# World Trade Center Plane Crash **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 11, 2001, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-plane-crash/80850 "2001-09-11T13:03:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Rosebud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@Rosebud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rosebud)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2001, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-plane-crash/80850/101 "2001-09-11T13:55:55Z")
Hi. Haven’t read the whole thread and hope you will forgive me. I’m in NYC and my friend Amy is down there near, or in, the Towers and my mom’s best friend’s daughter too. I can’t dial out of my office and I can’t reach Amy (cell network seems overloaded). One friend with whom I have contact on AIM is telling me she’s heard that “they” are telling people to move as far north in Manhattan as possible but everything is shut down. I’m so scared. My ex-boyfriend doesn’t seem to be at work yet and I hope he’s ok, isn’t that a lame thing to think right now? Flagrant plea for people to talk to me-- my work IM is Mmeow4000. ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2001, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-plane-crash/80850/102 "2001-09-11T13:58:10Z")
I’m having some luck at the bbc site. [http://www.bbc.co.uk](http://www.bbc.co.uk) (I hope my first submission didn’t go through–had the address wrong) Give that a try. All US news sites are jammed jammed jammed I feel like such a wuss but I started crying a few minutes ago. Just frustrated with the state of the world. ---
**Author:** ![SterlingNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@SterlingNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SterlingNorth)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2001, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-plane-crash/80850/103 "2001-09-11T13:58:12Z")
GodDamn I live 5 miles away from the Pentagon on Columbia Pike! I take that route to get to school, work, DC! My dad works at Crystal City! I overslept, and he has a job interview for a position in Alexandria. We’re lucky to be alive. God Fucking Damn!!! ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2001, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-plane-crash/80850/104 "2001-09-11T13:59:24Z")
ALL aircraft flying over the US has been ordered to land at the nearest airport. Has that EVER happened before??? ---
**Author:** ![Damhna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@Damhna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damhna)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2001, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-plane-crash/80850/105 "2001-09-11T14:00:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Damhna \* > \*\*A third plane is reported to be on the way by Reuteurs \*\* Retracted. One tower has collapsed at WTC ---
**Author:** ![dentarthurdent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@dentarthurdent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dentarthurdent)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2001, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-plane-crash/80850/106 "2001-09-11T14:00:45Z")
I would like all of us to observe a moment of silence at 10:00 in memory of the people who died at the World Trade Center moments ago. The media has made all of us so callous to events as tragic as these that we find ourselves laughing at the surrounding circumstances instead of crying. These are our brothers and sisters who were just murdered. They need our respect, our thoughts and prayers, not our laughter. No emails will be written, no phones will answered and no voices will be heard here from 10:00 AM to 10:05 AM. Maybe God bless and comfort those who lost loved ones in this event and may he allow justice to be served to those responsible. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_The\_Younger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d9b06d/32.png) [@Paul\_The\_Younger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_The_Younger)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2001, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-plane-crash/80850/107 "2001-09-11T14:00:45Z")
The second tower just fell. ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2001, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-plane-crash/80850/108 "2001-09-11T14:01:09Z")
Tower #2 collapses. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2001, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-plane-crash/80850/109 "2001-09-11T14:01:43Z")
World Trade Center South Tower has just collapsed. ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2001, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-plane-crash/80850/110 "2001-09-11T14:01:43Z")
something MAJOR just happened to the south tower. Part of it fell. Did it? Can anybody see it? ---
**Author:** ![lurkernomore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@lurkernomore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurkernomore)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2001, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-plane-crash/80850/111 "2001-09-11T14:01:52Z")
Reports the second tower has collapsed… ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2001, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-plane-crash/80850/112 "2001-09-11T14:01:57Z")
Good holy gods! A third plane just went through the south tower. It’s collapsed ---
**Author:** ![Elvis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/958977/32.png) [@Elvis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elvis)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2001, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-plane-crash/80850/113 "2001-09-11T14:02:07Z")
Oh my god, the tower just collapsed. People here in midtown were watching out the window and are now running around screaming. Horrible horrible. ---
**Author:** ![that\_darn\_cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/59ef9b/32.png) [@that\_darn\_cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/that_darn_cat)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2001, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-plane-crash/80850/114 "2001-09-11T14:02:12Z")
Damm. One of my freinds just trid to call me from the Mall. Our student worker told him I wasn’t here. At least he’s ok. Luck to all. TDC ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2001, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-plane-crash/80850/115 "2001-09-11T14:02:17Z")
im watching cnn…here in india…two planes into the wtc…one copter or plane into the pentagon…pentagon evacuated…seems to have hit the army quarters at the pentagon…another blast at some mall…and just a minute ago a cascading set of explosions set off in one of the world trade centre bldgs. possibly because of the fire already burning in it set off some explosions… ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2001, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-plane-crash/80850/116 "2001-09-11T14:02:30Z")
Cnn just said the Treasury building is on fire The second Trade Tower may have collapsed ---
**Author:** ![Toolie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@Toolie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toolie)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2001, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-plane-crash/80850/117 "2001-09-11T14:02:41Z")
One of the Twin Towers just had its structural integrity comprimised and a large portion of the building has just collapsed onto the ground… theres a large cloud of smoke encovering most of manhattan… ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2001, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-plane-crash/80850/118 "2001-09-11T14:02:41Z")
Sears Tower in Chicago evacuated ---
**Author:** ![Kamikazee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Kamikazee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamikazee)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2001, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-plane-crash/80850/119 "2001-09-11T14:03:16Z")
WTC has collapsed??? ---
**Author:** ![galen\_ubal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galen_ubal/32/4440_2.png) [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2001, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-plane-crash/80850/120 "2001-09-11T14:04:15Z")
I’ve noticed that the rest of the world tends to see Americans as rather violent. Bunkies, you ain’t seen **nothin’** yet. Whoever did this - you’ve pissed off the one country with the brainpower to find you, the resources to hunt you down. Better your mothers had had abortions. And a friendly warning to the other countries of the world - no more Mr. Nice Guy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-plane-crash/80850.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-plane-crash/80850.md?page=7)