In JDβs in Ballybunnion sipping a pint when SSN was rudely interupted by those unthoughtful self absorbed yanks. Spent the night getting mortal in the stables followed by the Lodge.
It was a Tuesday, wasnβt it? I remember being on the lock in Mooneyβs of Wexford that night. Had just finished my summer job ahead of returning to college. I was an annoying imbecile back then. I havenβt changed.
I was in work as the reports started to come in, I commented to a work colleague, I bet you tβwas your man Bin Laden that did that. He was amazed when reports emerged later in the day linking Bin Laden to the attacks, he looked at me as a world terrorism expert from then on. He was a bit simple.
My Daβs first reaction when he heard it was that the American TV networks were just overhyping what was a small enough incident. He then switched back to the racing.
I heard it in a petrol station, and old farmer came up to me and said βthe shky shcrapers have capshized in 'merica hiβ. I thought he was for the birds until I went home and turned on the box.
Sky news were reporting it as an accident from what I remember, then the second plane came into view.The delay with the second plane was a great ploy as millions saw it live around the world and it made it far more shocking.
I remember we had just started third year and the air was rife for a few days that the Junior Cert would be cancelled the following summer as the world would be at war. This of course was started by one of the teachers who was losing the run of herself
Thereβs a few good documentaries on the last week or so about 11/9 but I saw one where a guy was claiming the USA had done it to themselves. Deliberately flew the planes into the towers so they could justify going to war in the middle east. St John of gods for him anyway.