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Last post by LilCerberus - September 11, 2026, 10:27:49 PMWinnie The Wendigo
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Off Topic Discussion / Re: Memes n' stuff of the day
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Last post by bob - September 11, 2026, 06:13:05 PM
Why is your head not on your body?
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Last post by zombie no.one - September 11, 2026, 05:41:46 PMHowl Of The Terrapin
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Off Topic Discussion / Re: Alex's even longer post th...
Last post by Alex - September 11, 2026, 04:48:19 PMSo twenty-five years ago today, I started my phase 2 training. We gathered up in uniform and marched along to the ETF building, were taken inside, past the Jet Provest aircraft we'd be trained on, herded upstairs and told to wait in the crew room. We walked into a large room with a projector, and right at that moment the footage of the second aircraft hitting the tower was playing. I remember thinking, "Well, that's my job secure for the next decade then."
The camp went up to the second highest alert state (and stayed there for 3-months) in case this was the start of a wave of attacks or inspired other attacks in the UK. Beyond that, our day went as normal. We went to our first classes. On breaks and at lunch, we inevitably saw more news: the footage of Bush jnr sitting, shocked, completely out of his depth, surrounded by school kids until one of his aides told him to move. Later on, I'd wonder how Clinton would have handled it if he'd still been in power. I think we had a minute's silence at one point. Over the following weeks, we'd be expected to observe so many minutes of silence that it stopped having any meaning for us, and most of the instructors just stopped taking any notice of them and kept teaching us. Anyway, the rest of the day continued. I'd lose someone who I thought was a good friend that day because I handled the news very matter-of-factly and didn't get upset. I'd seen terrorist attacks before, lived under the threat of being caught in an IRA bombing campaign all my life. I'd had friends who had lost family members, and now the country that allowed the funding that enabled those terrorist attacks had been hit itself. I felt sorry for the people who had died and their families, but my reactions were tempered, and I definitely did not have the same reactions as many of my friends. Besides, I'd been expecting a terrorist attack on the US for years. They'd been involved in too many other countries, overthrowing governments, causing civil wars and so on for it not to happen. I had expected it to come from South America, but the Middle East would have been my second choice. We knew regardless of who was to blame, we'd be going into Iraq again. Bush had too many daddy issues; he was always going to find a reason to go in there. We already had a major exercise planned in the region with troops in place practising for the very kind of thing they were about to be called on to do, by sheer coincidence. Blair and Bush had been in a meeting with each other about a month previously that had interrupted our phase one training when it was held at our base. Generally, people were quite eager to be sent there and help get revenge for the attacks. My view was more, I'll go if I'm sent, but I didn't know anyone who died in it, or their families or even anyone who knew anyone whose family had been affected, so I had no personal cause for revenge or hatred; so while I'd shoot someone if required, it would be because it was my job.
That weekend I went into Birmingham, which was about an hour and a half away, to meet some civilian friends who lived in the city. I remember being the only white guy on the train. It was impossible not to racially profile those around me.
My airforce career would be defined by that day. Friends would be injured and killed in Afghanistan, and their sacrifice made pointless. The death toll from that day would spread across two wars and beyond. All for things to end up back where they started. At least the one behind the whole thing was killed. I hope that gave those who did lose loved ones through the whole thing some kind of closure.
I saw some cafe down in England was selling tickets for a 25th anniversary watch party where people could go and relive the experience. I'm also seeing a lot of jokes online about the attack in a way that I haven't seen before. I guess its reached the tragedy plus time equals comedy part, although I personally find it somewhat distasteful.
The camp went up to the second highest alert state (and stayed there for 3-months) in case this was the start of a wave of attacks or inspired other attacks in the UK. Beyond that, our day went as normal. We went to our first classes. On breaks and at lunch, we inevitably saw more news: the footage of Bush jnr sitting, shocked, completely out of his depth, surrounded by school kids until one of his aides told him to move. Later on, I'd wonder how Clinton would have handled it if he'd still been in power. I think we had a minute's silence at one point. Over the following weeks, we'd be expected to observe so many minutes of silence that it stopped having any meaning for us, and most of the instructors just stopped taking any notice of them and kept teaching us. Anyway, the rest of the day continued. I'd lose someone who I thought was a good friend that day because I handled the news very matter-of-factly and didn't get upset. I'd seen terrorist attacks before, lived under the threat of being caught in an IRA bombing campaign all my life. I'd had friends who had lost family members, and now the country that allowed the funding that enabled those terrorist attacks had been hit itself. I felt sorry for the people who had died and their families, but my reactions were tempered, and I definitely did not have the same reactions as many of my friends. Besides, I'd been expecting a terrorist attack on the US for years. They'd been involved in too many other countries, overthrowing governments, causing civil wars and so on for it not to happen. I had expected it to come from South America, but the Middle East would have been my second choice. We knew regardless of who was to blame, we'd be going into Iraq again. Bush had too many daddy issues; he was always going to find a reason to go in there. We already had a major exercise planned in the region with troops in place practising for the very kind of thing they were about to be called on to do, by sheer coincidence. Blair and Bush had been in a meeting with each other about a month previously that had interrupted our phase one training when it was held at our base. Generally, people were quite eager to be sent there and help get revenge for the attacks. My view was more, I'll go if I'm sent, but I didn't know anyone who died in it, or their families or even anyone who knew anyone whose family had been affected, so I had no personal cause for revenge or hatred; so while I'd shoot someone if required, it would be because it was my job.
That weekend I went into Birmingham, which was about an hour and a half away, to meet some civilian friends who lived in the city. I remember being the only white guy on the train. It was impossible not to racially profile those around me.
My airforce career would be defined by that day. Friends would be injured and killed in Afghanistan, and their sacrifice made pointless. The death toll from that day would spread across two wars and beyond. All for things to end up back where they started. At least the one behind the whole thing was killed. I hope that gave those who did lose loved ones through the whole thing some kind of closure.
I saw some cafe down in England was selling tickets for a 25th anniversary watch party where people could go and relive the experience. I'm also seeing a lot of jokes online about the attack in a way that I haven't seen before. I guess its reached the tragedy plus time equals comedy part, although I personally find it somewhat distasteful.
#17
Humorous Captions / Hey, let's hurry up and finish...
Last post by sprite75 - September 11, 2026, 04:34:48 PM
Hey, let's hurry up and finish this. I wanna get home and binge watch those last few seasons of Matlock!
#18
Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by lester1/2jr - September 11, 2026, 04:04:37 PMSomething (2018) - Another day, another Tubi obscurity. As with "True Nature" from 2 nights ago, it's understood that this is not going to be a fully fleshed out and living Hollywood movie. It's more of an "If you're up for it, take the plunge" kind of thing. The dialogue, which the movie relies VERY heavily on, is about 10-20 IQ points below where it needs to be, unless you enjoy watching dull people say very predictable things. Even for a demo tape type movie, it's a little perfunctory and colorless.
Overwhelmed newlyweds now have another problem: an unwanted visitor who menacingly walks in front of their baby monitor screen, then seemingly disappears... or is the monitor being hacked by someone who is menacingly hacking it for some reason? Or is it all in their heads?
I enjoyed this a little more than True Nature because it was a lot more plausible. As a bonus, Eric Roberts takes a break from Lifetime "My Dentist is a Pervert" roles to show how it's done as some sort of police guy.
4.15/ 5 These things should be in a Mill Creek style boxed set.
Overwhelmed newlyweds now have another problem: an unwanted visitor who menacingly walks in front of their baby monitor screen, then seemingly disappears... or is the monitor being hacked by someone who is menacingly hacking it for some reason? Or is it all in their heads?
I enjoyed this a little more than True Nature because it was a lot more plausible. As a bonus, Eric Roberts takes a break from Lifetime "My Dentist is a Pervert" roles to show how it's done as some sort of police guy.
4.15/ 5 These things should be in a Mill Creek style boxed set.
#19
Off Topic Discussion / Re: Picture of the day, part I...
Last post by Rev. Powell - September 11, 2026, 11:57:07 AM
#20
Off Topic Discussion / Re: The New Happy Birthday Thr...
Last post by Trevor - September 11, 2026, 09:49:00 AMQuote from: Rev. Powell on September 11, 2026, 09:32:29 AMHappy birthday Trevor!
Thanks Rev 🙂🐢