tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35136026.post1859318592739903511..comments2023-10-24T05:05:24.143-07:00Comments on BULLET HOLES IN THE MAILBOX: A 9/11 RETROSPECTIVEBulletholeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331404499950190378noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35136026.post-25173923646203782762009-09-21T08:03:53.972-07:002009-09-21T08:03:53.972-07:00Really? There were some signs though. But don'...Really? There were some signs though. But don't feel bad about it: there are violent idiots everywhere, at every time. But this time they had planes.Martijnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18098980192737397708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35136026.post-26319829779913606342009-09-21T06:48:33.269-07:002009-09-21T06:48:33.269-07:00Yeah, it was a hell of a thing.
I didn't know ...Yeah, it was a hell of a thing.<br />I didn't know how much they hated us till that day.bulletholeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681107556161747976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35136026.post-40624465251458994952009-09-21T00:08:01.627-07:002009-09-21T00:08:01.627-07:009/11 in Europe.
I don't know, but it could j...9/11 in Europe. <br /><br />I don't know, but it could just be that people in America are wondering how the 9/11 events made an impact on people in other parts of the world. I can't speak for Iran, Panama, Tasmania, Bora Bora, etcetera, but I can tell you about my own experiences. <br /><br />It was a working day. Somewhere in the afternoon my boss stormed downstairs with the words "there has been a terrorist attack in America... planes flew in the World Trade Center and the Pentagon". With my co-workers and me this news caused something of a buzz, but in hindsight I am very surprised how cool and laconic everyone was. We all heard it but continued working as if this was all just something that had nothing to do with us. Very strange experience. I remember saying: "Well, at least the News is gonna be interesting to watch for a chance". I'm not ashamed for this cynicism: it's just a second nature to tell jokes and I blame society for having made me as insensitive as I am. The scale of these events didn't fully seeped through till later, seeing it on TV. How bad is that!? ‘Things have no importance and meaning till you see it on TV.’ However, the first real shock was when my boss came down for the second time that afternoon saying: "the towers have come down". And I said: "but what about all those people?" "Exactly!," my boss said. At that time, something of the scale of the horror became clear to me. Then I went home, flipped on the TV and sat spellbound and flabbergasted till late at night.Martijnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18098980192737397708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35136026.post-81339656309900428632009-09-18T07:35:29.858-07:002009-09-18T07:35:29.858-07:00Woah Steve, what a very impressive story is this! ...Woah Steve, what a very impressive story is this! Haunting. It's like a (short) film script.<br /><br />MartijnMartijnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18098980192737397708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35136026.post-43295392386462650892009-09-14T20:54:16.402-07:002009-09-14T20:54:16.402-07:00We still through we were invincible when the 1993 ...We still through we were invincible when the 1993 attempt failed. Little did we know...Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18356998698106275372noreply@blogger.com