Nine Eleven Decade - Page 4

katiesue · 09-10-2011, 10:08 AM

I missed it all the first time round and I just can't make myself try to re-live it.

BarTopDancer · 09-10-2011, 10:15 AM

One thing that still sticks out in my mind is how fvcking professional Doc on the Roc (KROQ's news guy) and the rest of the Kevin and Bean crew was that morning.

The other, among many, really is sitting at Starbucks during the days following with Erica thinking how eerily quiet it was without planes flying over and how loud it was once planes were allowed back in the air.

Then there was the convoy of tanks driving down Edinger, heading towards NWS Seal Beach (we presumed).

Morrigoon · 09-10-2011, 10:17 AM

I was supposed to start a new job as crew scheduler with National Airlines on the 12th. Of course, with no planes flying...

So yeah, I was hyper aware of the air silence. Started the next day. I felt kind of bad for the panicked flight attendants stuck in random cities we didn't fly to calling in to ask when they could come home and suddenly there's a new voice on the line.

Prudence · 09-10-2011, 07:16 PM

I happen to think I have a pretty good voice. And I'd like to run for President some day. I hadn't previously considered combining these activities, but once the whole 9/11 hullabaloo dies down I think we should add karaoke competitions to the usual debate cycle.

Morrigoon · 09-10-2011, 07:40 PM

I see it's time to start avoiding all news sources and some broadcast tv channels... the deluge has begun.

€uroMeinke · 09-10-2011, 09:54 PM

Thought this was an interesting info-graphic on the impact of 9/11 on civil liberties:

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Delayed-notice search warrants issued under the expanded powers of the Patriot Act, 2006–2009.

BarTopDancer · 09-11-2011, 04:25 PM

MSNBC is rerunning the NBC coverage from that day. It's just as intense, even after you know what happened and it's truly amazing how composed Tom Brokaw and all the other broadcasters were.

This is the first year I have actively sought out coverage and I'll probably regret it tonight when the images burned into my brain 10 years ago are brought front and center.

Prudence · 09-11-2011, 05:57 PM

We've spent the day avoiding coverage. Watched morris dancing and rock cello. Did a ton of laundry. Unpacked a box. Bathed the cat. Watched Star Trek. Looking forward to the media returning to its usual pandering to the unwashed masses.

flippyshark · 09-11-2011, 07:18 PM

I was productive today as well. Bought and assembled a new Ikea bed, disposed of an old one, cleaned kitchen and office, did important business-related paperwork - made myself a szechuan stir fry with beef, broccoli, carrots and red and yellow peppers. (Pretty good.) All the while, I listened to science, skeptical and Biblical criticism podcasts.

innerSpaceman · 09-11-2011, 08:16 PM

I'm toying with watching United 93 before bedtime. Haven't done anything all day to "observe the occasion" - - - -so.

But I don't seem to be in the mood for such an intense movie. Funny, I never seen to be in the mood to watch that film. Purchased it. Never in the mood to watch it. Heh.

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BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	One thing that still sticks out in my mind is how fvcking professional Doc on the Roc (KROQ's news guy) and the rest of the Kevin and Bean crew was that morning. The other, among many, really is sitting at Starbucks during the days following with Erica thinking how eerily quiet it was without planes flying over and how loud it was once planes were allowed back in the air. Then there was the convoy of tanks driving down Edinger, heading towards NWS Seal Beach (we presumed). __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	I was supposed to start a new job as crew scheduler with National Airlines on the 12th. Of course, with no planes flying... So yeah, I was hyper aware of the air silence. Started the next day. I felt kind of bad for the panicked flight attendants stuck in random cities we didn't fly to calling in to ask when they could come home and suddenly there's a new voice on the line. __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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09-10-2011, 07:16 PM	#4
Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	I happen to think I have a pretty good voice. And I'd like to run for President some day. I hadn't previously considered combining these activities, but once the whole 9/11 hullabaloo dies down I think we should add karaoke competitions to the usual debate cycle. __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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09-10-2011, 07:40 PM	#5
Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	I see it's time to start avoiding all news sources and some broadcast tv channels... the deluge has begun. __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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09-11-2011, 04:25 PM	#7
BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	MSNBC is rerunning the NBC coverage from that day. It's just as intense, even after you know what happened and it's truly amazing how composed Tom Brokaw and all the other broadcasters were. This is the first year I have actively sought out coverage and I'll probably regret it tonight when the images burned into my brain 10 years ago are brought front and center. __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
	Submit to Quotes

09-11-2011, 05:57 PM	#8
Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	We've spent the day avoiding coverage. Watched morris dancing and rock cello. Did a ton of laundry. Unpacked a box. Bathed the cat. Watched Star Trek. Looking forward to the media returning to its usual pandering to the unwashed masses. __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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09-11-2011, 07:18 PM	#9
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	I was productive today as well. Bought and assembled a new Ikea bed, disposed of an old one, cleaned kitchen and office, did important business-related paperwork - made myself a szechuan stir fry with beef, broccoli, carrots and red and yellow peppers. (Pretty good.) All the while, I listened to science, skeptical and Biblical criticism podcasts.
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09-11-2011, 08:16 PM	#10
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	I'm toying with watching United 93 before bedtime. Haven't done anything all day to "observe the occasion" - - - -so. But I don't seem to be in the mood for such an intense movie. Funny, I never seen to be in the mood to watch that film. Purchased it. Never in the mood to watch it. Heh.
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