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PatSeg

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37. Actually, it was unusual for me to be watching

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 03:44 PM

Jan 6

television during the day, but someone else in the house had turned the TV on.

On 9/11 my son called me and told me to turn on the TV as someone had just told him what had happened. We were both stunned.

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When did you Find Out that J6 was happening.... [View all] electric_blue68 Jan 6 OP

Was watching CNN MustLoveBeagles Jan 6 #1

Same here, so I'd say from the beginning. greatauntoftriplets Jan 6 #2

Geeeebzzz, hioly crap!.... electric_blue68 Jan 6 #7

Happily, the ankle has healed well, though the range of motion isn't what it was. greatauntoftriplets Jan 6 #9

That's great it's healed well. Luckily (relatively) a contained covid bout.... electric_blue68 Jan 6 #16

I had a good surgeon and good PT when I finally got it. greatauntoftriplets Jan 6 #26

I was watching tv too OnionPatch Jan 6 #15

I'll bet (yelling at the TV)! electric_blue68 Jan 6 #17

SAME here. jaymac Jan 6 #39

Home with Covid fmdaddio Jan 6 #3

Oh, dear! I hope you don' have any long term after effects... electric_blue68 Jan 6 #4

I was following it online senseandsensibility Jan 6 #5

Woah... that must have been awful knowing that.... electric_blue68 Jan 6 #8

I was taking a nap on the couch PatSeg Jan 6 #6

Woah.. You had a "in person" alert from your son electric_blue68 Jan 6 #11

Yes, often it is in reverse PatSeg Jan 6 #24

Woah... electric_blue68 Jan 6 #34

Actually, it was unusual for me to be watching PatSeg Jan 6 #37

I get it.. wasn't a daytime TV watcher in general, either.... electric_blue68 Jan 6 #41

For awhile after 9/11 PatSeg Jan 6 #43

Listening to public radio in car as it began, then watched the whole nightmare unfold on TV. Timeflyer Jan 6 #10

Ohhh, boy! You do not want to hear that kind of awfulness while driving!.... electric_blue68 Jan 6 #14

From the start... all day long. lamp_shade Jan 6 #12

Woah! Watching going ftom one thing into mayhem! electric_blue68 Jan 6 #18

I know it was a Wednesday because that was my usual day off. tanyev Jan 6 #13

No kidding! Living alone it was important to have people on DU to be with on line! electric_blue68 Jan 6 #20

Was following on Cable and at DU malaise Jan 6 #19

Following from another country had it's own sureal quality, I'm thinking. I know you visit, and have electric_blue68 Jan 6 #21

Yep malaise Jan 6 #25

Definitely sureeal! electric_blue68 Jan 6 #27

Came home from the dentist following an extraction. Katinfl Jan 6 #22

Ohhh, boy. Personal physical pain meeting up with Societal, Democracy in Peril right there and then!... electric_blue68 Jan 6 #29

With everything going on I forgot about the extraction. Katinfl Jan 6 #49

Too bad it wasn't a really happy reason instead electric_blue68 Jan 6 #55

Was babysitting my granddaughter Freddie Jan 6 #23

Oh,crap! electric_blue68 Jan 6 #30

I watched the whole thing transpire on MSNBC. La Coliniere Jan 6 #28

Absolutely true about a "White riot" vs BlPOC! electric_blue68 Jan 6 #32

I usually lay down for an hour and read, getting up about 2:30. I walked into the living room and noticed the muted Vinca Jan 6 #31

Some people are whether intrinsically, or eventually by circumstances, and their responses.... electric_blue68 Jan 6 #33

I saw it live RB77 Jan 6 #35

Sorry you are having a bad day... I am definitely worried, but still have hope. electric_blue68 Jan 6 #36

I was streaming PBS dpibel Jan 6 #38

Woah! Scary for her! electric_blue68 Jan 6 #62

When I got home from work around 4!pm I was really confused on what the hell happened for a few mins. FloridaBlues Jan 6 #40

Oh, sure! Could be expected since it Was Unprecedented! electric_blue68 Jan 6 #42

I was outside with my niece and her husband burying their dog that died that morning. SamKnause Jan 6 #44

While I was in the hospital recovering from cervical spine surgery. GoodRaisin Jan 6 #45

Oh my! I hope your surgery gave you a lot of relief! electric_blue68 Jan 6 #46

Thanks. It did give some relief. GoodRaisin Jan 6 #50

Thank goodness some at least! electric_blue68 Jan 6 #53

Listening to NPR, On Point program from WBUR at noon, the NPR from DC until after the votes were certified irisblue Jan 6 #47

TY electric_blue68 Jan 6 #61

Driving back to work in downtown Detroit for a meeting I flipped on Thom Hartmann in the car..... marmar Jan 6 #48

I was watching CNN The Blue Flower Jan 6 #51

Taking my lunch break at work. New Jersey news station. no_hypocrisy Jan 6 #52

I got a Text from my sister in Gainesville, Florida.. Cha Jan 6 #54

My Wife OC375 Jan 6 #56

Like most, I watched it on live TV. I watched Trump Emile Jan 6 #57

Oh, hell, yeah! Sigh. electric_blue68 Jan 6 #60

I think I was coming home from a Pilates Class Deep State Witch Jan 6 #58

Ohh, boy. Talk about from relaxation to agitation! electric_blue68 Jan 6 #63

At work. On a military base; building was next to a main gate. haele Jan 6 #59

Ohhh, boy. And yeah, i remember "the Bible walk", too. electric_blue68 Jan 6 #64

I remember first hearing reports about protesters in the Capitol... Tommy Carcetti Jan 6 #65

Wow... what a way to get on the story! electric_blue68 Jan 6 #66