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Someone didn't cancel their plans for the day. (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 113 points 4 days ago (7 children)

And, the planes hit at 9 in the morning, it’s not like he had time to bowl and then the planes hit. This guy was playing while the rest of the country was glued to their televisions.

[–] [email protected] 95 points 4 days ago

The alley was probably nice and quiet, he could focus on his game.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

It isn't impossible that he didn't know.

Many people don't listen to the radio or watch TV. No smart phones.

edit = I saw the story [comment above] and the guy was just trying to be normal. I can respect his choice.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, but I feel like if you interacted with anyone you'd know something was up, if they don't just tell you. Hell, if the bowling alley had TVs they were probably all on the news. Maybe if he was at home I'd believe he didn't know, but not out somewhere where you have to interact with other people.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

This. If you were in public, you knew. Everyone was talking about it. This was before certain news media fully splintered off into exclusively covering alternate realities, so most people at the time were on the same page information-wise, regardless of where they got their news from.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago

gotta get catharsis while you're processing tragedy somehow. in a lot of ways this guy had it figured out

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago

He was in a league and the games weren't cancelled

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Read the article. It's short.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Buddy what article? It's a shitter screenshot.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (2 children)

You got a mirror to this previously unposted article? I don't have an mbin account.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Exact quote of the reply:

In case anyone wants to know

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago

My apologies, it was 1AM, I thought it would do the thing where it shows you the comment on your instance.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

My entire school knew within minutes of the second plane. There’s no fucking way he left the house that day and didn’t know.