rant · moment 4 of 20
Miracle on the Hudson vs. the Potomac Reality
from The D.C. Plane Crash & RFK’s Hearing | The Tim Dillon Show #429 · #429
2 min
Tim contrasts the mythologized "Miracle on the Hudson" survival story with the grim reality of the Potomac crash, insisting airports are now hospices and telling people to just stay home.
- Most car accidents are fine, some actually good—they give you a jolt of adrenaline.
- Plane crashes are definitive, it's over—no second chance like the Miracle on the Hudson gave people false hope.
- Tim: that one miracle in the Hudson ruined everything, making people think a folksy pilot would land you safely and you'd go on David Letterman.
- The reality of plane crashes—divers looking for fingers and knees, not survivors getting talk show appearances.
- Tim argues against flying: if you're going to fly, you should just stay home because you're going to die—go to a bachelorette party and crash the economy instead.
- Alternative to flying: take Amtrak, though no one wants to—they'd rather die than take the train, but some routes are actually nice.
Chesley Sullenberger