What are your plans....

The friendliest place on the web for anyone that follows U2.
If you have answers, please help by responding to the unanswered posts.
Well, it will be a Wednesday...I'll sleep in as late as I can, go to work for 10 to 4, go to class from 5 to 7, come home, go on Interference, and go to bed.

I don't like to think about it, really. Maybe it's insensitive in some ways, but I just don't like to.
 
Giant Lemon said:
My school is having memorial services, so I'll go to those.

Same. That's why I was askin.'


Sorry about the sensitivity... I just hope their are a lot of community things so people can spend the day with people closest to them. That's all.
 
I will be working. My company sent out a memo on Thursday informing that since an act of Congress made Sept 11 Patriot Day, we are to wear red, white and blue . My home office will also be issuing us USA Flag Pins or something like that to wear. We are also to observe a moment of silence during the time the 1st and last planes crashed. this is a requirement for all of our offices in the States and in Europe ( i believe they only want our European offices to observe a moment of silence)...it should be a very interesting and somber day.
 
Last edited:
MonaVox said:


Hm I did not know this!

i didn't know this either, until i read that memo..


i just found this online...

Patriot Day (September 11) is an observance, not a holiday. It remembers the hijacking of four civilian aircraft on that day in 2001, resulting in the death of all on board, the destruction with huge loss of life of the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York and damage to the Pentagon outside Washington DC, with further loss of life. It is intended to honor all those individuals who lost their lives as a rusult of these terrorist attacks.

The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation calling on State and local governments and the people of the United States to observe Patriot Day with appropriate programs and activities. Flags are to be flown at half mast and the people of the United States are called upon to observe a moment of silence.

Patriot Day should not be confused with Patriots' Day, which is a holiday in Delaware (3rd Monday in April) and an observance in Wisconsin (19 April) and elsewhere and which refers to the Battle of Lexington (19 April 1775).

There has been much discussion on the web of a new "holiday". We at the Worldwide Holiday and Festival Site feel it is entirely appropriate that this remembrance has been designated as an observance rather than a holiday. It seems to us that it would be seriously unsuitable to remember so great a tragedy at the poolside or barbeque or at home with the TV. A moment of silence seems very appropriate and, though none of us are Americans, we will certainly observe this in our offices. We also hope that it will be remembered that, despite the name now given to the observance, the tragedy was International in character - not only Americans died, but people of many nationalities, and the whole world is affected by this evil.

The full text of Public Law 107-89-DEC.18,2001 of the 107th Congress
 
I am scheduled to work from 5 to 9 pm. I also signed up for a seminar on Coping with Change that is somewhat mandatory; it's being held on two dates but this date is the most convenient for me.

It is a relief that I will be busy with work, because otherwise I'd be sitting in front of the TV set all day crying. As it is, I tear up when I see things on the regular news shows I watch like Tom Brokaw and "Newsnight with Aaron Brown" on CNN.

My community is holding a Candlelight service on the 12th, and I'm going to it.

Next week in general could be difficult from an emotional standpoint...so many heartbreaking memories of what happened, and how each of us personally reacted on that awful day.
 
Bonochick said:
Well, it will be a Wednesday...I'll sleep in as late as I can, go to work for 10 to 4, go to class from 5 to 7, come home, go on Interference, and go to bed.

I don't like to think about it, really. Maybe it's insensitive in some ways, but I just don't like to.


No I understand! I'm just the same really!
 
The town that I live in is having a number of Memorial services. Churches, schools and local organizations are all having things planned. I will probably attend one of these.
 
I'm in school for most of the day and since I don't live in America I don't expect we'll have a moment's silence or other mark of remebrance. I'm going to watch a documentary that's being shown on tv about the firefighters who were affected by September 11th, but aside from that I don't think I'll do anything in particular to remember it. I'm sorry if it sounds insensitive but I feel awkward and slightly uncomfortable about doing anything to mark September 11th since I didn't know anyone who was personally affected by the attacks and I'm not even American. I feel as though perhaps I should just stand back and let those who were affected by the tragedy do whatever they see as appropriate in remembrance.
 
I'm going to work on Wednesday. I'm sure that because of my job, there will be a lot of memorials planned, but I don't plan on participating in any of them.
 
I honestly don't know. I'm really torn because its also my birthday and I don't feel right celebrating. I'm also going to be alone because my husband has to go out of town for a week starting that morning so I feel a real crying jag coming on.

I'll probably spend some time here on Interference just so I won't feel so alone and maybe have my sister stay the night and watch some of the TV coverage with me.

I was alone last year too and on the Friday night after the attacks when everyone in my town was outside waving flags at the intersections, honking horns and holding up signs :( I drove around my city alone, crying and feeling sorry for myself because my husband was out of town and not with me. If people are out in the streets, I'll probably do that again, except I'll have my sis with me.

I really shouldn't feel sorry for myself consdering that I know my husband will be coming home on Sunday and the people who lost relatives that day can't say the same thing. :|
 
Nothing special, wake up at 12.00, play with the computer, have lunch, watch tv, go out with my friends, surf the net and got to bed at 02.00...It's summer here, but the secundary school starts the 16...:no: :yuck: :banghead: :scream: :sad:
 
i'm sick of 9/11 tv shows

walk the dog , go to work , walk the dog , watching tv , cnn , good night sleep . :down: :down: :down:
 
Bono's American Wife said:
I honestly don't know. I'm really torn because its also my birthday and I don't feel right celebrating.

Yeah, that's hard. I have two friends who are turning 21 on Sept 11, and although they'd like to go out to the bars they know it doesn't seem right to be partying. So we'll be celebrating the following weekend. Their birthday last year was, of course, horrible.
 
I won't be watching TV...I'll prolley just listen to the radio (if they decide to play music that day).

Iris, the first paragraph of that memo gave me chills.

I remember they had said something on the news about Patriot Day, way back in November...that it was going to be an observance, but not a holiday.
 
Well I'm off until 7pm that night... so I have no plans. I will watch some tv or listen to the radio I'm sure, but I'm just going to try and keep the day as normal as possible. I'm just praying that nothing else bad happens.
 
I will wake up, go to work, probably watch the television and try to forget about what happened, go out with my friends, take part in boring conversations about terrorism, go home, watch porno and go to bed. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :sexywink:
 
i remember last year we took up math class and did holy marys... a lot of them... this year i think we're going to have a prayer/reflection/memorial service thing.
 
girl you look good won't you back that thang up
youz a big fine woman won't you back that thang up
call me big daddy when you back that thang up
girl who iz you playin with back that thang up
 
Well, it'll be strange being where I am now instead of where I was last year...for some reason, I think it would be nice to be around the people I actually experienced that day with...anyway, I'll probably end up watching tv (at least for a bit), even though I REALLY don't want to since I have a problem with the networks showing so much....:huh: I'll definitely be checking back here lots. :)
 
meegannie said:
how about 'comforting'?? It will just be weird sitting home on my couch...not that we'd make a pilgrimage to eric's house, and i would have to put up with 'that annoying bloke'....but still...:huh:
 
jkayet said:
how about 'comforting'?? It will just be weird sitting home on my couch...not that we'd make a pilgrimage to eric's house, and i would have to put up with 'that annoying bloke'....but still...:huh:

Yeah, I don't think a pilgrimage is in the works. ;) I guess I see how it could be comforting in a way, but I just don't feel the same way. :slant:
 
meegannie said:


Yeah, I don't think a pilgrimage is in the works. ;) I guess I see how it could be comforting in a way, but I just don't feel the same way. :slant:
Maybe I'll just have to call into work...decrease productivity and all... ;) Hope you don't have to deal with an overload of remembrance activities, etc...:huh: :slant:
 
Back
Top Bottom