Archive through September 08, 2002
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Remembering 9/11 Through Big Brother:
Archive through September 08, 2002
Suitsmefine | Friday, September 06, 2002 - 11:21 pm     MODERATORS!!!!! Please , change the name of this thread and combine it with We Remember 9/11 so that people will know what we are discussing this has turned into a very good thread, and I think it would be better if it were re-titled. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE GREAT JOB YOU ALL DO!!!!!! |
Moderator | Friday, September 06, 2002 - 11:36 pm     *Renamed* Let me know if the title is okay. I'll look into combining the threads... 14 |
Fabnsab | Friday, September 06, 2002 - 10:31 pm     Well, considering the only reason they told the Hgs last year was because Monica was personally affected, I highly doubt they'll let them do anything to commemorate 9-11. |
Screeminmeemie | Friday, September 06, 2002 - 10:42 pm     Any of us can commemorate 9-11, no matter where we are or what we're doing. The HG's can have their own special prayer, they have an opportunity to look into the cameras and talk to America. It would mean a lot to me to hear their thoughts. |
Moderator | Friday, September 06, 2002 - 11:41 pm     Okay -- the two threads have been combined. Just keep in mind that the conversations were a tiny bit different. One was about the houseguests remembering 9-11 and the other was about us remembering 9-11 during Big Brother I hope everyone is okay with this move. Have a great night 14 |
Chiparock | Saturday, September 07, 2002 - 02:58 am     Thank you, Mods! The new title is perfect as it combines the sentiments of both threads. |
Angelwings | Saturday, September 07, 2002 - 04:19 am     Hello, I had a cousin who was on Flight 11. He was only 31. Was married for a couple of years and his wife just had their first and only child in March. She has choose not to be a part of the children born from fathers who were killed on that day. This time is really hard for her and she is trying to make a life for her and her baby. The family has been through so much. On September 11 and then had a Memorial for him in October and then in June were told that they had identified my cousin so in July they had an actual funeral. I cannot believe it has been a year and then at times . . . There are a lot of people, like that have been mentioned above, who need to be thought about not just on 9/11/03 but always. For the ones who lost their lives, their families, the hard work of all who helped out and have been helping out. Thank you for having this site. |
Scribe | Saturday, September 07, 2002 - 04:48 am     It does remind you that a year has passed. As some of you may recall who were on the board last year at this time, I was on a high floor in the WTC on 9/11 and the experience remains vivid even today. I did not like the HGs last year and after 911 came to the board as I often do just to check in and see folks. But interested in the 01 HGs even less than before. I like these HGs mostly and I use my interest as a barometer of the return to semi-normalcy. Interest in the mundane is good. The year has confirmed to me one thing for sure that perhaps being in the WTC was a unique perspective but you did not have to be in the buildings to have been signifigantly effected by the horrific attack. Each persons experience whether it be in the buildings, outside in NY or simply outside NY is valid and people in the USA have all been effected forever. For now, until the next time, the constant anxiety has gone, the Trade Center (area) is still a place to go but no longer a place to work for me ... my office was surely instantly incinerated as the second plane plowed through my floor ... but I worked down there for 16 years. Well, just wanted to note that return of interest in the mundane and totally useless is not necessarily a bad thing. |
Aus10 | Saturday, September 07, 2002 - 08:22 am     I agree with everyone on returning to normal with one exception. After the horrible events of 9-11, it seemed to me that people as a whole were better people. We opened doors for each other, we drove more calmly, we had a general love for even strangers, and a much deeper love for our families. We didn't take each day for granted. Unfortunately, these simple acts of kindness and common curtesy have faded back to normal as well. I wish we could have returned to normal while still keeping the "I love ALL my fellow citizens" thought. I'll be the first to admit, I've fallen back into my old habits. Perhaps, the rememberance of 9-11 will bring me back to where I should be all the time. |
Secretsmile | Saturday, September 07, 2002 - 08:56 am     I think the term is called SURVIOR GUILT, and I believe all of us have a bit of that, regardless of where we were, what we do with our daily lives now, we all have been affected, perhaps deeper than we realize. I've stated before that 9/11 has taken my son overseas, today we find out that another attack was planned for the base in Germany he was recently was deployed from. (he left last week, it doesn't make a mother very comfortable) My husband as a firefighter, who was also at the WTC site, is already flooded with events he has to attend for the next month. We do need to go on with our lives, we do need to remember, and we do need to share our thoughts with others. *GROUP HUG* |
Earthmother | Saturday, September 07, 2002 - 09:04 am     I heard about it while posting that morning, and a kinship was formed on this site. We supported each other and cried for our New York friends as well as ourselves. What was going on in the bb house was secondary to what our fellow posters were dealing with. 9/11 gave me a better perspective of what is truly important and having people from all over the country and Canada to share your pain is a gift we should all be grateful for. I have never forgotten that when I suffering the most pain, it was here at the Clubhouse where I got the most healing and hopefully gave comfort to others as well. We will always be sad, but if we have people who care and understand our pain then we will never be alone. World conflicts will be with us forever, but if we live though fear, we aren't really living. |
Suitsmefine | Saturday, September 07, 2002 - 08:26 pm     First of all , THANK YOU MODERATORS, for changing the name of this thread, when I started it I had no idea just what would happen..... but I can say that it has become a true inspiration....as well as a testament for alot of people who were too close to the tragedy and the rest of us who stood in total shock, then awe at the GREAT NATION we live in, as well as the loving neighbors, if there are any quotes that stick in my mind from those days, it would be UNITEd WE STAND and the very eloquent quote from a surviving NY fireman, who lost a brother in the tragedy ....He stood in front of cameras,the nation, and the world and said..."Osama Bin Laden can kiss my big Irish a$$!!"...We came together as human beings...we felt each others pain as well as our own, and Life went on, never to be the same, for WE SHALL REMEMBER.....My prayer is that we continue to think of each other and to pray for those fighting to ensure our safety, peace and freedoms....and the families they have left behind to do so. |
Aja | Saturday, September 07, 2002 - 08:54 pm     I was posting here at the time too, on my webtv with the Today Show on in the background. A post titled "OMG...(etc.)" made me flip the screen to the news... I ended up driving to Memphis that day from Ohio, dad had taken off that morning for texas and his flight was forced down. I'll never forget the lack of highway and air traffic that day, very quiet and surreal. Even the Memphis airport, where hundreds of planes were grounded, was completely empty when I arrived at 10:30pm, dad was the only person there. That particular thread is still here in the archives, tried to read it today but webtv couldn't access it... |
Kiari | Saturday, September 07, 2002 - 09:03 pm     I like everyone in this wonderful country remember where we were... I was here (at work) but couldnt come to post. I spent the evening posting on here with all the wonderfull TVCH'ers Thanks all This weeks going to be hard |
Suitsmefine | Saturday, September 07, 2002 - 09:59 pm     Well guys please don't go over in the general Discussion area... I lurked over there ran into a thread entitled something like 'tired of the 9-11 HYPE...." And like an idiot...I went in , neeedless to say , I lost my good sense and showed my hiney a little. I just don't get how anyone could feel that way.I have always loved this country, I just took it for granted most of the time, until 9-11. My grandfather fought in WW2, he didn't talk about it often , but when he did I always felt such sympathy , AND pride ...And we still remember WW2, VietNam and the Persian Gulf, and God help us if We ever FORGET!!!!! |
Maris | Saturday, September 07, 2002 - 10:04 pm     I have jumped over the wall on occasion and I have to say, I do like my little home here. |
Suitsmefine | Saturday, September 07, 2002 - 10:34 pm     Maris, I saw your post there and all I can say is Amen,and God Bless you......then totally off the subject, on Thurs. nights show just as Josh stuck his head out the door and said Mewwit, my little ones ran thru the LR to get a juice and just died laughing...., and have continued to say Mewwit all weekend, so when I started to reply to you, I said OUT LOUD MAWIS!!!! (Isn't that awful?) I always speak while typing, I'm such a hick!!! |
Maris | Saturday, September 07, 2002 - 10:38 pm     roflmao, dont worry everyone calles me Mawis. ROFL |
Suitsmefine | Saturday, September 07, 2002 - 10:48 pm     Oh, Thank you Mawis... I felt so awful (as i too LOL) But sincerely your post on that thread Had me actually standing up out of my chair , saying , you go girl, you go!!!! |
Cablejockey | Saturday, September 07, 2002 - 10:55 pm     I cannot beleive that a whole year has gone by since that horrific morning when we thought the world was coming to an end. Everytime I think of those poor people who just caught a plane or went to work never to return, I feel sick and then very angry. |
Chiparock | Sunday, September 08, 2002 - 06:05 am     Since Josh, an evicted houseguest, was featured on Thursday's show, it would be nice if there is another brief feature of Eric. He became a firefighter because of the heroic firefighters of 9/11. His take on the HG's observance of the day would be interesting to hear, IMHO. |
Alaginger | Sunday, September 08, 2002 - 06:38 am     This thread has meant a lot to me. I'm not as good with the words as a lot of you guys are, so this picture is my input. |
Maris | Sunday, September 08, 2002 - 06:51 am     I am not all that hot about the HGs wearing their hats, etc. When I was listening to them discuss it most of what I seemed to be hearing was how they wanted to look on t.v. They were talking about wearing the hats on the tuesday so it would appear on the thursday show. It seemed to be about camera time to me. It is a little too contrived. I dont want to watch them "playing to the cameras" I think CBS should tell them that they can remember it how they wish and allow them each to send an email home and in return receive an email from home. |
Chiparock | Sunday, September 08, 2002 - 09:26 am     Maris, I had no idea that their motivation for wearing their hats was pure self-interest. If they do get the hats, t-shirts or whatever, and are shown on the Thursday show, I hope BB at least doesn't let the tv audience in on their true intent, but instead puts an appropriate spin on it. Shame on the HGs. I thought they cared. Your idea about exchanging e-mails with their friends or folks at home sounds wonderful. Hope BB picks up on this. |
Mschumacher | Sunday, September 08, 2002 - 04:54 pm     In commemoration of 911, I found this article on the web. It is written by David Hearn who lost a colleague on that terrible day. I find his writing cogent and profoundly moving. I am providing the link here as I thought you might want to read it in dealing with your own feelings. Here’s the link: http://dean-justinspoliticaljournal.cafeprogressive.com/september_11th__a_slimy_sadness.htm |
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