25 Years ago today..where were you?

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 11:42 am

I remember this like it was yesterday, I was sitting in 4th grade at the time. Just about every student in the country I think was watching unlike today when its rare to catch on tv. The last video covers the story from the stands at the parents,students from that teachers school, other family and so on - the pure stunned reaction and look from everyone was just surreal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfnvFnzs91s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWnV1V5tYUw

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Edit: Fixed first two vids cause they disabled embedding, ya just need to click on the links to watch them from their youtube site

morbidpete · Post by **morbidpete** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 11:47 am

first 2 video's a no go

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 11:56 am

I was at college, UCONN.
Didn't take long for all the bad jokes to come out that day..."Why does NASA only serve Sprite? Because they can't get 7-up!"

Leatherneck · Post by **Leatherneck** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 12:09 pm

I was in Norway involved in a huge NATO exercise. It was a shocker second only to the towers coming down some years later.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 12:29 pm

morbidpete wrote:first 2 video's a no go

fixed...sorta

PsykoPenguin · Post by **PsykoPenguin** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 3:00 pm

wasnt born yet

Shinobi · Post by **Shinobi** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 4:40 pm

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I will never forget both..

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 4:56 pm

I think I was in first grade and oblivious to the news.

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 5:38 pm

i was working on some condos, taking a lunch break, sitting in the truck looking east.
i noticed something wierd in the sky and kinda joked, it looks like the space shuttle blew up and went off course. i had no idea it was launching that day though.

we started thinking about it and turned on the radio, sure as hell, on the news, they said the shuttle had just exploded.

man i felt so bad about even joking about it, and then really sad that they had to die for no reason, NASA really messed up on allowing it to fly that day, i have seen a few documentaries about it, very sad thing for sure

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 8:01 pm

I was in the school lunchroom. An announcement was made over the inter comm system. I don't think I watched live.

None of my employees were even born yet, so I didn't even bring it up to them today.

Rainbow · Post by **Rainbow** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 9:36 pm

Sitting on the couch watching Columbia launch

Easto · Post by **Easto** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 11:53 am

To be honest I really couldn't tell you (and yes I'm old enough to remember it).

RoundEye · Post by **RoundEye** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 1:08 pm

I remember when the shuttle blew up. I was on a roadtrip with a friend of mine to Florida, to visit with his mom and sister. Every time we stopped at a store to get a cold drink or gas, the people in the store had this somber look on their faces. It was like somebody they personally knew had died. Those people in Florida took the explosion personal, like it was their fault.

We didn’t know it before the trip started but his brother in-law was a bigtime dope smuggler. He asked me to roll a joint for them and I asked where it was, he said “go in the garage you’ll see it”. He wasn’t kidding, floor to ceiling that’s all there was, was bails of weed. I never saw so much weed in my life, before or since. I heard a while after we got back that he was caught. 25 years in prison. He’s probably still there. Unless he was released early for good time, that’s doubtful though, knowing him.

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:06 pm

Sitting in a classroom watching it live. The speech that Reagan gave that night was one of the most moving Presidential speeches I've ever heard.

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David · Post by **David** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 11:48 pm

Dental school, taking a lab practical.

Roody · Post by **Roody** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 8:44 am

I was home sick from school that day. Watched the launch on TV.

blebs · Post by **blebs** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 8:49 am

Sitting in my apartment. Watched the launch and then the explosion. I have to say, if affected me profoundly because of Judy Resnik being an Akron, OH native.

twwabw · Post by **twwabw** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 9:40 pm

Ugly day for sure... I remember vividly. I was sitting in the kitchen at my Mother's house, waiting for everyone else to get ready to head out for my Father's funeral. He had just died suddenly of a heart attack a couple days prior, and I was there to pick up my mother and sister. When this came on the TV it was truly surreal. I remember thinking, WTF else can happen.

Yep... quite a day indeed.