9-11 where were you

[Teutonic]

I was underwater working as a diver for a MAJOR casino repairing a pvc pipe some rich bastard wrecked... backed right over the slip he was aiming for with a 76 ft yacht. As it was extended dive I was on a HOOKA line. My hooka was yanked..almost pulled out of my mouth. My tender said a plane hit one of the 2 towers. " So ?...I m fkn busy dumbass. We ain t in NYC." " Yes but..." " I m busy..."

30-40 min s later that dumb bastard yank s my line clean outta my mouth. I m under a pier running power ( battery) tools with no air.
GD it. I drop a saw and come out of the water and the lil chudna is backing up : " Mr. Nick said get you out of the water...NOW."
I called my boss and said "WHAT" As a diver you can be cocky as no one s wants your job..especially where I live..our water is crap.
And a second plane had hit.......after the hub bub..I STILL had to go fix that shit...got some killer ot and as I said I lost the tools. as I was fumbling for fkn air.....I took them home a week later.

 

[Teutonic]

you bunch of lazy little peckerwoods

 

[snowpatrol123]

I was in grade 10 or 11, I was up that morning before school on IRC talking to an american friend (used to be quite the gamer! lol) and they mentioned something crazy was happening with the twin towers

I turned on the canadian news, nothing yet but did a yahoo search (or maybe askjeeves back then) and found some of the breaking updates about an airplane crashing into a tower, but it hadn't come down yet

I got to school and I believe around 9-10am news started rolling in about what was happening...back then a few classrooms had CRT televisions so our cooler teachers had the news on, everyone just watched and wondered how on earth that could be actually happening....

 

[Southernfish]

I was sitting on my couch with a broken ankle watching the price is right. Breaking news interupted poor BOB!!!!!! And all I saw was the live footage of the two towers in smoke and flames. Thought it was a joke or at least not serious, but, it sadly was. Couldnt believe what I was seeing though. Crazy MFers.

 

[Captain America]

I was a store manager almost 2 years removed from the USMC. It was my day off and my wiff and I were in bed. My mom called and told us the news. Devastated and pissed off I returned to work I hung a flag in my store and after a few days I couldn't take it anymore. I knew what I had to do.

I got home and called a prior service recruiter. I figured as a trained killer who didn't get the chance to kill bad guys in my first 4 yr tour that now was my chance to finally do my duty for my country and to go back in.

Instead of going to Iraq or Afghanistan they sent me to Germany. I wound up being there for 2yrs. During that time there I became a martial arts instructor and non-lethal weapons instructor. I trained hundred of marines who were passing through. Not what I was expecting, but I guess it wasn't my time.

 

[juced_porkchop]

I was a store manager almost 2 years removed from the USMC. It was my day off and my wiff and I were in bed. My mom called and told us the news. Devastated and pissed off I returned to work I hung a flag in my store and after a few days I couldn't take it anymore. I knew what I had to do.

I got home and called a prior service recruiter. I figured as a trained killer who didn't get the chance to kill bad guys in my first 4 yr tour that now was my chance to finally do my duty for my country and to go back in.

Instead of going to Iraq or Afghanistan they sent me to Germany. I wound up being there for 2yrs. During that time there I became a martial arts instructor and non-lethal weapons instructor. I trained hundred of marines who were passing through. Not what I was expecting, but I guess it wasn't my time.

You looked forward to killing another human???? thats a little sick... even if i was in Nazi war killing Nazis I would still feel bad for the loss of human life on either side and not go looking for it..... lost souls or not... a human death is something to feel bad about, not proud about... IMO maybe going to Germany for training saved you deep inside..

Anyway I hear some kids shouting "they blew up the white house, they blew up the white house!" and I was like WTF?!?! so i turned on the TV *live* and ok it wasnt the white house... but god damn I almost started crying!!! and the people jumping!!! :,( I will never forget it..... I am Canadian but to me it really hurt... so sad... soo much destruction.... made me sick.... then they came down....... Im just gonna stop....

 

[kaname]

I was in college (I'm 32 y.o.a.). The teacher dismissed us from the class. When she told us for some reason it didn't register, it's almost as if I ignored her. When I got home I watched it on TV and the reality slowly began to sink in. Oddly it took a few days to stir my emotions and grip my heart. I didn't want to believe what I was seeing.

Porkchop is correct imho. That kind of hate is a powerful thing, and breeds a strong us against them mentality in all walks of life. You start to lose sight of who the bad guy is. You'd be surprised how many police see any citizen not a member of the police family (connect either through friends / family or actual police) as the enemy. I use this as an example as it's the only thing I can relate to. Thankfully I've never killed anyone, despite coming close on different occasions (including a subject I thought was dead but lived). Standing there watching him with blood pouring from his head, wasn't a reality I wanted to live with.

**slightly going off topic maybe, but I think the events of 9/11 stirs up many emotions that can lead down a dangerous path, just as dealing with the day to day nastiness society has to offer breeds a disdain for all in society that are not in the same circle as you, ie my police example. You easily forget that it's a specific group of people you should be dealing with as enemies. And I will admit that is a concept I'm still struggling with every day at work**

 

[Captain America]

Give me a fucking break. I should have stayed out of this thread or just not mentioned what I did. It's our men and women in uniform who do things like I did , so that people like you can sit here and give your opinion about it being fucked up. I know many of my comrades who lost their lives or were dismembered, blown up etc.

You guys may know a thing or two about AAS, but if you have never been in any of these places to see what it's like you don't have a clue. There is more to everything than what you see on the news.

I'm just gonna stop there before I say some shit that is going to get me in trouble.

 

[snowpatrol123]

You looked forward to killing another human???? thats a little sick... even if i was in Nazi war killing Nazis I would still feel bad for the loss of human life on either side and not go looking for it..... lost souls or not... a human death is something to feel bad about, not proud about... IMO maybe going to Germany for training saved you deep inside..

Yeah I am not too sure sometimes about how wise it is to have people with that attitude in the armed forces. I don't hate guns, but to be honest they were my least favorite part of the infantry...and there were some other shitty parts too. I am proud to have served but glad I was never in a position where I had to take someone's life.

 

[3J]

i dont have an issue with what cap said..

he was serving our country.. part of that is killing some motherfuckers who deserve it..

 

[juced_porkchop]

i dont have an issue with what cap said..

he was serving our country.. part of that is killing some motherfuckers who deserve it..

Having to and looking forward to..... it is not the same thing, not even close... i worked security for years, i didnt WANT to hurt or TKO the guys grabbing up on girls or causing issues, if i HAD to i HAD to. i would love to work years without HAVING to KO someone.. .. just like i would be PROUD AND HAPPY to have served to actually defend or help my country for years without having killed anyone.... not look back and wish i did,... that is twisted at a deep level in my opinion... anyway ill drop it too..

 

[kaname]

Give me a fucking break. I should have stayed out of this thread or just not mentioned what I did. It's our men and women in uniform who do things like I did , so that people like you can sit here and give your opinion about it being fucked up. I know many of my comrades who lost their lives or were dismembered, blown up etc.

You guys may know a thing or two about AAS, but if you have never been in any of these places to see what it's like you don't have a clue. There is more to everything than what you see on the news.

I'm just gonna stop there before I say some shit that is going to get me in trouble.

Assuming that you are speaking to both of us as you didn't quote anyone, and you keep saying "you guys," you seemed to have missed the point of my post. Nor do you know my history or my family history in terms of the military. And with all due respect I could care less to hear the holier than though speech about what any one group does to protect another.

 

[juced_porkchop]

Yeah I am not too sure sometimes about how wise it is to have people with that attitude in the armed forces. I don't hate guns, but to be honest they were my least favorite part of the infantry...and there were some other shitty parts too. I am proud to have served but glad I was never in a position where I had to take someone's life.

100% agreed man!

anyway I dont want this thread to go off track with attacks. i agree to disagree on some things here. allz good...

 

[Rida5d]

Give me a fucking break. I should have stayed out of this thread or just not mentioned what I did. It's our men and women in uniform who do things like I did , so that people like you can sit here and give your opinion about it being fucked up. I know many of my comrades who lost their lives or were dismembered, blown up etc.

You guys may know a thing or two about AAS, but if you have never been in any of these places to see what it's like you don't have a clue. There is more to everything than what you see on the news.

I'm just gonna stop there before I say some shit that is going to get me in trouble.

I have to agree with juiced and disagree with my big buddy 3j

people with ur attitude are the reason for others hating on the USA . No need for that ..

Being eager to kill , having fun in doing that is something sick.


Like juiced said .. Human life is valuable , regardless what passport you carry.

I feel so sorry for the souls lost in the two towers , kids fathers and mothers.. RIP

 

[3J]

i think you guys have the wrong idea of what cap and i are saying.. you dont let someone do something like 9/11 and get away with it.. and our solders have to be willing and happy to go do that..

if you have the notion that life is valuable.. i agree with you.. but so is justice..

 

[3J]

and i have no problem with one of our solders happy to go kill THE RIGHT PEOPLE...

he is doing nothing different than the guy who doesn't like to kill and still kills

 

[Rida5d]

and i have no problem with one of our solders happy to go kill THE RIGHT PEOPLE...

he is doing nothing different than the guy who doesn't like to kill and still kills

100% true
only people with such attitude , with the desire to kill , don't point their guns to the right people most of the times..

Revenge , anger , sometimes could steer a person gun to an innocent individual ..
No kid , woman deserve to pay the price for a jerk terrorist here or there .

 

[snowpatrol123]

and i have no problem with one of our solders happy to go kill THE RIGHT PEOPLE...

he is doing nothing different than the guy who doesn't like to kill and still kills

I have a feeling both you and cap's hearts are in the right place; it may just be semantics or my own nationality but my own feelings would be that you don't want extreme reluctance, to the point of endangering yourself or comrades, but would avoid the other end of the spectrum as well which would be over-eager...

Anyways I'll bow out of this conversation, I have no qualms with you guys I am happy to have you as neighbors.

 

[Captain America]

Look I reread my post and it does make me sound like a bit of a war monger, but I assure you that i'm not the kind of person who walks around hoping & wishing that I had the chance to kill someone.

But I will tell you this. If it weren't for people like my grandfather we would all be speaking German right now. I also believe if we wouldn't have done anything about September 11th we would be speaking an Arabic language.

I'm more proud than you can imagine for serving my country. To the people who I knew that are now lost I feel real guilt that I am still here and they are not. I don't even know what else to say.

If killing the enemy saves American lives than yes I would kill. I wish every American was obligated to serve his country in the armed forces. It would probably make some people change their way of thinking.

 

[Mprtz]