Amazing

I watched a good part of the Jet Blue drama play out while at the gym yesterday. As I am sure you all know, the front landing gear of a Jet Blue flight from Burbank to JFK got stuck in an odd position after take off. Obviously, this was an issue, so they prepared for an emergency landing at LAX. However, the plane had to lose the bulk of all the fuel it had on board. So, it circled for almost two hours.

All I could think about was how those poor folks on the plane must be feeling. It was especially odd to hear (post landing) that Jet Blue actually kept the direct TV sets on up until 1/2 hour before landing. So, these poor folks could watch their situation play out on TV. Horrifying.

Anyway, as I noted I was at the gym, sharing this drama with maybe 50 folks or so in the cardio area. Watching the plane land was so intense - my heart was pounding and I could hardly look. The pilot did an excellent job and the landing was virtually flawless. The whole gym broke into applause - it was a neat moment.

I was just so happy that we did not have another disaster - it seems like we have had too much bad news lately and this was a nice little patch of happiness (for the positive outcome).