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Man falls 47 stories, survives
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 11:11 pm
by silvercamaro
Okay, you guys from New York probably already have heard about this. For some of the rest of us, it's new news of a most astonishing nature.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/12162007/ne ... 214155.htm
Re: Man falls 47 stories, survives
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 12:42 am
by cindy.wellman
In the other thread that had the link to the video showing the people 'flying' in the air really disturbed me. On the day of, and on all the days since September 11th, I really tried to avoid seeing any of the pictures of the people who were forced to jump. It made me just too upset to think of what it must have been like for those people in that situation. The video in the other thread reminded me too much of what I imagined what it looked like to see those people falling. I like to think of myself as a person who can handle a lot of things, emotionally etc. Sometimes, I'm not very brave at all.
I'm very happy that this man lived, SC. It really helped "me" to hear of a good ending.
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 5:47 am
by mrkelley23
A common piece of physics lectures is the guy who fell out of a plane at 18000 feet and survived:
http://science.howstuffworks.com/question729.htm
Now I feel like Topper in the Dilbert strip.
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 10:46 am
by etaoin22
Now that I see both "Richard Feynman" and "9-11" mentioned in the same thread....
It was notable that the 9-11 congressional inquiry did NOT include a Feynmanesque outsider Disturber of the Fece (s).
By contrast to the Challenger inquiry.
Re: Man falls 47 stories, survives
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 1:44 pm
by wbtravis007
Don't tell me. Let me guess. A guy ran up to him and asked: "What the hell happened?"
"I don't know. I just got here."
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 3:32 pm
by goongas
The victim lives in my town and is a parishoner at my church. He is still not out of the woods. Please pray for him and his family. He has three elementary-school age children.
Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 7:35 pm
by goongas
The victim of the fall is going to make it. I don't know anymore specific details, but the news seems to be good.
Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 9:53 pm
by silvercamaro
goongas wrote:The victim of the fall is going to make it. I don't know anymore specific details, but the news seems to be good.
I am really happy to hear this. The world needs more miracles!
Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 10:18 pm
by kayrharris
Thanks for letting us know, Eric. We always hear the bad news, but seldom get a follow up with good stuff.
I hope he makes a complete recovery.
Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 11:12 pm
by Timsterino
I am glad to hear he is going to make it, Eric. Continued thoughts and prayers to him and his family.
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 11:33 am
by cindy.wellman
goongas wrote:The victim of the fall is going to make it. I don't know anymore specific details, but the news seems to be good.
Thank you for the update, Goongas!
As a side note, what type of puppy is in your avatar? He/she looks remarkably similar to our pup.
If I had to guess, I'd say that he/she is a bichon or maltese...?