Re: Metric Conversions
From: "Max Battcher" > I have to say that the best one of the lot is the 3L -- 2-Liter > Bottle. > It's always funny when someone asks how big a 2-Liter Bottle is in > metric... 3 Liters is a better response than some of the ones I've > used. When I forwarded this one around the engineering group at work today, some people commented on the 2L = 3L equation, citing it as proof of why the metric system never caught on in the USA: it involves math!!! Dave ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: airliner ditches in hudson river
There's already a Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Airways_Flight_1549 (initial version: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=US_Airways_Flight_1549&oldid=264353468 ) "It's Throw Open Our Doors to People Who Want to Discuss Things That We Could Care Less About Day." -- Toby Ziegler ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: airliner ditches in hudson river
On Jan 15, 2009, at 5:18 PM, Rceeberger wrote:
> On 1/15/2009 4:01:48 PM, John Garcia (john...@gmail.com) wrote:
>> a US Airways Airbus A320 went down in the Hudson River near the USS
>> Intrepid
>> after a bird strike
>> crippled the engines
>>
>> http://wcbstv.com/breakingnewsalerts/us.airways.crash.2.909535.html
>>
>> john
>> you can't make this up maru
>
> Man..those people onboard were extraordinarily fortunate, and
> that pilot
> amazingly good!
I was just thinking that suffering a multiple engine failure on
climbout from LaGuardia at too low an altitude to make it back to the
airport would leave very few survivable landing options other than the
Hudson, and ditching right by the 40th St pier was a really good call,
all things considered. Apparently the ferries from the ferry terminal
were on the scene quickly enough that most of the passengers didn't
even get wet (which was a good thing, as 40-ish degree water is a
recipe for pretty rapid hypothermia), and between the tugboats and
HYPD harbor patrol, the situation was under control pretty quickly.
Yeah, they freaked out half of Midtown, but all things considered,
amazingly good piloting and thinking outside the box. :) ("A good
landing is one you can walk away from. A great landing is one after
which they can use the plane again.")
It is vital to recognize situations you control through your own
resources and abilities, and situations you control only because
circumstances allow you to control them .. because the actions you
take may make those favorable circumstances unfavorable in the blink
of an eye. -- Me
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Re: airliner ditches in hudson river
On 1/15/2009 4:01:48 PM, John Garcia (john...@gmail.com) wrote: > a US Airways Airbus A320 went down in the Hudson River near the USS > Intrepid > after a bird strike > crippled the engines > > http://wcbstv.com/breakingnewsalerts/us.airways.crash.2.909535.html > > john > you can't make this up maru Man..those people onboard were extraordinarily fortunate, and that pilot amazingly good! xponent Prepare For Impact Maru rob ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: airliner ditches in hudson river
Wow. One of my oldest good friends is a USAir pilot. I doubt he was at the controls because I think he's still flying 737s. Years ago, we were on short final to Allegheny County Airport when a hawk suddenly was filling our windscreen. From the right seat, John had the nose down faster than I could react. It's no fun to have to dive like that when you're already that close to the ground, but he did a great job of getting us away from the bird and back on the normal approach. I've always taken the flight attendants' safety instructions seriously, but... wow... "In the unlikely event of a water landing..." won't sound the same again for a while. Nick On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 2:01 PM, John Garcia wrote: > a US Airways Airbus A320 went down in the Hudson River near the USS > Intrepid > after a bird strike > crippled the engines > > http://wcbstv.com/breakingnewsalerts/us.airways.crash.2.909535.html > > john > you can't make this up maru > ___ > http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l > ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Number 6 is dead
On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 8:47 AM, Jim Sharkey wrote: > John Garcia wrote: > > >he wasn't a number, but a free man. > > My dad of all people turned me onto that show. So great and weird. I'll > have to play Maiden's "The Village" later on. > > Jim > Who is number Maru? > > > > MBA Program > Click for free info on getting an MBA, $200K/ year potential. > > http://tagline.excite.com/fc/BK72PcZZfz6E3oOc00Y99Iay0UTrXA4VmZpzzR4bAzafGBVy05ySrq/ > ___ > http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l > I remember when it premiered on network TV all those years ago. I'm still trying to figure it out. still love the theme to Secret Agent Man maru john ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
airliner ditches in hudson river
a US Airways Airbus A320 went down in the Hudson River near the USS Intrepid after a bird strike crippled the engines http://wcbstv.com/breakingnewsalerts/us.airways.crash.2.909535.html john you can't make this up maru ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Brin: Re: A guaranteed-unusual set of "suggestions" for Obama etc
Yeager broke the sound barrier. From: Ronn! Blankenship To: Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 4:37:54 AM Subject: Brin: Re: A guaranteed-unusual set of "suggestions" for Obama etc At 01:20 AM Thursday 1/15/2009, d.brin wrote: >The other posting is a little allegory about a strange event that >happened sixty years ago -- the Miracle of 1947 -- when liberals and >Democrats went through a wrenching, painful self-transformation, >similar to what decent, patriotic conservatives should do, in 2009. >( http://www.davidbrin.com/1947.htm ) Any relation to the _other_ significant event which allegedly occurred that year? >:-} Weather Balloon Maru . . . ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Number 6 is dead
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Brin: Re: A guaranteed-unusual set of "suggestions" for Obama etc
At 01:20 AM Thursday 1/15/2009, d.brin wrote: >The other posting is a little allegory about a strange event that >happened sixty years ago -- the Miracle of 1947 -- when liberals and >Democrats went through a wrenching, painful self-transformation, >similar to what decent, patriotic conservatives should do, in 2009. >( http://www.davidbrin.com/1947.htm ) Any relation to the _other_ significant event which allegedly occurred that year? >:-} Weather Balloon Maru . . . ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Number 6 is dead
At 04:52 PM Wednesday 1/14/2009, Rceeberger wrote: >http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-patrick-mcgoohan15-2009jan15,0,3951859.story And now Ricardo Montalban. And Dr. Tom van Flandern passed away last Friday. Happens In Threes Maru . . . ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
