tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post2408225758191010960..comments2023-10-28T19:42:01.039+01:00Comments on Going fast, getting nowhere: "Where were you, when the world stopped turning ... "Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-67273101204523802112011-09-12T17:19:13.456+01:002011-09-12T17:19:13.456+01:00"When the first plane hit, we all assumed it ...<i>"When the first plane hit, we all assumed it was a terrible accident."</i><br /><br />Oh, indeed. The newsanchors were initially reporting it as 'a small plane' (my mum remembers thinking it must have been a Cessna or Learjet)...JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-91038192919322794632011-09-11T23:35:57.301+01:002011-09-11T23:35:57.301+01:00Thanks for reminding me, Joe. When the first plan...Thanks for reminding me, Joe. When the first plane hit, we all assumed it was a terrible accident. It was the second plane that brought the terrible knowledge that it was a deliberate attack. It seemed that the impossible had just happened.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-27102979291207779782011-09-11T21:20:19.778+01:002011-09-11T21:20:19.778+01:00Probably the second unforgettable (not personal) m...Probably the second unforgettable (not personal) moment in a lifetime.<br /><br />[The 1st was receiving news of JFK's assassination.]<br /><br />The afternoon of ten years ago I was at a customer's office and he had a BBC News feed on his computer. The 1st Tower had been crashed into.<br /><br />As soon as real-time reports of the 2nd Tower being targeted came through, everyone in the office realised it was a conspiracy. The discussions then revolved around speculation as to whether there were any more 'flying bombs'; and, what the target would be.<br /><br />Most considered the White House, not realising that prospective targets had to be physically quite large. Many thought that just flying into a city centre would suffice.<br /><br />Then, the Pentagon got hit.<br /><br />The news that a passenger revolt prevented catastrophic damage from the 4th plane didn't become available until later that day.<br /><br />Sympathies to the thousands of victims of indiscriminate mass destruction; the world changed that day.Joe Publichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829909061904690380noreply@blogger.com