Miracles Do Happen

If you live in or near New York, the news of the US Airways Airbus A320 bound for Charlotte, N.C crashing into the Hudson, is all you have been hearing about for the past 5 hours.

Watching General Hospital today ABC News broke in with news that a plane crashed into the Hudson. I grabbed the phone to call someone, anyone. I didn't want to watch the news alone and in my circle of friends, I wasn't the only one.

I called my girlfriend Sheress to tell her to turn on the news because a plane crashed into the Hudson. She turned it on and together we waited for information. While on the phone my girlfriend C called and my sister right after. None of us had any friends or family traveling but the fact that a plane, a commuter, US Airways phone crashed into the Hudson right after take-off is frightening.

After going through 9-11, watching news about a plane going down in New York is terrifying. Hearing that it was a bunch of geese doesnt' make it easier to swallow. The scary fact is this had all the makings of a catastrophic disaster. 150+ people on board, bridges, buildings, homes, tunnels, the Intrepid, a ferry full of people, I shudder to think of all the possibilities.

The flight crew especially Captain Chesley B. "Scully" Sullenberger was amazing. The first responders awesome. Before a news copter could even get to the scene, ferries were arriving to pull survivors from the plane. The frightening visions of people standing on the wing of the plane in the ice cold Hudson River will sit with me forever.

I am happy to report that everyone made it off the plane.

The moral of the story is Miracles Do Happen and the next plane ride I take (if ever) I hope Captain Scully is flying it.