The "where were you when...?" thread

[PaulB]

9/11. - Business trip to France the following day so had a rare pub lunch with wife only to get home and watch that unfold on TV.

The Sayeret Maktal raid on Entebbe airport. At school

The Lockerbie disaster. Watched that on the evening news

Elvis dying. A real passion killer with new girlfriend I'd hoped to impress but she was devastated by hearing that news

Neil Kinnock falling over on the beach and getting wet. - Was THAT a great or significant moment? Really?

Where were you when history's key moments occurred, and what were you doing?

 

[PaulB]

I remember waking up in an Edinburgh hotel with a song that went (something like) 'Tears all over the world' going through my head. The next morning, going down to breakfast, there was a newspaper outside one room stating in its headline; 'Dodi dead, Di seriously injured'. Conference over, I ran through Hollyrood park with flowers already adorning the big gates outside the palace.

 

[Drago]

9/11. - Business trip to France the following day so had a rare pub lunch with wife only to get home and watch that unfold on TV.

The Sayeret Maktal raid on Entebbe airport. At school

The Lockerbie disaster. Watched that on the evening news

Elvis dying. A real passion killer with new girlfriend I'd hoped to impress but she was devastated by hearing that news

Neil Kinnock falling over on the beach and getting wet. - Was THAT a great or significant moment? Really?

Where were you when history's key moments occurred, and what were you doing?

Oh aye, the Sayeret raid was awesome. They also destroyed the Ugandan airforce as it sat on the tarmac.

Captain Betser took command of the raid after Major Netenyahu (the same family) took a round early on. Betser's book "Secret Soldier" is well worth a read.

 

[Beebo]

I have just remembered another one.
The Bunsfield oil explosion. It was the day after my 30th birthday party. I was walking on Epsom Downs and the sky over London was black with smoke.
I can’t believe it was almost 20 years ago!

 

[mistyoptic]

Mustn't forget the Ash Cloud.

We'd just arrived at Schiphol, for our flight back to East Midlands, when the departure boards all change to "Flight Cancelled"

My, that was an interesting day...

 

[Gwylan]

9/11. - Business trip to France the following day so had a rare pub lunch with wife only to get home and watch that unfold on TV.

The Sayeret Maktal raid on Entebbe airport. At school

The Lockerbie disaster. Watched that on the evening news

Elvis dying. A real passion killer with new girlfriend I'd hoped to impress but she was devastated by hearing that news

Neil Kinnock falling over on the beach and getting wet. - Was THAT a great or significant moment? Really?

Where were you when history's key moments occurred, and what were you doing?

Neil Kinnock - he was off his tree and should have known better.
9/11 I was in board room in Moscow. There was a lot of money on the table. My son messaged me from London! A friend warned me to get on a train, no plane!
My clients were in tears. That changed my take on the them.
Someone did the "you dont know me" - go off line and make your way to base! You are deniable- Pillock.