Thursday, January 15, 2009

US Airways Plane Crash



I just wanted to make a quick note of what's going on. It's my last day at St Louis. David, Dennis, Duane, Josh, Doug and I went to Bandanna's for lunch.

Right before I left there was a news flash that a US Airways plane went down in the Hudson River. I left the office and by the time I made it to the hotel it looked like everyone is alive. There was an amusing phone interview with one of the survivors, Jeff. You could hear the excitement, relief and adrenaline about ready to make him explode. He actually complimented Brian Williams on his show.

The photos are pretty amazing in their uniqueness. The best part is it sounds like everyone made it out alive. Actually, the best part is Brian Williams has explained where the term balls to the wall comes from, and as Brian pointed out, it's not profane at all. Apparently it means pushing the throttle of a plane to the firewall (dash) of the cockpit where two white balls at the base of the throttle prevent the throttle from touching the dash. Still sounds a little naughty to me.

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