Sunday, January 18, 2009

Not Your Usual Plane Landing

Our knack for being within a short proximity of the bizarre continues (for those following our blog, this includes an underground explosion, a collapsing sidewalk, a falling crane, a window jumping model, and an overdosing joker).

Last week, we were close enough to have a perfect view of US Airways Flight 1549 landing in the Hudson River. From my office window I could see the entire landing. I could see it, but I didn't see it. Soon after it occurred I was told to look out my window - I turned around and saw a great deal of emergency crews, but I didn't see the plane. Wife was even closer to the action than I was, but didn't see it either.

Along with the rest of the world, my hat is off to the pilot, crew, and emergency crews.

If I had turned around, I would have had a better view than this:

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