Hero, Captain Sully, is retiring

[TheDaliLama]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100303/...sully_retiring

NEW YORK – Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, who piloted a US Airways flight during its emergency water landing on the Hudson River in January of last year, is retiring Wednesday. Sullenberger, 59, joined US Airways' predecessor airline in 1980. Flight attendant Doreen Welsh, who was also on Flight 1549 when it landed in the Hudson, is also retiring. Welsh, 59, joined US Airways' predecessor airline in 1970. All 150 passengers survived the emergency river landing in January 2009 when the plane's engines were struck by birds.

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Today I will have a toast to Captain "Sully"

I think the drink shall be........

2 shots of Grey Goose with a slash of water!

[bbkid]

I wish him well. He is, indeed, a hero.

[Toolman]

I'm sure with book deals and private appearance fees, they no longer need to go to the salt mine every day.

[Guest110724]

Tired about hearing about this guy.