Evelyn Phipps
@LadyFi · 4:51
🇺🇸We will never forget: September 11th, where were you when it happened?🇺🇸
You. Good morning my swellcast family. Good morning. On. Today is September the 11th and every year we don't celebrate but we remember what happened September the eleven 2001 al Qaeda terrorists hijacked four planes and they flew them into targets in the United States. Now the attacks killed near 3000 people. It injured about 6000. And even with the fallout of some of the materials from the buildings people developed cancer from asbestos and they died
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 2:28
I had a very interesting reaction to it that evening. I had some wood in my home, and I started to build little towers and just do some artwork to get my soul involved, get my hands involved. And that was my reaction. I lost a cousin that day on the plane, married to my cousin. It was his husband. It was her husband. And I didn't know till much later, but I think so many people lost people
Tanya Coles
@MsColes77 · 4:52
Just continuous back to back to back to back updates on what was happening in New York and DC. And by that time, the other plane that had crashed in, I think, Pennsylvania. So that was scary. And I remember going home that night. My dad, of course it was my dad's mom who had passed away. So he was still very much grieving
Yeah, I don't know. I'm having trouble talking about it now. It's still something that's so haunting that it feels almost like it wasn't real at times, even though it very much so was. Anyways, I'll leave it with that and just say huge, massive, massive love to the first responders that day that put themselves before anybody else. I mean, just hats off to them
Brian Foreman
@BKFOREMAN69 · 3:36
He was gas panicking, which basically the whole community did, but he said, go fill up all the gas cans. Go do this. And that's what we spent the day doing is filling up the vehicles, filling up it gas cans. And then I remember going home that night just emotionally exhausted after three to eleven shift and driving past and seeing the line of cars at the gas station and thinking, will everything ever be okay?
Evelyn Phipps
@LadyFi · 1:23
But I'm so glad that the United States is so resilient and we have a fighting spirit and that we stood together with each other in order to get past this. Even today, these many years later, we're still talking about it. But we're talking about it and reflecting on it because we want to do something about it. And we did then, and we still are now. It's always making a difference to remember
Evelyn Phipps
@LadyFi · 1:40
But I hope that when you think of her, and I know that you do, that all those memories are positive and bring a lot of smiles to your face. Thank you so much
Evelyn Phipps
@LadyFi · 1:55
You. Thank you so much for contributing to this. Will, I don't know if I heard you say right, but you were in grammar school when this happened. Oh, my God, I feel old. I was working. Grown out of college, working. However, you're right. Everything changed that day. Innocent children became adults. I mean, you didn't become an adult, but your mind frame was thrown into adulthood almost having to deal with this
Evelyn Phipps
@LadyFi · 2:24
And I know they had to be hard for you, watching your coworker go through what he went through and then having your own grief in yourself. And you're right, sir. It could happen again. Even with all the precautions we've taken and all the protocols and powers that be, it still could happen again. But I hope and pray know my father in law, ex father in law, before he died, he told me, he said, Evelyn, I was in Vietnam twice
phil spade
@Phil · 3:41
It was just somebody on a single prop that got lost in the clouds and thought it was just a complete accident and just a horrific accident. But as we were watching the building kind of smoke there, both myself and a coworker noticed and saw the second plane hit. And the announcers hadn't picked it up yet. And we were like, what the f was that? Did you just see that?
And even about five months later, one of my best friends who wore a turban got shot and killed. And it was like one of the most disturbing experiences of my life to just don't know still I don't think I still have processed
Evelyn Phipps
@LadyFi · 2:39
But then the snapback that we had to move forward, donate blood, go collect food, go see what we can know, whatever we could give, even if it was just handling our jobs that day, so that there would be no more trouble among Know offering peace to people that may have had relatives in New York that might have been affected. And I'm so glad that you commented. I'm so glad that you told me your perspective and what actually happened that day for you
Evelyn Phipps
@LadyFi · 3:21
That has nothing to do with you. And yet we're dumb like that sometimes where we have to lash out at people that have done nothing, but we want to punish someone, right? Well, it's not right. It's not right. It wasn't right then. It's not right now. I feel bad. I really do. Your story is so important to be told
Jordan Tepper
@JordanTepper · 1:46
And I had an aunt and uncle that still lives in New York. Yeah. I mean, this is one of those days where you just can't believe what's happening. Thank you so much for bringing it up. And again. Yeah. Never forget
Angela Kaye
@AnngieKaye · 4:58
And of course, being at the pools and seeing the names of people and seeing flowers that were left behind, like, this is a person that somebody loved, and here's a fresh flower they just dropped off by their name. Again, it's a way to pay homage to that day. On that day, I was actually in college, and I had a class in the morning and then another class at like noon, and I came straight from working overnight
Angela Kaye
@AnngieKaye · 3:04
They caught my interest because especially the plane that went into Philadelphia, I kind of felt like to take over a plane and to, quote, unquote, crash it into a field and hit no city, no house, you can't just do that as a passenger, right? Even a skilled pilot probably couldn't do that, and I still kind of stand for that
Evelyn Phipps
@LadyFi · 0:43
I just pray it never happens again. Thank you for sharing your story. Thank you for letting us know where you were and what you felt that day. We really appreciate it. I appreciate it. Thank you so much for responding
Evelyn Phipps
@LadyFi · 2:02
We were scared, and we didn't know what to do. And I'm glad that a lot of us chose to serve instead of to panic. So thank you so much for commenting on this well and bringing another insight into it. You seem very knowledgeable and with you going to the museum I didn't even know they had a museum about this. So that's valuable information for anybody else that wants to know. So thank you so much. Thank you so much
Evelyn Phipps
@LadyFi · 1:59
You. Thank you so much for contributing to this swell. That is a very interesting take on it, sir. And I can't say that I'm mad at you for having that perspective, because I'm not. I hear what you're saying, and it was a very sad day. And for some, they feel the way that you feel, like, you know, okay, that happened. But it but the way I feel is we are all American
CinemaReel L.
@ReelTalker · 3:35
But even if it means that we need to put more force on security, we need to do what we can in order to save the lives of millions of people who are still living in this country. So every time I think about 911, I think that we all need to pull together to ensure safety, because our safety is the most important thing
Evelyn Phipps
@LadyFi · 1:44
Thank you so much for contributing to this. Well, this was very interesting. You said you were in the second grade when this happened. Wow. And it just seems like it was yesterday for me. Maybe not yesterday, but maybe last year. That's what it seems like in my mind, because it's still so vivid. But it's so vivid for you too. And you were a child when it happened. I agree
Evelyn Phipps
@LadyFi · 1:58
I do understand. And that is exactly why I'm doing black and brown history every day, because you're right. We do not get the credit that we deserve. We are some of the greatest minds on earth, and yet and still we are overlooked. Or they say it wasn't our invention, or they say we didn't do it, or we didn't do it accurately, or or they did it better. And a lot of people do say that
CinemaReel L.
@ReelTalker · 1:46
You. Hey, Lady Phi, thank you so much for your reply. I'm really glad that I got to contribute to your question. I may have made one mistake. When I told you my story, I told you the second grade. That was my bad. It might have honestly been the third grade when I think about it, because I was eight, I was only a couple of months away from turning nine at the time. So it might have actually been the third grade
And from that moment on, I knew that this was something really serious. So I wanted to thank you for taking the time to post this, because there have been so many unsung heroes, and this has affected so many people on so many different levels, and it's just something that's really, really important that we never, ever forget. So thank you, life
Evelyn Phipps
@LadyFi · 1:51
I hope I never get sick, that I forget these things that have happened in my life, because I did live through the pandemic, as you said, and so did you. But I know people that didn't. We have family members that didn't make it from the pandemic. Just a simple airborne virus killed them. But anyway, this is about September the 11th, and I'm so glad that you were able to voice what you heard, what you saw, what you felt
Evelyn Phipps
@LadyFi · 1:47
Hello today. I'm so grateful for you all. You know, I put this on this morning because I didn't want to forget. I wanted to talk about it because it affected me so much. I told my kids, you know, I told my daughter today what what it was, and she understood. My other eldest daughter, she understands. We've had this conversation many times, and I told him where I was, what was doing. And you're right
Evelyn Phipps
@LadyFi · 1:45
It's. Thank you so much for replying to this. Well, I agree with you. Everybody was flying the American flag. There were flags on the porch, in the grass. You saw people coming out of their house, putting flags in the grass, and everybody was talking amongst themselves. People stopping in the street, pulling over, just talking, wanting to see what was up
Cheyonia Wade
@Chey · 3:14
Hello. The day of September 11, I was at home sleep, and a good friend of mine contacted me and she started telling me what happened and what was going on. And I really couldn't believe it. I turned on a TV and there it was. I went outside and you could see the smoke. It was really a wow moment. I never thought that I would witness, be a part of or help with something to that magnitude in my lifetime
Evelyn Phipps
@LadyFi · 1:22
And it didn't matter whether we were in New York because we were in our hearts and our minds, we were standing as one. And it didn't matter what color we were that day or whose sexuality was what or whose religion was what. It was just Americans. And that's what really mattered. I hope we never have to endure anything like that ever again. And I hope that we have more good times than we ever will have bad
Patrick King
@kingis · 4:58
And probably the first thing you would think of is, oh, it's probably like just like a little small plane hitting the building and not thinking anything more of it. And then as you saw the images that were coming out of New York, then it was just, you were just like shocked. And then you see the second plane hit the World Trade Center and then you hear about the plane that hit the Pentagon and it was definitely a somber day
Tammy Jean
@TammyJean · 0:28
You. I remember I was at work and a friend of mine called and wanted to know what was going on. I didn't even know, so I pulled it up to see that a plane had gone into one of the towers. So I told her, girl, I don't know. But I know it's not the rapture because I am still here. I was Sunday school teacher at the time and
Evelyn Phipps
@LadyFi · 1:42
That would be an accurate depiction for me. Scared. I didn't know what was going to happen. And when you said the gas prices spiked, they most certainly did because we had no idea what was going to happen. I love the fact that you checked on a friend, a friend and their family member. That was a firefighter. That was amazing to even think know, I'm going to check in on this person
Evelyn Phipps
@LadyFi · 2:19
That was the whole consensus of the United States. We saw it happen, but we were all dumbfounded. We didn't believe it. We were just waiting for bits and pieces of news. And then we saw the footage of people on the ground and the debris falling on them and the firefighters and the police officers rushing in to help, and then the whole building crashing down on them. This was a terrible day. It really was a terrible day. So I know exactly what you're saying
Evelyn Phipps
@LadyFi · 0:33
You. Thank you so much for commenting on this. Well, that was very nice for the people that didn't do a doggone thing wrong, and they were harassed and hurt and blamed. I hate that. We assume that everybody is the same, but you're most welcome to come and talk about anything that you have on your heart, because that is what this is for. No judgment. Everybody has a voice, and I'm so glad that you shared that with us today
J.L. Beasley
@Her_Sisu · 4:57
And I remember that particular day going into class saying, I am prepared to fail this test, and I'm at peace with that, and I'll just have to take the course over, and I'm fine with that
miss. E
@MissEsMysteries · 5:00
Unfortunately, at this time, my mother, who I was living with, was a severe, severe, severe alcoholic. My neighbors knew this. So when I went to get off the bus and nobody was there to get me off, the bus driver was going to bring me back to school, but my neighbor was like, oh no, I'm her babysitter. Her mom's just not back from work yet. She got stuck in traffic, but I'm her babysitter
Evelyn Phipps
@LadyFi · 0:36
Thank you so much for contributing to this. Twelve. That's an important lesson. You turned all of that into something positive by taking another chance that you got to take that test again. But this time you studied because you knew that you had the opportunity and there's so many other people didn't have any more opportunities. I love this. I love your explanation. I love your story. Thank you so much for sharing it with us. That is amazing. Thank you
Evelyn Phipps
@LadyFi · 0:56
I don't know what happened after you said you couldn't call your dad, but whatever it was, I apologize. And I hope that one day it doesn't hurt so much for you. But you are so brave to shari your story right here. And we appreciate Wade. I appreciate it. Thank you so much. Thank you
Antionette Wiggins
@Queen11 · 2:41
You. Hello again, beautiful. This is the queen. Don't I know that day quite well. It happens on my birthday, September 11. I was living, still living in Greensboro, North Carolina, an apartment called Metaview. I was sitting at home getting ready to go pick up my daughter from school. So yeah, and now I have something else that happened on my birthday. My niece end up heart stop and she hadn't end up having open heart surgery
Evelyn Phipps
@LadyFi · 0:51
So I get it. But I'm still praying. Because God has the final say. He has the final say. He is the operator, he is the doctor, he is the great physician. And whatever he says, if he says misse up and be healed, that's what's going to happen. So thank you so much for contributing to this. Well, I really appreciate it. It thank you
Theo Seibold
@itsTOW · 5:00
I saw the horrors of what humanity does to each other just in the name of defense or offense or agendas backed by false information. And I, like many, have that. Well, where would I be if that didn't happen? I can't help but to do that. So much time I spent away from my kids, and I have great relationships with them now, in their 20s, but so much time away
Evelyn Phipps
@LadyFi · 1:31
Thank you so much for contributing to this swell. Sir, thank you so much for your service, your extensive service for this country. I appreciate you greatly because you keep us safe, and I appreciate that. You said you were in Japan. Wow. I mean, that's somewhere I've always wanted to go
Guadalupe Ospina
@GOD1forever · 1:42
You. Wow. September 11 is a day that will never be forgotten and is a day that shifted the world. I feel like after September 11 happened, the world shifted for worse. But yeah, when September 11 happened, I was in junior high school and I was in school and the teacher I think I remember. I think I was in, like, what class I was in
Evelyn Phipps
@LadyFi · 0:48
And you said you were in junior high school. Oh, my goodness. I remember junior high. But thank you so much for coming by and telling us exactly how you felt on that day. Bye
