Jet Engines Suck

Last January 19th, US Airways pilot Chesley B. Sullenburger III set a loaded Airbus A320 down on the Hudson River in New York City and because of his training, skills, and a remarkable ability to remain calm long after most ordinary humans would have been shrieking an utter panic.  No one died.  The most serious injury was a crewmemeber who suffered broken legs,  Most everybody else walked away either unscathed or with a few minor cuts and bruises, but they walked away. Apparently that wasn't enough for some.  Apparently, surviving a landing that by all rights should have been their breathing moments wasn't enough for a few of the passengers.  They want to sue US Airways.

Many US Airways (LCC) passengers who endured a crash landing in the Hudson River 12 days ago say they appreciate the $5,000 that the airline has offered — but some say it's not enough.

Joe Hart, a salesman from Charlotte who suffered a bloody nose and bruises, says he "would like to be made whole for the incident."

It's too soon after the accident to determine what emotional distress he has suffered, he says.

He got a bloody nose and a few bruises and now he wants to be made whole.  SCREW YOU MR. HART!  You should be down on your knees thanking anyone and anything you deem holy that you are in one piece and not in pieces.  Joe Hart is a greedy little slithering snake.  That five grand was probably way more than what he lost. 

I'm thinking they need to get Mr. Hart, take him back to that river.  Take him out to the spot where the plane stopped and ask him how much money he thinks would make him whole.  Whatever figure he names, US Airways should double it and write him a check on the spot.  They then should tape it to a brick and drop it in the river while asking him how much money his life is worth because if he wants that check, he'll have to make a choice.

I can understand that such a traumatic event would be difficult to get over.  In fact, if it were me, I'd have needed a new pair a britches when they rescued me.  Mine would have been heavily "soiled".  However traumatic it might have been, the fact remains that no one got even seriously hurt.

I'm not a sleazebag, ambulance chasing lawyer so I find it hard to understand how any judge could allow such a suit to even be emntertained without disbarring said sleazebag for filing such an idiotic suit..

Jet engines suck.  They take air, suck it in, compress it, mix it with some fuel, ignite it and the resultant explosion then creates the necessary thrust fo launch the airplane.  It works best if it only sucks in air, but because they create a huge suck, it's kind of like a vacuum cleaner and anything in its path will find it's way into the intake.  It isn't anyone's fault an errant gaggle of geese decided to fly in front of that airplane and interrupt the suck.

These people wanting to sue should be put on a no fly list.  Not because they might be a security threat, but because they are just too stupid to be out unsupervised.

VW

Comments

[chrys]

Noticed you posted about Sully and had to leave "Twitter" to rush right over. Ditto your opinion on this "bull*@&*" - People will sell their souls for money. Dang - Can't a "soul" just say thank you and buy a replacement for their frozen laptop and some Band-Aids for the cut on their pinky while passing on a God Bless You Sully and Crew?!

[Bloviating Zeppelin]

Two words for Tort Reform:

LOSER PAYS.

BZ

[BobF]

You would think Joe Hart would be on his face thanking God that He gave Capt Sully the skills necessary to fly the plane in an emergency. By rights, Joe Hart and the others should have been fish food but they're alive and well thanks to US Airways and its people.

[puppy_love]

Dear US AIRWAYS, while I realize that hitting geese is a freak accident outside of your control and that the only reason I'm alive is because of the skills of your employees, I deserve an exorbitant amount of money. Why? Because bad things aren't supposed to happen ever. We are supposed to be over-compensated when they do. Since I can't sue God or geese, I'm suing you. Pay up!

Way to show thanks to the Captain. Sue the company that employs him and possibly push the already iffy company into bankruptcy. How many people would be unemployed so he could feel better about his bloody nose?