Where were you on 9/11?

[Medusa]

I was cleaning houses then. I told my clients that I would not answer the door or phone, that I never turn on the TV or radio, and that I take only a short lunch break. That day a man knocked on the door; I didn't answer. He kept knocking, going to the back door, side door, front door, frantically knocking. I finally relented and said "That lady of the house is not at home". He said "We're under attack! We're under attack!" I thought he was a loon so I started to close the door. He said "I'm the mail man and I know Mrs. ______". He wasn't dressed in his uniform so I didn't believe him. Then he asked if he could come in and watch TV. That's when I closed the door and called my client at work to tell her what happened and ask if I should call the police. She said "Mary, we are under attack. Turn on the TV". She later thanked me for protecting her house.

[Kirsten]

I was at work (in Germany, it was already afternoon when it happened). A friend sent me an email, telling me about the attack. Minutes later, everyone at work seemed to know... Or boss set up a tv so we could watch, but I decided to drive home 'cause I wanted to talk to my American friends online. I remember driving home and listening to the horrifying news on the radio. The reporter almost cried when he talked about the collapsing of the second tower... Everything was so unreal, almost surreal, hard to imagine that any of this had actually happened. Turned on the tv immediately when I came home, saw all the horror over and over again. Talked to a friend on the phone for hours, and we both cried. What else could you do with all these innocent lives lost that day? I was glued to the tv until way past midnight. Seems like yesterday to me.