Lots and lots of reporting of the "Miracle on the Hudson" today. I disagree. What happened was amazing, unheard of apparently in the annals of planes attempting a landing on water. No, what happened was simply the work of a highly accomplished and intelligent pilot, a man who clearly appreciated what it meant to keep his passengers safe and took all of his extensive training and education and intelligence and found the perfect answer to a bad situation. The pilot, Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger III (what a name!) was by all means a hero, but he did not perform a miracle.
But what an event! My friends Tom and Dolores have a condominium in Guttenberg, New Jersey, directly across from Manhattan. They have what I call the "million dollar view at half the price" of Manhattan. Neither of them were looking out the window when the plane crashed pretty much right below them (they are on the 12th floor), but Dolores' sister got the story pretty quickly (she works at a newspaper) and she called Dolores and they watched, mesmerized, from their bird's eye view for much of the day. The wreckage did eventually float out of their line of view, but how amazing to be experiencing such an event, especially one with such a terrific outcome. It definitely beats our experiences, and the ultimate outcome, at Mikasa over in Secaucus on 9/11, huh Tom?
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