Plane crashes into Hudson River- Page 5
Plane crashes into Hudson River
#100plane crashes into hudson river
Posted: 1/15/09 at 5:37pm
Considering there appear to have been no fatalities and no serious injuries, no harm in injecting a little levity into the situation. Humour is how humans cope with extreme circumstances, and the less extreme, the sooner the humour is appropriate.
Another very human reaction is sorrow for loss of property. I can't tell you how glad I would be to be walking away from a plane going down with myself all in one piece. But that doesn't mean I wouldn't later go "oh dagnabbit, now I have to get a new iPod D:". Although being the optimist that I am, I'd be more likely to phrase it as "yay, now I can get an orange iPod!". 
#101plane crashes into hudson river
Posted: 1/15/09 at 5:47pm
Exactly right, Weez.
Of course, Etoile is right about priorities, but I think once it's been determined that there is no loss of life, thoughts naturally turn to loss of property. There's no way of knowing what valuables, keepsakes, work, etc., may have been lost.
#102plane crashes into hudson river
Posted: 1/15/09 at 5:48pm
Canada Geese are not from Canada. They only pretend to be Canadian.
And the Canadians are none too happy about it. Nor are good ol' American Cackling Geese.
#103plane crashes into hudson river
Posted: 1/15/09 at 5:50pmPJ, your Canada Goose obsession is starting to frighten me.
#104plane crashes into hudson river
Posted: 1/15/09 at 5:51pm
I'm gittin' my shotgun and lookin' fer some geese!
I want revenge. I want goose blood!
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Broadway Legend Joined: 6/19/08
#105plane crashes into hudson river
Posted: 1/15/09 at 5:59pmI thought Canadian Geese were American Geese that were avoiding the draft.
#107plane crashes into hudson river
Posted: 1/15/09 at 6:03pm
I'm flying into LaGuardia (the airport, not the Mayor) next Tuesday. If the heightened Inauguration Day security doesn't freak me out, the Hudson River will! Everybody pray. I've got to see me some "Billy Elliot," "Pal Joey," "Altar Boyz" and "Shrek!" And escape the 10 below weather in Chicago we have today.
Oh, wait, the weather will travel eastward with me. Darn it! lol
And I hope there weren't any puppies in the luggage hold. How awful to think about........
Updated On: 1/15/09 at 06:03 PM
#108plane crashes into hudson river
Posted: 1/15/09 at 6:05pmWhy do I feel like I said "Beetlejuice" one to many times in this thread?
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miss pennywise
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#109plane crashes into hudson river
Posted: 1/15/09 at 6:05pmSommsy, we have to capture and imprison those geese before we can force-feed them. Better hurry...everything's going to change come next Tuesday.
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#110plane crashes into hudson river
Posted: 1/15/09 at 6:06pmThe plane is now tied to a pier in Battery Park and they will pull it from the water.
#111plane crashes into hudson river
Posted: 1/15/09 at 6:07pmI wonder if they'll recover folks' belongings.
#112plane crashes into hudson river
Posted: 1/15/09 at 6:10pmbetter not, folks want new, BETTER, belongings.
#114plane crashes into hudson river
Posted: 1/15/09 at 6:15pmmsnbc online reports that the plane eventually sank. Is that true?
#116plane crashes into hudson river
Posted: 1/15/09 at 6:21pmThere appears to be a live feed on MSN that shows the plane at a pier.
#118plane crashes into hudson river
Posted: 1/15/09 at 6:25pmHow they were able to tow it with part of the plane being submerged is beyond me though.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 9/19/08
#119plane crashes into hudson river
Posted: 1/15/09 at 6:31pmI saw an interview with one of the passengers as he was getting off one of the ferries. He was immediately surrounded by reporters who started hounding him with questions. He was calm and answered questions, but he was standing there freezing--his pants were soaked from the river water and he was wearing only a t-shirt. Someone finally gave him a coat! As the passenger was led away and the live feed faded, you could hear someone ask him if he was interested in appearing on the Rachel Maddow show. I give the guy props for dealing with all of this so well.
#120plane crashes into hudson river
Posted: 1/15/09 at 7:13pm
I just saw Robin Roberts of GMA on the news. Apparently her apt. overlooks the Hudson, and she saw the whole thing happen.
She gave quite an account of watching it as it took place. She said it looked as though the plane floated gently onto the water -- though her first fear, naturally enough, was that it might be some sort of attack.
miss pennywise
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/7/04
#121plane crashes into hudson river
Posted: 1/15/09 at 7:16pmReg, I'm sure that exact thought went through everyone's mind--if even just for a split-second.
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#122plane crashes into hudson river
Posted: 1/15/09 at 7:26pm
We Geese are peaceful sorts- until we are provoked. Then, as your PalJoey has said, we can and will attack relentlessly and kill if need be. Sort of like how PalJoey reacts if someone dares to criticize Patti LuPone.
But I'm not doing that. When she hits that E in "Every Thing's Coming Up Roses" it sounds just like my dear Gwendolyn at her moment of ecstasy.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 9/13/04
#123plane crashes into hudson river
Posted: 1/15/09 at 7:31pm
"How they were able to tow it with part of the plane being submerged is beyond me though"
It was just partially swamped, like a canoe swamps. It just had to be moved gently enough that it didn't break up. The big FDNY boat next to it had a cable on it and, along with a smaller boat on the other side, they nudged it in to shore.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/04
#124plane crashes into hudson river
Posted: 1/15/09 at 11:04pm
The stories which have been emerging are unbelievable.
That pilot is a true hero. He reportedly walked up and down the aisle to make sure everyone was off.
Thank goodness everyone is alive and safe. It must have been terrifying... It's hard to even imagine.
Who cares about laptops and ipods. Everyone is alive, against so many odds. A truly incredible story.
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