Okay, now that you’re actually reading: It’s cool to see this turn out so well. It’s also a great time to find out how worthless news stations are concerning delivering news as it truely is. I don’t want to know if you think you know what jet fuel smells like or that jets are really just boats with wings on them, because you’re wrong. (I’m callin’ you out Blitzer)

We were able to extract from news network’s blatherings that everyone involved did the best in the situation, came out safely with only some minor injuries and conditions and went on their merry way. This is good comeupance considering a throwback event in ’82 involving a similar state of affairs with an unfortunate outcome.

Air Florida Flight 90 had the some of the same stuff going on only had icing problems compounding. Seems they were aiming for the Patomac to land (or water?) just like with US Airways Flight 1549 and the Hudson only to hit a bridge along the way. This leads our story to Mr. Martin Lenny Skutnik III who happened to pass by and jump into the frigid January river to help someone who lost their grip on safety. Fortunately, they both escaped with their lives in lieu of Lenny’s bravery to join the few survivors.

Apparently, becoming a “Skutnik” has since become a coined term for heroism and disregard for ones saftey to assure another person’s safety. Top that off with a metal or two along with a seat in the “President’s box” during the State of the Union address. The name Skutnik also refers in cases to the ‘special guest’ in the State of the Union address. Not sure if I would have become aware of this without Thursday’s events, but either way, it is sobering to know nothing is for certain, life is finite and our Hope isn’t within our own hands.

(*so can you really call it “landing a plane” when its in a river? And shouldn’t we say “American waters” instead of soil?)