life is crazy...

Neil Rowe

Rowe Cine LLC
...on thursday the 5th my family and i went to visit my wifes grandmother becuase we hadnt seen her in a while. I was blowing bubbles in the yard so my daughter could chase them. ..inside we ate some cherrys and some home made cookies and watched a home video DVD on the computer.

..on friday the 6th my wifes little cousin was having a birthday party at the same grandmothers house. above the home, a  helicopter became tangled in some power lines, and then crashed into the living room of the small home where they were all sitting. the helicopter started on fire, and destroyed the house. the millionaire CEO from brittain flying the chopper, and his friend were killed. the 4 members of our family in the home had managed to escape the home alive as it came down on them  ..despite the fact that where they were sitting in the living room  was a pile of ashes with a helicopter frame on it.  Only my wifes little cousin was hurt. his arm was bruised when the the roof was coming down on them.  My wife , daughter and I were out of town at a wedding at the time.


..just the latest instillment in this crazy little thing called life.


heres the room they were sitting in.. the helicopter was taken away by police and FBI cleanup stuff.
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I should mention these grabs are from a HI-8 camera.. not the DVX.   ...makes you appreciate the DVX a little more doesnt it.
http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=tct:2004:08:07:381785:FRONT
 
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dude, that is unfuckingbelievable! glad no one in your fam was seriously hurt, this could have been even worse! man, shocking news....

im gonna freak now everytime i hear a heli outside, which happins all the time by where i live. the choppers always cruise down the LA river.

glad you and yours are alright im.
 
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thanks guys. my wife is over there now helping them get the last of what they cam salvage out of the home. I would like to be there now too. Her grandfather built the home himself, and most of the family heirloom type stuff has been destroyed. but I just thank God that the family is OK, and send my grievances to the families of the people in the helicopter.
 
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That is frightening! I'm glad to hear your family is fine. Yes, life is crazy.

Here in San Francisco we have had the Blue Angels buzz the city each year for the airshow. I've watched from my roof deck as they have passed overhead. Close enough that I can see the pilots.

There's always the thought of one of those planes losing it and crashing into the city. Living on a hill near their flight path keeps it fresh in my head.

The scream of one of those jets passing over makes the hair on my back stand up.

But... I'm still fascinated by those darn planes and I would love to be in one of them.
 
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Wow--crazy and random. Good that your family is ok. You're not filming Donnie Darko 2 by any chance?
 
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..how did you know.. did the bunny tell you?

..check out the pics up top now.. not too far from MR. Darkos experience.. notice the gigantic hole in the roof..
 
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Man, I'm glad everyone in your family is ok, that's just insane. I tried to find odds on that (Helicopter hitting a house) and couldn’t, must be astronomical though.

Feel sorry for the families of the pilot and passenger and I don’t mean to make light of that, but it could have been so much worse and I’m so glad it wasn’t.

Has the NTSB gotten involved yet? They generally go crazy (and should) when a home/residence is involved.
 
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Wholly crap man... good to hear everyone was ok. Jeeezeeeee...!!!!!!!!
 
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[quote author=iamloser link=board=Offtopic;num=1092057443;start=0#9 date=08/11/04 at 05:35:09]..how did you know.. did the bunny tell you?[/quote]

I thought the same thing.

Glad everyone is ok.:)
 
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