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reeshy

09-09-2006, 06:52 PM

I'm flying into NY tomorrow to attend a memorial for my cousin, Joseph Spor....he was a fireman with Rescue 4 who lost all of their personnel that day.....My dad and uncle (Joe;s father) will be with me.....I lost some other friends that day too..... What will you be doing to remember our brothers ans sisters that died that day?:

Hottub

09-09-2006, 07:00 PM

For me, it will be a personal and solemn day. I do it my way,To any and all of you who may have suffered that day, you are in my thoughts.

Don Stugots

09-09-2006, 07:11 PM

god, i cant believe its been 5 years since this happened.  i dreed thinking about running for my life across the brooklyn brigde.  i will be at church at 7.00 am to lite a candle.  then it will be off to work.  it may sound heartless, but until its a national day of rememberance i still have to go to work.  i remember the few people that i do know that didnt make it that day, the 18 men in local 608.  one guy was sean, a first year apprentice that supposedly made it out and then his foremen told him to go and lock the gang boxes.  then didnt make it back.  i dont know how true it is, but he is still gone. i am sure that when i go to my high school reunion i will find dout about others that werent as lucky as me that day.  to any of them, i will say a pray for you when i lite mmy candles.  again, no matter how scared i was that day, i am lucky.

Tenbatsuzen

09-09-2006, 08:23 PM

I don't need to remember something that I still think about 3 times a week.

furie

09-09-2006, 08:26 PM

i made a decision to do nothing 9/11 related on monday. i'm forced to engage the topic one way or another almost everyday. so i'm taking off from 9/11 on 9/11.

JamMaster

09-10-2006, 05:25 AM

i dont know how to say this the right way so please take no offense.Everyone in this country lost someone they knew. Even if its not someone personally. If you get my drift.  Alot of people lost friends and aquaitances.  Some people lost people they love, adore and care deeply about.  Everyone who has a heart on this planet was hurt by this.I think about my friend Kevin everyday and he knows it.  I will be going to church to light a candle for the others that were murdered that day.God Bless...

Don Stugots

09-10-2006, 06:28 AM

furie wrote: i made a decision to do nothing 9/11 related on monday. i'm forced to engage the topic one way or another almost everyday. so i'm taking off from 9/11 on 9/11. this is a great idea.  honestly.  at times i feel like the news forces the events down our throats but at the same time we do need to move on from it.  we need to find a way to heal from what happen yet never forget what happened that day.

OldGravyLeg

09-10-2006, 07:05 AM

My family and friends will remember Bobby Sut, who was'nt normally in windows of the world. He left behind a daughter and a wife pregnant with twins.  We also remember Cptn Vic Saracini, Pilot of the United flight that hit the south tower.  All will be missed.  Smile for all who died that day.

BoondockSaint

09-10-2006, 01:42 PM

I have to work but I'll be distracted.  I'll be thinking of some people that I'll never see again and how lucky some people I know are.  And at a quiet moment at night I'll shed a few tears and have a feeling of absolute anger.  At least that's how it's gone every year so far.  But the date only brings up memories and emotions that I have all the time anyway.

FUNKMAN

09-10-2006, 03:57 PM

every time i think of 9/11 the thing that gets me the most are the mother fuckers in that 2nd tower that told people to go back to work when they arrived in the lobby to exit the building. it's all about making the fucking money ain't it? don't take too many breaks, gotta keep the fucking corporate executives in yachts and big bonuses...

tele7

09-10-2006, 04:01 PM

FUNKMAN wrote: every time i think of 9/11 the thing that gets me the most are the mother fuckers in that 2nd tower that told people to go back to work when they arrived in the lobby to exit the building. it's all about making the fucking money ain't it? don't take too many breaks, gotta keep the fucking corporate executives in yachts and big bonuses...I see your point, but I really do think the were told to go back because they were worried about falling debris from the north tower.  I could be wrong. Either way it sucks though.

FUNKMAN

09-10-2006, 04:08 PM

telecaster7 wrote: FUNKMAN wrote: every time i think of 9/11 the thing that gets me the most are the mother fuckers in that 2nd tower that told people to go back to work when they arrived in the lobby to exit the building. it's all about making the fucking money ain't it? don't take too many breaks, gotta keep the fucking corporate executives in yachts and big bonuses...I see your point, but I really do think the were told to go back because they were worried about falling debris from the north tower.  I could be wrong. Either way it sucks though.then they could have stayed in the Lobby... they were told to go back upstairsnot arguing budday...

Don Stugots

09-10-2006, 04:34 PM

FUNKMAN wrote: every time i think of 9/11 the thing that gets me the most are the mother fuckers in that 2nd tower that told people to go back to work when they arrived in the lobby to exit the building. it's all about making the fucking money ain't it? don't take too many breaks, gotta keep the fucking corporate executives in yachts and big bonuses...FUNKMAN STICKIN IT TO THE MAN!!!!    i love it.  damn the man.

UnknownPD

09-10-2006, 05:23 PM

Rescue 4Rescue 4 is five blocks from my office. Stop by

narc

09-10-2006, 06:23 PM

The Pentagon remembers....it's all lit up for the anniversary. I just drove by.

Gvac

09-11-2006, 03:17 AM

I'm off to work right now, and I can't help but recall that exactly 5 years ago it was a beautiful autumn-like day much like today.  In some ways it seems like September 11th, 2001 was a very, very long time ago.  In others it seems like only a few months have passed.   I do marvel at how we, as a country, have come so far since that awful day.  In 5 short years we continue to endure, survive, and thrive.  Of course there are wounds that will never heal, but it still boggles my mind that although the attacks on our country shook us to our very core we continue to live our daily lives much like nothing ever happened.Still, today will be a tough one, and every time I write the date on an invoice I'll get that empty feeling in my gut.  To everyone who lost someone close - you have the empathy of an entire nation.  To those who still feel the fear, sadness, and anguish - know that you have the love and support of a great many people.

A.J.

09-11-2006, 03:22 AM

reeshy wrote: What will you be doing to remember our brothers ans sisters that died that day?:Budgeting for ships and weapon systems that will kill terrorists.

A.J.

09-11-2006, 03:52 AM

narc wrote: The Pentagon remembers....it's all lit up for the anniversary. I just drove by. <img height="401" src="http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_060910-N-2383B-149.jpg" width="600" border="0" />Washington, D.C. (Sep. 10, 2006) – 184 beams of light projected from the Pentagon courtyard illuminate the night sky to commemorate each life lost at the Pentagon on the five-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on New York, the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pa.

Yerdaddy

09-11-2006, 04:02 AM

I'll be punching any Yemeni who says anything negative about it to me. So far nothing.

CuzBum

09-11-2006, 06:30 AM

The alarm at my local fire department has been sounding at the various times of events.

Furtherman

09-11-2006, 07:12 AM

Don Stugots

09-11-2006, 07:41 AM

Gvac wrote: I'm off to work right now, and I can't help but recall that exactly 5 years ago it was a beautiful autumn-like day much like today.  In some ways it seems like September 11th, 2001 was a very, very long time ago.  In others it seems like only a few months have passed.   I do marvel at how we, as a country, have come so far since that awful day.  In 5 short years we continue to endure, survive, and thrive.  Of course there are wounds that will never heal, but it still boggles my mind that although the attacks on our country shook us to our very core we continue to live our daily lives much like nothing ever happened.Still, today will be a tough one, and every time I write the date on an invoice I'll get that empty feeling in my gut.  To everyone who lost someone close - you have the empathy of an entire nation.  To those who still feel the fear, sadness, and anguish - know that you have the love and support of a great many people.     beautiful words my friend, and i tasteful sig pic i must say.

JustJon

09-11-2006, 08:04 AM

I was talking to someone recently who was from the Midwest whose boyfriend/fiance/love of her life who had just moved to New York in mid-2001 and was in the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11.  When she told me that, I thought it was just heart breaking.

furie

09-11-2006, 08:13 AM

i've been reading our posts from thoses days. in off topic pages 405 and working my way back.

a lot of anger and confusion. but it's odd to see just how quick we got back to posting some good old nonsense like "what's your favorite bread?" or "what's your favorite cheese?"

Tenbatsuzen

09-11-2006, 08:20 AM

furie wrote: i've been reading our posts from thoses days. in off topic pages 405 and working my way back.

a lot of anger and confusion. but it's odd to see just how quick we got back to posting some good old nonsense like "what's your favorite bread?" or "what's your favorite cheese?"   Back in the days when I was less surly and using smiley faces.  I hated that era.

Chip196

09-11-2006, 08:58 AM

Tenbatsuzen wrote: I don't need to remember something that I still think about 3 times a week. I can't walk past Grand Central without wondering if it's the next target.  I walk over the Brooklyn Bridge and wonder if the Bridges will be hit.  Between 6:00 and 7:00 AM weekdays, the NYPD occasionally does drills where you see 50 cop cars flying down 42nd street ... and I wonder almost every time if it's not a drill this time.  When I get off the subway and walk down my street in Brooklyn, past Engine 226 and see the memorial for the 3 Firefighters that they lost .... I think about it every day.  I don't need anything to remember this day.

Gaia

09-11-2006, 10:21 AM

Just like everybody else, I will never forget that day. The feelings of hurt, anger, confusion, and horror that I felt for the families of the victims, all feels like it was yesterday. It's never really gone away for me. I think about 9/11 everyday, and that's no exxageration. How horrible it must have been and how horrible it still must be. I pray for the victims and the families daily and hope that most of them have found some solace and peace. I try to think about that day and be thankful for what I have and that I'm still on this earth, breathing eating talking...getting to see and do all the things that the victims arent able to do with their loved ones. When I think about 9/11 I also think of the assholes in the world that are doing horrible things.....gangbangers, murderers, child molesters, terrorists.....I sometimes feel like that day, even though it was horrific to say the least ; would have brought people together...instead it feels as if everyone has forgotten. So please dont forget....be nice to your fellow humans....you could make someones day...

Bulldogcakes

09-11-2006, 03:02 PM

What I remember most is in the days after, all the "missing" posters slapped all around the city of people you knew were never coming home, the makeshift memorials with candles in front of buildings and firehouses, the devasted looks on every face you met, the burning smell I could sense all the way out here in Bayside (a good 10-15 miles away) and how gorgeous the weather was most of that week, and how I couldn't enjoy a minute of it. And I remember all the people who rushed to Ground Zero to help, the out of city and out of state Firetrucks and ambulances that were all over the city streets, the women who held signs along the West Side Highway to lift the spirits of recovery workers. All of it spontaneous and unsolicited, people coming together and wanting to do something, anything to help. And how proud I was to be a New Yorker.  When people spoke about leaving town, I was stunned. To me thats like leaving your wife when she's sick with cancer and needs you most. You only have one home, for better or worse. And times like 9/11 make you realize who you are, and what you're made of.

Don Stugots

09-11-2006, 03:13 PM

BDC, i can remember one night when i was down there doing debris removal about a week later and it was raining lighty and was a little cold this PTA group from Morristown,NJ came down with Coffee, hot chocolate and dounuts.  it had to be the best stuff i ever had.  they were writing stuff down and we had no idea what they were wrigting,  a few days later a salvation army truck came in with rain gear, gloves, socks and boots for all of us.  one of the parents wasnt driving the truck but he was in the cab.   that is the kind of stuff that makes it hard for me to leave this city.  sept. 2001 i was knee deep in a divorce and hated my life and couldnt think of how my life could get worse.  i mean i hated the world, myself and everyone walking the streets and living their lives.  then this happens and then strangers come out in the rain to bring you something to drink and you cry like a baby.   BDC, i am so mad at you right now for making me think of this right now.

tele7

09-11-2006, 04:45 PM

I would like to dedicate this post to Brian Martineau.  We went to Middle School and High School together.  We both graduated from J.P.Stevens High School in 1982, and went our seperate ways.  I think the last time I saw him was at a High School party.Up untill now I've not been directly effected by 9/11.  I decided to go in late to work today to watch part of the memorial...then Bam!  There was his name and picture on TV.  I was completely shocked and saddened.He was truly an all around good guy who loved music.  I still remember our first conversation about Led Zeppelin in the 7th grade.  <a href="http://suburbanbanshee.wordpress.com/2006/09/10/2996-brian-e-martineau/">http://suburbanbanshee.wordpress.com/2006/09/10/2996-brian-e-martineau/</a>

docgoblin

09-11-2006, 05:40 PM

While I think its VERY important to remember what happened that day, I think we have to stop with the name reading and similar tributes. We have never done anything like that to commemorate those who died at Pearl Harbor, Gettysburgh, Bunker Hill etc... Making the families relive this in a public forum year after year seems a bit cruel, even if they seem agreeable to it. On the other hand, it didn't take long for the people of this country to return to their complacent ways. We have become so wrapped up in our Ipods and Plasma TVs, we are no better prepared for the enemy now than we were on 9/11/01. That is because we cannot identify and truly deal with the enemy. In the 1940's we knew that the countries of Germany, Japan, Italy etc... were the bad guys. Unfortunately the bad guys today do not identify with a nation. They identify with an ideology, and they're spread all over the globe. They also don't care if they die... and that's the toughest opponent to deal with because, as Ron has said all along, most of us care about living and prospering in this world, while the religious fanatics (no matter what sect they belong to) are always looking to the reward in the hereafter. That's a very difficult enemy to defeat! That is why my cynical brain thinks that we are doomed.

zildjian361

09-11-2006, 06:17 PM

NEVER FORGET I CAN SEE THE BLUE LIGHT IN THE SKY NOW FROM MY DECK IN LITTLE FERRY NJ<img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/sleep.gif" border="0" />

KC2OSO

09-11-2006, 08:45 PM

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeh6hSzlVRk" target="_self">Thank you, NYC, PA, and DC servicefolks</a>

FUNKMAN

09-11-2006, 09:31 PM

zildjian361 wrote: NEVER FORGET I CAN SEE THE BLUE LIGHT IN THE SKY NOW FROM MY DECK IN LITTLE FERRY NJ<img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/sleep.gif" border="0" /> reminds me... we had one of the tallest apartment buildings in downtown jersey city and clear view towards the skyline. as the towers were being built once they got to a certain floor we could see the remainder of the buildings going up. i remember looking every so often and taking notice of the progress being made til they were completed.my dad took me and my two brothers to the top when i was approx 15(mid 70's)  or so and he took some 8 or 9mm film. he's got film of us walking around, shots of the river "from the top". he had the film transferred to VHS "boy are we technologically advanced"

kellermcgee21

09-12-2006, 02:44 AM

i realize i am a day late but i didn't sign on the site yesterdayi just wanted to send my condolences to anyone who lost someone they knew on that horrible day 5 years ago....i also want to express my thanks to all the cops and firemen who risked their lives that day without a single thought for their own safety....i never had too many heros growing up but on that day i truly gained too many heros to list

Don Stugots

09-12-2006, 04:25 AM