I saw it after it happened...

My office is a cubicle but I'm at the windows and I face the Hudson River. I've spent the last three days in meetings and this afternoon, during our E-line and R-line meetings, we heard all the sirens.

We're in Hoboken. We hear sirens all the time. We really didn't think anything of it. I didn't hear a crash.

But when I got back to my desk, the plane had already crashed. It was somewhere up around the 50's, pretty much across from Jack's school if it were riverfront, maybe a bit higher, but the currents were so strong the plane was drifting south really quickly. I could almost make out the people standing on the wings, but I'm not sure if I really saw it or if I knew they were there 'cause we were watching it live on the computer.

We were plastered to the windows. People were running out onto Pier A, and uptown, onto Pier B, just to watch. By the time the plane drifted even closer, all the passengers and crew had been rescued.

Thank you, God. They couldn't have done it without you.

It was 18 degrees this morning, real feel 10 degrees with the wind chill. The Hudson River was really cold. I heard later 60 people were in the water. And aside from some rather minor injuries, considering, so far, at least, everyone is okay.

They said the pilot made a heroic and perfect landing under the circumstances. There were 2 pilots on board, according to the news.

I beg to differ. God was their co-pilot today. They couldn't have done it without Him.

We'll be glued to the news tonight, just to make sure that the people are all okay.

President Bush is speaking - I'm going to go and listen. Tomorrow I'm sending him a thank you note, if I can find an email address for him. He deserves it!