Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community - View Single Post - September 11th

Buff · 09-11-2006, 10:25 AM

I was working at Canadian Tire and I was merchandising so we started at 6:00am. Sometime after 7:00am I was in the office getting some modules or something and I walked by the service department on my way back to the area I was working on. They were trying to watch CBC on peasant vision and I asked what was going on and the service guy said "Some plane ran into a building in New York.... do you know how to turn on the satellite?". I did so I went and did so and found CNN.....

I was shocked to see what was happening. I phoned up to the office to tell my co-workers what was happening. "The USA is under attack". Well I was reknowned for being a practical joker on those early morning shifts and he figured it was some weird attempt to get him to come down to the tv to fall for another joke. He didn't believe me and he shrugged it off. I watched tv for a bit then I decided to turn on all the tvs in the tv aisle. As I was doing so, the guy who thought I was pulling his leg came around the corner with a stunned look on his face. He saw the tvs and couldn't believe it either. I don't remember working much that day.

I have a big picture of the New York City skyline (at night) taken before 9/11 hanging up in my living room. My wife and I actually saw that picture nearly a year before 9/11 and thought it would be good to buy when we get married. We got lucky in 2002 and found it for sale again. It was sold at Ikea, and for obvious reasons it was a hot commodity after 9/11.

09-11-2006, 10:25 AM	#24
Buff Franchise Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: I don't belong here Exp:	I was working at Canadian Tire and I was merchandising so we started at 6:00am. Sometime after 7:00am I was in the office getting some modules or something and I walked by the service department on my way back to the area I was working on. They were trying to watch CBC on peasant vision and I asked what was going on and the service guy said "Some plane ran into a building in New York.... do you know how to turn on the satellite?". I did so I went and did so and found CNN..... I was shocked to see what was happening. I phoned up to the office to tell my co-workers what was happening. "The USA is under attack". Well I was reknowned for being a practical joker on those early morning shifts and he figured it was some weird attempt to get him to come down to the tv to fall for another joke. He didn't believe me and he shrugged it off. I watched tv for a bit then I decided to turn on all the tvs in the tv aisle. As I was doing so, the guy who thought I was pulling his leg came around the corner with a stunned look on his face. He saw the tvs and couldn't believe it either. I don't remember working much that day. I have a big picture of the New York City skyline (at night) taken before 9/11 hanging up in my living room. My wife and I actually saw that picture nearly a year before 9/11 and thought it would be good to buy when we get married. We got lucky in 2002 and found it for sale again. It was sold at Ikea, and for obvious reasons it was a hot commodity after 9/11.