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Nearly 2 years here and no welcome? Well you've flown under the radar for too long! (no pun intended) Welcome! =) –xeno (talk) 23:44, 16 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

question...

You suggested that Sullenberger will "be forgotten in a few weeks"?

Personally, I am highly skeptical that Sullenberger will be forgotten in a few weeks. I predict, at a minimum, he will be invited to be one of the experts that news agencies call upon for comment in future air disasters or near-disasters. I predict that he will be given industry awards, and other non-industry awards. I predict his consulting business will experience a shot-in-the-arm -- which, given his lifetime of preparation, it deserves. I predict, if he wishes, he can have lucrative gigs booked for him as an inspirational speaker, or after-dinner speaker. I knew someone famous enough to get a couple of after-dinner speaking gigs a year, generally for organizations like the Knights of Columbus in mid-sized cities in flyover country. There are a surprising number of this kind of gig. And Sullenberger would not be on the first rung of this circuit as my friend was, but could probably earn a comfortable income accepting a gig once or twice a month.

Will you accept a friendly challenge? February 6th -- can we agree that this is "a few weeks". How many web searches that turn up his name do you require -- post February 6th -- before you would agree he had not been "forgotten"? Geo Swan (talk) 02:41, 17 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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 *Nearly 2 years here and no welcome? Well you've flown under the radar for too long! ([[Chesley Sullenberger|no pun intended]]) Welcome! =) –<font face="Verdana">[[User:Xenocidic|<font color="black">'''xeno'''</font>]] ([[User talk:Xenocidic|<font color="black">talk</font>]])</font> 23:44, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
+== question... ==
+You suggested that Sullenberger will ''"be forgotten in a few weeks"?
+Personally, I am highly skeptical that Sullenberger will be forgotten in a few weeks.  I predict, at a minimum, he will be invited to be one of the experts that news agencies call upon for comment in future air disasters or near-disasters.  I predict that he will be given industry awards, and other non-industry awards.  I predict his consulting business will experience a shot-in-the-arm -- which, given his lifetime of preparation, it deserves.  I predict, if he wishes, he can have lucrative gigs booked for him as an inspirational speaker, or after-dinner speaker.  I knew someone famous enough to get a couple of after-dinner speaking gigs a year, generally for organizations like the Knights of Columbus in mid-sized cities in flyover country.  There are a surprising number of this kind of gig.  And Sullenberger would not be on the first rung of this circuit as my friend was, but could probably earn a comfortable income accepting a gig once or twice a month.
+Will you accept a friendly challenge?  February 6th -- can we agree that this is "a few weeks".  How many web searches that turn up his name do you require -- post February 6th -- before you would agree he had not been "forgotten"?  [[User:Geo Swan|Geo Swan]] ([[User talk:Geo Swan|talk]]) 02:41, 17 January 2009 (UTC)