I thought it was the end of the world.
I totally shit myself. I was in work but they were letting us make phonecalls. I rang my ex in work, made no introduction and just launched into "Look, if the end of the world is announced, and I dunno how they do that - like a 4 minute warning? - anyway, if that happens, just leg it towards our house, and I'll do the same, and we might just have time to die together with the hamster!"

Poor mad cunt had been working in a hot kitchen listening to CDs and had no idea what had been happening in New York. Much confusion ensued.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Sun 11 Sep 2011, 19:56, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

The building I was working in took things far too seriously.
The insisted that all cars that were in the carpark under the office were removed. And then they got really eggy because someone had left a push-bike down there and they wanted to know who could do such a thing at a time of such danger.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 11 Sep 2011, 20:00, Reply)

haha, bicycle bombs?

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Sun 11 Sep 2011, 20:03, Reply)

What made it all the more amusing was the the building 'security' guards were all about 70 years old
And I'd guess half of them had some sort of disability that meant they were hardly swift on their feet.

For the next week or two, they'd shout at people if you had your work pass in your pocket, rather than on a lanyard around your neck.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 11 Sep 2011, 20:07, Reply)

I love peoples' overreactions.
"They've just flown planes into two of the world's most prominent financial buildings, this leased out office in Bristol is definitely next".
(Barry from Eastenders is, despite the words written above, not a woman, Sun 11 Sep 2011, 20:03, Reply)

Exactly!
They sent everyone home early so they could 'assess the situation' in more detail.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 11 Sep 2011, 20:08, Reply)

Must have been scary working in a BT Tower, the City, Canary Wharf or Westminster/Whitehall though.

(888777555, Sun 11 Sep 2011, 20:11, Reply)

It would be shit working in a BT Tower.
Not sure about scary.
(Barry from Eastenders is, despite the words written above, not a woman, Sun 11 Sep 2011, 20:25, Reply)

You're not wrong. Because every year you'd be scared that Noel Edmonds might bring back his
'Christmas from the BT Tower' special thing he used to do.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 11 Sep 2011, 20:26, Reply)

On a Noel Edmonds note, best story ever?
tinyurl.com/yzloa2s
'The ravers should have more respect for Mr Blobby. He was a hero to a lot of kids and the thought of them taking drugs and having all-night raves in his house is completely disrespectful.'
(Barry from Eastenders is, despite the words written above, not a woman, Sun 11 Sep 2011, 20:32, Reply)

No, I think Roota is right
It really did feel like the end of a world - possibly not THE world, but the end of something.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Sun 11 Sep 2011, 20:12, Reply)

It was the end of Murder She Wrote on ITV as they opted instead for blanket news coverage.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 11 Sep 2011, 20:14, Reply)

Hopefully you've caught up on that episode since.
It was probably the seedy looking guy with the stuck-on mustache.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Sun 11 Sep 2011, 20:16, Reply)