# Far away, but we remembered. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 11, 2002, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/far-away-but-we-remembered/127953 "2002-09-11T11:46:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2002, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/far-away-but-we-remembered/127953/1 "2002-09-11T11:46:34Z")
Because of our geographical position with relation to the international timezones, New Zealand was one of the first countries to see September 11, 2002. [Here](http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,3882-1749381,00.html) is one report on how we remembered the events of a year ago. According to the [NZ Herald](http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=2746952&thesection=news&thesubsection=general) , flags of both the United States and New Zealand were raised over the Auckland Harbour Bridge at around 6.30 am our time, then lowered to half-mast. We’re a day ahead of what will be the “real” commemorations, those in the US, but today still had an unreal atmosphere, a sense of a breath held wherever I went. Peace, health, safety and love to you all. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2002, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/far-away-but-we-remembered/127953/2 "2002-09-11T12:25:40Z")
Thank you for that Ice. ---
**Author:** ![Tal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/54ee81/32.png) [@Tal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tal)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2002, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/far-away-but-we-remembered/127953/3 "2002-09-11T12:59:13Z")
Australia also Remembered [http://users.tpg.com.au/talie/australiaremembers.html](http://users.tpg.com.au/talie/australiaremembers.html) ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2002, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/far-away-but-we-remembered/127953/4 "2002-09-11T13:01:57Z")
Thank you so much. It means more than you could possibly know. \>sniff\< ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2002, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/far-away-but-we-remembered/127953/5 "2002-09-11T13:24:58Z")
I just attended the commemoration in our dealing room. Normally the most hectic part of the bank, it fell silent for two minutes at 14:46 CET. We will never forget. ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2002, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/far-away-but-we-remembered/127953/6 "2002-09-11T13:30:12Z")
Yes, it takes something to silence a building full of consultants and auditors, but the minute’s silence was impeccably observed in my office today. ---
**Author:** ![tritone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8e7dd6/32.png) [@tritone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tritone)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2002, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/far-away-but-we-remembered/127953/7 "2002-09-11T13:39:31Z")
Someone else who’s far away, but just letting all of you in the USA know that I’m thinking of you today. I can’t quite forget the complete shock and fear and distress I felt when I was sitting glued to the TV screen this time last year, and I don’t want to imagine how much harder it must be for those of you who are in the same country, or the same city. Take care, all of you. -tritone ---
**Author:** ![Spooky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Spooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spooky)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2002, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/far-away-but-we-remembered/127953/8 "2002-09-11T14:08:23Z")
Thank you, **Ice Wolf**. Native New Yorker here. I am so far away from there now, sitting by the fire on a cold, misty morning. The mountain is shrouded in clouds. All is quiet. I miss New York. ---
**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2002, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/far-away-but-we-remembered/127953/9 "2002-09-11T14:53:09Z")
There are good people the world over. It’s nice to be reminded of that, today especially. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2002, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/far-away-but-we-remembered/127953/10 "2002-09-11T21:03:33Z")
Thank you so much. I didn’t personally know anyone who died a year ago, but I feel so sad today. It’s very comforting to hear words of support from far-away friends. It really means a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2002, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/far-away-but-we-remembered/127953/11 "2002-09-11T21:09:32Z")
And of all ICE WOLF’s links, I think the most affecting was [this](http://www4.tpgi.com.au/talie/remember.html). ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2002, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/far-away-but-we-remembered/127953/12 "2002-09-11T21:12:14Z")
I just checked my answering machine at home from work, and found a message from a friend in London who called to let me know she was thinking of me today—how sweet! New York’s a little quiet and tense today, a few more police cars and officers wandering about; but it’s a lovely day out and I do _not_ plan to watch TV tonight. And I think I will bypass the Lincoln Tunnel on my way home, Just In Case . . . ---
**Author:** ![GregAtlanta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/eb9ed0/32.png) [@GregAtlanta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GregAtlanta)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2002, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/far-away-but-we-remembered/127953/13 "2002-09-11T22:01:09Z")
Thank you, Ice, and others the world over. It means a great deal to Americans to know that we’re not alone in our grief. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2002, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/far-away-but-we-remembered/127953/14 "2002-09-12T02:27:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jodi \* > \*\*And of all ICE WOLF’s links, I think the most affecting was [this](http://www4.tpgi.com.au/talie/remember.html). \*\* It was **Tal** who provided the link, the bottom of which webpage had a further link to that very moving slideshow, **Jodi**. It comes from an Australian website: hardly surprising, as my cousins across the water have always been able to find just the right way to express the grief we feel here in our part of the world for the loss of so many lives, the loss of innocence, the irrevocable change to so many lives. I’m glad this thread has been appreciated, and I thank all those who responded. The saying is trite but true: we _are_ one world. ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2002, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/far-away-but-we-remembered/127953/15 "2002-09-12T08:07:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jodi \* > \*\*And of all ICE WOLF’s links, I think the most affecting was [this](http://www4.tpgi.com.au/talie/remember.html). \*\* That was beautiful. In fact, during the weeks after the attacks, I listened to Satie’s music constantly for its dignity and its comfort. I think the most moving moment of the 11th for me was when, at the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace, they played The Star-Spangled Banner instead of God Save the Queen. That was when I broke down sobbing. (The first time, anyway.) Thank you, all of you. ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2002, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/far-away-but-we-remembered/127953/16 "2002-09-12T13:18:57Z")
**Ice Wolf** , you’ve always been my favourite Doper (but 'course ya knew that); this thread just reinforces my opinion. As most other non-Americans would know, dealing with our own Setember 11 feelings hasn’t been easy - there is a sense that we should be the ones providing support, not asking for it. Australia has always had the “Crocodile Hunter / Vegemite / G’Day” _brand name_, yet our cousins the New Zealanders across the water simply go on being quietly very, very cool. **Wolfie** , you are a credit to your nation, and our part of the world. Your thread has helped more than you can know. ---
**Author:** ![Apollyon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/apollyon/32/4238_2.png) [@Apollyon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apollyon)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2002, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/far-away-but-we-remembered/127953/17 "2002-09-12T22:07:16Z")
Hear, hear. Well said, **Ice Wolf**. ---
**Author:** ![reprise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@reprise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reprise)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2002, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/far-away-but-we-remembered/127953/18 "2002-09-14T09:33:29Z")
Seconding what **TLD** said. Much as we put shit on the Kiwis for the funny way they talk, they have always been the first nation to be there for us. You’re a top lady **Ice Wolf** and I feel very privileged to call you my friend. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2002, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/far-away-but-we-remembered/127953/19 "2002-09-14T09:48:51Z")
🙂 Thanks, guys.