World trade centre OMFG!!!!!!!!
caplin
If you dont know what Im talking bout... go put CNN on NOW if you have
it.....
Ash
wrote:
>If that's not the wildest thing Ive ever seen...
>
>If you dont know what Im talking bout... go put CNN on NOW if you have
>it.....
>
Two actually by the looks of it..bloody Terrorists..the shit will hit
the fan now...
Katharine S
switched over to CNN.
As I was watching, a second explosion took place, and I thought, 'hang on a
sec, didn't a plane just go behind the building?' I thought it was emergency
services having a look around... then they said it was a SECOND plane. BBC
hasn't picked up on that yet - they still think it's an explosion from the
first plane.
Navigational stuff ups somewhere along the line sending them both into the
building - small passenger planes they reckon...
Weren't the pilots looking where they were going??????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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spamblock in action
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caplin
caplin <qwe...@qwerty.com> wrote in message
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>
> If you dont know what Im talking bout... go put CNN on NOW if you have
> it.....
Ok now my Ive seen everything.. two planes... yes TWO have flown into each
tower of the World Trade Centre in New York! The most amazing footage
ever....
Wanna lay bets on which terrorist organisation claims responsibility? I'll
put $50 on the PLO
>
>
Muzz
zaphy
regurgitated:
>this is the worst thing i've ever witnessed
Nah, the footage of the floor collapsing at the Israeli wedding a few
months back was worse than this.
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zaphy
toddmc...@dingoblue.net.au
Please remove "spamoff" to email me.
Brad Carletti
>
>If you dont know what Im talking bout... go put CNN on NOW if you have
>it.....
I don't have the TV, and I can't access the website.
I guess several million people had the same idea I just did. :)
And of course the FTA TV channels aren't talking about it.
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"However, it is important not to stare at the enemy
because he may sense the stalker's presence through
a sixth sense."
- US Army Field Manual 21-150 Chapter 7 "Sentry Removal"
Windows 4X
ann bishop
> caplin <qwe...@qwerty.com> wrote in message
> news:3b9e0bed$0$20970$7f31...@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au...
> > If that's not the wildest thing Ive ever seen...
> >
> > If you dont know what Im talking bout... go put CNN on NOW if you have
> > it.....
>
> Ok now my Ive seen everything.. two planes... yes TWO have flown into each
> tower of the World Trade Centre in New York! The most amazing footage
> ever....
Certainly spectacular.
>
> Wanna lay bets on which terrorist organisation claims responsibility? I'll
> put $50 on the PLO
I'll go for Bin Laden.
--
annieb
zaphy
>If that's not the wildest thing Ive ever seen...
>
>If you dont know what Im talking bout... go put CNN on NOW if you have
>it.....
Channel 10 has the CNN live footage.
mildboy
site have too much traffic to cope!
GRRRR
Brad Carletti
>> put $50 on the PLO
>
>I'll go for Bin Laden.
I'll have a piece of that action.
Katharine S
have that job, to keep my voice steady for it then go on and do the rest of
the news as if nothing had happened...
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spamblock in action
"Brad Carletti" <guppy...@sagamers.com> wrote in message
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Katharine S
Can't get onto the CNN website, no surprise...
"Muzz" <the...@optushome.com.au> wrote in message
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Brad Carletti
>have that job, to keep my voice steady for it then go on and do the rest of
>the news as if nothing had happened...
I was getting all the info from here while the TV was going so I
missed all the cuts.
It was disgusting that they were talking about the stock market while
that was going on, although I can't really be too surprised - they
have constraints.
OTOH, I'm definatley looking forward to NBC Today!
Hoju
> >Late news on Ch 10 crossed live to it a couple of times - man, I'd hate
to
> >have that job, to keep my voice steady for it then go on and do the rest
of
> >the news as if nothing had happened...
>
> I was getting all the info from here while the TV was going so I
> missed all the cuts.
>
> It was disgusting that they were talking about the stock market while
> that was going on, although I can't really be too surprised - they
> have constraints.
>
> OTOH, I'm definatley looking forward to NBC Today!
i dont think it will be on it. the first crash was just before 9am, which
would mean nbc today is finishing.
ho'JU
Brad Carletti
>
>i dont think it will be on it. the first crash was just before 9am, which
>would mean nbc today is finishing.
Oh.
Stephen John
"caplin" <qwe...@qwerty.com> wrote in message
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> If that's not the wildest thing Ive ever seen...
>
> If you dont know what Im talking bout... go put CNN on NOW if you have
> it.....
>
fuck, now the pentagon!
ann bishop
Katharine S <kath...@nospamoptushome.com.au> wrote:
> Late news on Ch 10 crossed live to it a couple of times - man, I'd hate to
> have that job, to keep my voice steady for it then go on and do the rest of
> the news as if nothing had happened...
>
>
Seven are covering both places,the tower & pentagon.
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annieb
Brad Carletti
>> have that job, to keep my voice steady for it then go on and do the rest of
>> the news as if nothing had happened...
>Seven are covering both places,the tower & pentagon.
I tihnk NBC's coverage is the best so far
Colin
this appears to be a very well planned (and cowardly) attack.
Col.
V01TeK
"zaphy" <toddmc...@dingoblue.net.au> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 11 Sep 2001 13:22:24 GMT, "Muzz" <the...@optushome.com.au>
> regurgitated:
>
> >this is the worst thing i've ever witnessed
>
> Nah, the footage of the floor collapsing at the Israeli wedding a few
> months back was worse than this.
>
I agree, because that particular video showed PEOPLE. Happy, dancing,
collapsing, falling.
However, the death toll from this one is going to be a hell of a lot
higher...
Chris
JS
> building - small passenger planes they reckon...
> Weren't the pilots looking where they were going??????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Deliberate attack, Katharine. Both towers of the World Trade Centre and the
Pentagon, a military target. The US will consider this an act of war, and if
they find out which government is responsible (if there is one), they're
gonna open a whole can of woop'ass.
JS
Brad Carletti
You might want to look at the time stamp on her message.
V01TeK
>
>
What time zone are you in? Just be patient... it'll be there veeeeery soon.
Chris
JS
I'll
> put $50 on the PLO
No, no way. They're not THAT stupid. They would know that to directly attack
the US like this would turn the whole rest of the world against them.
It would have to be the work of a splinter group or some other terrorist
organisation, but if there is a government behind it - there's gonna be
another war.
JS
ann bishop
> Its a terrorist attack. Footage of the second plane shows it
> deliberately steering into the undamaged tower.
>
> The Pentagon also appears to have been attacked.
One tower of the two has collapsed,sorry make that both towers the other
one just went in front of my eyes.
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annieb
V01TeK
"Windows 4X" <nov...@getyourownviruz.com> wrote in message
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> yep us official is saying it is a act of terrorist
A palestinian group has claimed responsibility in Saudi Arabia, but it has
yet to be confirmed whether they are telling the truth or cashing in.
Chris
Brad Carletti
>
>What time zone are you in? Just be patient... it'll be there veeeeery soon.
The time zone of an hour ago.
JS
> yet to be confirmed whether they are telling the truth or cashing in.
In this sort of situation, every man and his dog will come out of hiding to
either claim it or claim it on behalf of someone else, to get the other
group in all sorts of hell.
An official from that group mentioned has denied responsibility.
sammy day
>
> >> Wanna lay bets on which terrorist organisation claims responsibility? I'll
> >> put $50 on the PLO
> >
> >I'll go for Bin Laden.
>
> I'll have a piece of that action.
>
ann bishop
ann bishop
Definitely.It continues there are reports of another plane down in ,I
think they said, Pennsylvania.
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annieb
Katharine S
"JS" <jeremy...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Yeah I know that now - I wrote this just after the second tower hit, when
some reports were still reporting the second one as an explosion, not a
plane...
It's amazing that people hung around for so long, I would have gotten as far
as possible from that place, unless I was in a situation where i could help
people. Lots of rubbernecking going on...
V01TeK
>
> I tihnk NBC's coverage is the best so far
>
Naturally.
Chris
Brad Carletti
>
>Naturally.
>Chris
America's first family...
Just watch Today, and you will see...
:)
ann bishop
> On Tue, 11 Sep 2001 13:11:43 GMT, "Katharine S"
> <kath...@nospamoptushome.com.au> wrote:
>
> >Can't fucking believe it - it broke into the Channel 10 news, then I
> >switched over to CNN.
> >
> >As I was watching, a second explosion took place, and I thought, 'hang on a
> >sec, didn't a plane just go behind the building?' I thought it was emergency
> >services having a look around... then they said it was a SECOND plane. BBC
> >hasn't picked up on that yet - they still think it's an explosion from the
> >first plane.
> >
> >Navigational stuff ups somewhere along the line sending them both into the
> >building - small passenger planes they reckon...
> >
> >Weren't the pilots looking where they were going??????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> Its a terrorist attack. Footage of the second plane shows it
> deliberately steering into the undamaged tower.
>
> The Pentagon also appears to have been attacked.
There is another plane down in Pittsburgh as well.
--
annieb
damnfine
> Navigational stuff ups somewhere along the line sending them both into the
> building - small passenger planes they reckon...
>
> Weren't the pilots looking where they were going??????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Um... Katharine? This is a terrorist attack, and quite probably the biggest
one of all time.
--
/^\damnfine/^\
"E quindi uscimmo a riveder le stelle."
damnfine
> Wanna lay bets on which terrorist organisation claims responsibility? I'll
> put $50 on the PLO
I'm hoping against all rational logic that the perps are American. Otherwise,
there's gonna be chaos.
Brad Carletti
>> building - small passenger planes they reckon...
>>
>> Weren't the pilots looking where they were going??????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>Um... Katharine? This is a terrorist attack, and quite probably the biggest
>one of all time.
Christ people, she wrote that in the opening minutes.
damnfine
> Nah, the footage of the floor collapsing at the Israeli wedding a few
> months back was worse than this.
Yes, but that was never going to cause World War 3.
damnfine
> And of course the FTA TV channels aren't talking about it.
Um... all three of them are.
Channel 7's NBC feed seems to be the best.
Brad Carletti
>
>Um... all three of them are.
Yes. Read the time stamp. :)
>Channel 7's NBC feed seems to be the best.
Agreed.
But when the 7 crew pop their heads up I switch over to the ABC, which
is showing nothing but CNN.
Katharine S
"Brad Carletti" <guppy...@sagamers.com> wrote in message
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> >> Navigational stuff ups somewhere along the line sending them both into
the
> >> building - small passenger planes they reckon...
> >> Weren't the pilots looking where they were going??????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> >
> >Deliberate attack, Katharine. Both towers of the World Trade Centre and
the
> >Pentagon, a military target. The US will consider this an act of war, and
if
> >they find out which government is responsible (if there is one), they're
> >gonna open a whole can of woop'ass.
> >
> >JS
>
> You might want to look at the time stamp on her message.
Yep.
Katharine S
"damnfine" <raoul...@journalist.comGOD'S-MERCY-ON-YOU-SWINE> wrote in
message news:KBpn7.3656$iH4.2...@ozemail.com.au...
> Katharine S wrote:
> > Navigational stuff ups somewhere along the line sending them both into
the
> > building - small passenger planes they reckon...
> >
> > Weren't the pilots looking where they were going??????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> Um... Katharine? This is a terrorist attack, and quite probably the
biggest
> one of all time.
Did you look at when I wrote this?
Bloody hell, people jumping down my throat about this... I wrote this just
after the second plane crashed into the WTC, when some news reporters were
still reporting the second one as an explosion, not a second plane. This was
very early in the piece, when they thought it was some kind of navigational
stuff-up - accident, not terrorist attack...
V01TeK
> > Wanna lay bets on which terrorist organisation claims responsibility?
> I'll
> > put $50 on the PLO
>
> No, no way. They're not THAT stupid. They would know that to directly
attack
> the US like this would turn the whole rest of the world against them.
>
True. Arafat and co are, for the most part, a lot more diplomatic (award for
understatement of the year expected)
Chris
damnfine
> OTOH, I'm definatley looking forward to NBC Today!
It's been on Ch. 7 for the last couple of hours... so you're missing it. Ch 7
are feeding CNN right now, though.
damnfine
> i dont think it will be on it. the first crash was just before 9am, which
> would mean nbc today is finishing.
Nope... Matt and Katie are anchoring and doing it very bloody well. But 7 has
switched over to CNN for some reason which is pissing me off...
Brad Carletti
>
>It's been on Ch. 7 for the last couple of hours... so you're missing it. Ch 7
>are feeding CNN right now, though.
Again, timestamps. :)
NBC's back on
damnfine
> >Um... Katharine? This is a terrorist attack, and quite probably the biggest
> >one of all time.
>
> Christ people, she wrote that in the opening minutes.
Yeah... again, my news server has gone all stupid, tonight of all nights. I
didn't notice for quite a while that I was replying to people up to one and a
half hours late. For the first hour of all this shit I thought no one was
poting about it at all! ;)
damnfine
> Did you look at when I wrote this?
AAAARGH!
No, OK... No!
USUALLY, I don't freakin' have to. ;)
damnfine
> >It's been on Ch. 7 for the last couple of hours... so you're missing it. Ch
7
> >are feeding CNN right now, though.
>
> Again, timestamps. :)
Look, how many times do I have to apoligise for what Ozemail's done to me
tonight? ;)
JS
> after the second plane crashed into the WTC, when some news reporters were
> still reporting the second one as an explosion, not a second plane. This
was
> very early in the piece, when they thought it was some kind of
navigational
> stuff-up - accident, not terrorist attack...
I wasn't jumping down your throat, I was making a general statement that it
was a deliberate attack.
JS
JS
Otherwise,
> there's gonna be chaos.
One of the networks actually interviewed Tom Clancy, who is one of his
novels wrote about a terrorist that flies a 747 into the Capitol Building in
Washington.
He commented that people who are willing to throw their lives away like this
are rare, and usually religiously motivated. And while I give some Americans
their religious fervour, I'm not sure how you could put enough fanatics in
one room to cause this sort of havoc - without _someone_ finding out...
However at that level, the perpetrators are well beyond the reach of
authorities now. It's the higher levels that they want.
JS
Prodigy
> >> Wanna lay bets on which terrorist organisation claims responsibility?
I'll
> >> put $50 on the PLO
> >
>
> I'll have a piece of that action.
>
Katharine S
It wasn't just you, but it was made to look like I didn't know what I was
talking about, when in fact I posted information right at the start of the
whole thing, before any of these facts were known.
People didn't think about how much information had come to light since that
post, and thought I was just being ignorant of the facts at the time - of
course I knew it was a deliberate attack by that point!
Jason Stokes
beginning... in time for the second plane crash and the later explosions,
and the progression from disbelief to "holy fucking God" stage, and was on
the phone to a mate for the whole thing... you can't convey the feeling,
first thinking "Ok, the damage is bad but the building's going to survive"
to watching the WTC actually collapse.
George W Bush isn't handling the whole thing very well at all.... he's even
dithered about flying back to Washington, preferring the safety of an army
base. The symbolism of the president, on an extended holiday, *not* flying
straight back to the nation's capital at a time when it's actually the
target of an attack may have some political fallout.
Brett O'Callaghan
>Katharine S wrote:
>> Navigational stuff ups somewhere along the line sending them both into the
>> building - small passenger planes they reckon...
>> Weren't the pilots looking where they were going??????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>Um... Katharine? This is a terrorist attack, and quite probably the biggest
>one of all time.
If I were certain people in, say, the middle east and afghanistan
right now I'd be feeling mighty nervous, whether I was responsible or
not.
Byeeeee.
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zaphy
<raoul...@journalist.comGOD'S-MERCY-ON-YOU-SWINE> regurgitated:
>zaphy wrote:
>> Nah, the footage of the floor collapsing at the Israeli wedding a few
>> months back was worse than this.
>
>Yes, but that was never going to cause World War 3.
True, I was just talking about the raw effect of the footage taken out
of context of the big picture. The wedding footage actually *showed*
people dying etc..
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Please remove "spamoff" to email me.
zaphy
regurgitated:
>But this is much more terrifying - the Israeli wedding was accidental -
>this appears to be a very well planned (and cowardly) attack.
Am I the only one who thinks that'd be even more freaky if it happened
by accident?
ann bishop
> Well I had the experience of watching the whole thing unfold almost from the
> beginning... in time for the second plane crash and the later explosions,
> and the progression from disbelief to "holy fucking God" stage, and was on
> the phone to a mate for the whole thing... you can't convey the feeling,
> first thinking "Ok, the damage is bad but the building's going to survive"
> to watching the WTC actually collapse.
I was in the same position,the casualty list is going to be huge.
When you think of the events after Pearl Harbour this does not bode well
for the world.
>
> George W Bush isn't handling the whole thing very well at all.... he's even
> dithered about flying back to Washington, preferring the safety of an army
> base. The symbolism of the president, on an extended holiday, *not* flying
> straight back to the nation's capital at a time when it's actually the
> target of an attack may have some political fallout.
They seem to be trying to rectify that this morning.I've seen spokesmen
from the President to the FBI trying to calm the citizens.
--
annieb
ann bishop
> caplin wrote:
> > Wanna lay bets on which terrorist organisation claims responsibility? I'll
> > put $50 on the PLO
>
> I'm hoping against all rational logic that the perps are American. Otherwise,
> there's gonna be chaos.
They have so many enemies it's hard to choose.
This very minute 8:26am there are reports of explosions in Kabul ,no
further report as yet.
--
annieb
Fleeced
>
> On Wed, 12 Sep 2001 00:27:04 +0930, "damnfine"
> <raoul...@journalist.comGOD'S-MERCY-ON-YOU-SWINE> regurgitated:
>
> >zaphy wrote:
> >> Nah, the footage of the floor collapsing at the Israeli wedding a few
> >> months back was worse than this.
> >
> >Yes, but that was never going to cause World War 3.
>
> True, I was just talking about the raw effect of the footage taken out
> of context of the big picture. The wedding footage actually *showed*
> people dying etc..
So you haven't seen the footage of people jumping to their deaths yet?
Fleeced
Baph
>
> > A palestinian group has claimed responsibility in Saudi Arabia, but it has
> > yet to be confirmed whether they are telling the truth or cashing in.
>
> In this sort of situation, every man and his dog will come out of hiding to
> either claim it or claim it on behalf of someone else, to get the other
> group in all sorts of hell.
I'd doubt it in this case. There aren't a lot of terrorist groups
actively targeting the US with the obvious exception of Bin Laden's
followers. Isreal is a much more preferable target. Isreal doesn't have
the military power of the US and an attack on Isreal doesn't touch home
with the US as much as with the Trade Centre/Whitehouse attacks. From
what's being said, most arab terrorist groups and arab leaders are
distancing themselves from the actions, especially powerholders such as
the PLO and the Taliban. The biggest problem as I see it is that the US
has an itchy fingered president anxious to follow in daddy's footsteps.
If the US went to war with any arab nation over this incident that
country would be devastated with the US's losses primarily being
military personnel. I can see this incident esculating very easily into
war especially if Arab nations are reluctant to bring the perpetrators
to justice.
Cackling Pipes
"Fleeced" <fle...@mail.com> wrote in message
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Or the plane full of passengers flying into the WTC, the people jump is
disturbing, esp shots of those 2 coming down together and those hanging out
the window, knowing they are about to die.
Katharine S
"Brett O'Callaghan" <bm...@dingoblue.net.au> wrote in message
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> "damnfine" <raoul...@journalist.comGOD'S-MERCY-ON-YOU-SWINE> wrote:
>
> >Katharine S wrote:
> >> Navigational stuff ups somewhere along the line sending them both into
the
> >> building - small passenger planes they reckon...
> >> Weren't the pilots looking where they were going??????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> >Um... Katharine? This is a terrorist attack, and quite probably the
biggest
> >one of all time.
>
> If I were certain people in, say, the middle east and afghanistan
> right now I'd be feeling mighty nervous, whether I was responsible or
> not.
Just want to point (again :) out that what I said above was written right at
the start of all this before anyone knew what was going on... but damfine's
newsserver was so slow he was about an hour behind the rest of us :)
It's interesting that 'terrorism' wasn't immediately considered, they were
searching for 'accident' explanations for a while, I suppose it took a while
for the commentators to take it all in.
There's going to be a lot of retaliation unfortunately, and even more
unfortunately, on anyone people feel like lashing out at, whether or not
they have anything to do with what happened.
Rednecks with little self control who feel helpless will feel the need to
personally punish someone, and that someone will probably be an individual
who looks different to them.
zaphy
regurgitated:
Not when I posted that message. Still my comment stands. Show me
footage from inside the plane when it crashed and you might have a new
winner..
JS
to
> > either claim it or claim it on behalf of someone else, to get the other
> > group in all sorts of hell.
>
> I'd doubt it in this case. There aren't a lot of terrorist groups
> actively targeting the US with the obvious exception of Bin Laden's
> followers.
What does that matter? I didn't say that these people actually DID the deed,
I just said that they would CLAIM they did, or claim that OTHERS did to get
those others in a whole world of trouble. Soon after it happened an
anonymous caller (to somewhere) said the PLO was responsible, however then
Arafat came out and declared they had nothing to do with it.
> the PLO and the Taliban. The biggest problem as I see it is that the US
> has an itchy fingered president anxious to follow in daddy's footsteps.
No no no no no. What we have now is a totally pissed off NATION (with
exceptions) and the government's attitude is going to be a reflection of
public opinion in the US (read: opinion polls). Dubbya is only reacting to
what the public wants - which is, bluntly, vengeance.
> If the US went to war with any arab nation over this incident that
> country would be devastated with the US's losses primarily being
> military personnel. I can see this incident esculating very easily into
> war especially if Arab nations are reluctant to bring the perpetrators
> to justice.
Once again, I think this is incorrect. Any military action will, I believe,
be localised - but hard, damn hard. I'm talking lots of naval and strategic
air assets and Special Forces on the ground - UNLESS the attacks are the
work of an actual nation state. Then there had to be serious thinking, and
Dubbya isn't about to go down in history as throwing away American lives.
His Dad delivered victory in the Gulf War with "minimal" US casualties, and
Dubbya would want the same for this action.
JS
nats back
spamblock in action
>> Navigational stuff ups somewhere along the line sending them both into
the
> >> building - small passenger planes they reckon...
> >> Weren't the pilots looking where they were going??????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lol lol lol lol
Arrr yep, whatever!!!!!
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Katharine S
"nats back" <nat...@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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> lol lol lol lol
> Arrr yep, whatever!!!!!
What's your problem?
Wollongong Quokka
> Well I had the experience of watching the whole thing unfold almost from the
> beginning... in time for the second plane crash and the later explosions,
> and the progression from disbelief to "holy fucking God" stage, and was on
> the phone to a mate for the whole thing... you can't convey the feeling,
> first thinking "Ok, the damage is bad but the building's going to survive"
> to watching the WTC actually collapse.
Hmmm, my experience was a bit different... was happily tucked away
watching Captain Corelli's Mandolin as all the planes crashed. I
bumped into someone I knew outside just before midnight however - he'd
also just come out of a movie and already knew of one aircraft going
in. Either he left his mobile on or had a whole pile of messages when
he got out.
Getting into the car, the radio was already on ABC Local Radio, which
was playing CNN, so that's where we left it. It would appear going by
later reports that we tuned in just moments after the first tower
collapsed. As such, what CNN was reporting was almost completely
incoherent.
In 20 minutes of listening, all we managed to learn was that one plane
had hit one tower... it was some time before we learnt that it was
something as large and significant as a 767. I think until then we
were both thinking more along the lines of a Cessna, possibly because
we've both flown many FlightSim Cessnas into that building.
Given the sheer size of the WTC and the (relatively) not so large size
of a 767, I expressed a feeling to the friend I was dropping off that
I didn't really believe it was capable of bringing the entire building
down (and it seems that structurally speaking, that was kind of
correct - I hadn't considered the fire).
After I was moving again I looked around and found BBC World (radio)
coverage on NewsRadio and was about 500m down the road when the second
building collapsed (Again - I hadn't even realised the first had
already gone) and they ran through the full list of what had happened.
I had to pull over for a moment as the sheer enormity of the incident
sunk in.
I didn't actually see the TV coverage until I finally got home about
an hour later... was a very interesting drive home. As I came down
the hill into Wollongong, United was still "deeply concerned" about
the aircraft that turned out to be the second that hit the WTC.
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A Wollongong Quokka Experience
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JS
> watching Captain Corelli's Mandolin as all the planes crashed. I
> bumped into someone I knew outside just before midnight however - he'd
> also just come out of a movie and already knew of one aircraft going
> in. Either he left his mobile on or had a whole pile of messages when
> he got out.
In a surreal experience, I was watching The West Wing when there was a break
for a newsflash and Jim Waley announced a plane had hit the World Trade
Centre.
They went straight back to The West Wing and for a while there, I kept
waiting for a scene where a character burst into the Oval Office and
announced the attack had occured.
Then the show ended, the news started, and I saw the rest live.
JS