: On 9/11, I was working at the Brookings Institution here in DC. Until our building got evacuated.
GeoffLiving @ cc_chapman I watched the pentagon burn from my office. I will always remember that. Nothing any politician does can change what I saw.
SarahWurrey Excellent post… Me, I was home alone in NH, glued to the TV and grateful my dad changed his flight from the one that hit tower 2.
tags: Twitter, 9-11, September+11
