Survivors of Flight 1549 Crying Over Lost Keepsakes

Wow, you're kind of a cunt!

From what I read, the article in the Post was a complaint fest for just about every paragraph until the very last line where Joshua Peltz admits that being alive is compensation woth noting.

And what exactly did you read? I look at the article and I see some people saying that they had some things they valued that they've lost, perhaps forever. Some are hoping that a few items may be salvageable. Did any of them say "stupid US Airways didn't save our stuff"? Seems to me the only "complaint fest" is a bunch of Gothamist posters who just love being snarky about others. And no, before you say I'm the pot calling the kettle black, I'm not doing the same. They're not complaining but you're calling them whiners. People like you are bitching with no real reason and I'm calling you jerks. It's so easy to sit safe and sound behind your keyboards and criticize others who've been through a lot.

"39-year-old Joshua Peltz, is quoted venting about the precious footage of his 2-year-old daughter Adalind he had stored on a cellphone that got left behind on the plane"

Is it just me or does this man not see that HE AND HIS DAUGHTER ARE ALIVE.

I have to agree with virgilstarkwell and pierrevonbaron. The Post did not make the passengers sound like whiners. They were sad that they lost irreplaceable, priceless items. But not so much as one sentence in the article has them blaming the airline. That tone was introduced by none other than Gothamist's John Del Signore, who is a classic rabble rouser. In fact, the first passenger mentioned, Peltz, actually had his quote closing the Post story, saying he was grateful that he was still around to remember his family. So stop jumping on him and the other passengers. Read the Post article instead of just taking JDS's word that the passengers are acting like entitled douchebags.

Oops! And I just called them "ungrateful pricks". My bad.

Who carries ten years worth of love letters with them on a plane? And a sea shell, WTF? If I had been on that flight it would be a plastic bag of dirty laundry and the shampoo from the hotel! $5,000 and my life would be like winning a lottery! STFU people and be glad you're still alive. Ingrates.

Their plane crashed into the fucking river. They are allowed to be sad about their lost belongings.

That truly sucks, but seriously, unless you lost your virginity on that flight and your a nun, deal with it.

YOU'RE ALIVE has that not sunk in yet?

John, a genuine question brought up by (but not only because of) the comments in this thread:

As newspapers struggle to make ends meet, almost certainly in part because of freely available blogs like this one, does the Gothamist feel an obligation to maintain certain journalistic standards?

I'd be curious about your feelings on this, not because I want you to say the "right answer" but because I'd like to know where the blog I read stands. I have a feeling I know part of the answer (here to point out cultural events/phenomenon, point to other media so you can read yourself, have some fun with some seriousness mixed in), but I'm not sure that answers the ethical question.

wow. are you fu.king kidding me? you are alive a hole, be grateful.

Some very lacking reportage again from JDS.

The Post article's kicker: "Thankfully," Peltz added, "I'm still here to remember them in my mind's eye."

For whatever reason, most people have keepsakes. Personally I can't empathize, but I can sympathize, and I imagine most people could sympathize with losing a keepsake.

The article does not paint the survivors as whining or complaining. Virgilstarkwell has it right, they're lamenting the loss of these meaningful material items. Not one of them is ungrateful, just human.

The last line of the article says something to the effect of "I lost some stuff that was valuable to me, but thankfully, I'm still here." So it's not like the passengers don't get it -- their joy at being alive is just not the subject of this particular article.

Hey, look, the Post went out to these guys and said "I know you're all glad to be alive, we've talked about that a lot, and the story's getting old -- we need a new spin. So I wanted to ask you something else -- what about your stuff? How do you feel about losing it?" And the passengers said "well, yeah, it does suck to lose my things -- I liked that stuff, and was hoping to make it to Charlotte with it (and me) intact. So, yeah, not the biggest thing in the world -- but it does suck."

Post then reports "passengers sad they lost their stuff."

Gothamist then reports "ungrateful passengers crying about their stuff, don't care that they survived."

Sorry, but I call bullshit -- they weren't "crying" about it, they were just truthfully noting that it sucks to have things that matter to you (old love letters, for example) turned into a gooey, maple-syrup scented mess. Nobody's fault, and, again, glad to be alive...but, yeah, it sucks.

And, you know what, it's not a fair comparison to say that they should be overjoyed at losing their things because they could have died as well. Sure, dying was one alternative, and they are lucky to be alive -- but luckier still would have been for the geese to miss them entirely... That they weren't lucky enough to avoid the bird strike in the first place...kinda sucks.

I lost 3 years of pictures because I didn't back up adequately. Shame on me. How about keeping our eyes on the prize, Peltz? You're alive to see your daughter. Kis the phone goodbye and move on.

If your hard drive crash will you be blaming Western Digital, Seagate, etc? You should always have a backup for pictures.

Gee, they're sure making great use of their miraculous second chance at life.

Capt. Sully should have opened the cargo doors to make sure all of the baggage was salvagable. Of course, the plane would have sunk, but those Callway clubs would still be here with us today.

time to capitalize! $$$$$$$

this is a dumb post on the part of gothamist that's just being done to try to drum up a little controversy. nobody in the ny post article is complaining or accusing anyone of anything - they're just lamenting the things of sentimental value that they lost. i don't think any of them are really saying "i'd rather be dead than be without my (whatever).

haven't you dumbasses ever heard of something called "mixed emotions"?

Mixed emotions, sure, but not when the choice is "dead" or "not dead."

Snap!

JUST BE HAPPY YOU GET TO MAKE MORE FOOTAGE of her at 4,5,6,7,8... uggg... really!!!! if it was that important it to you - you would have backed it up! never heard of stolen cell phones? and would you be talking about it in public if you forgot it in a cab?

Uhh Disregard that last post. I don't fly USAirways nor do I know any Colombians! I don't even drink coffee for crying out loud!!! Sooooo........ How's about those Steelers?

if it was on a cellphone video it wasn't worth keeping

and wtf with you kid's seashell?

you're from NC, just go to the coast and get more.

mr. peltz we all gots problems.

keep talking so everyone can see how much of a douche you are. this is good for the public record.

Am I reading this correctly? He's crying over a lost seashell????!!!---get your priorities straight, man.

Yet another reason why I like dogs better than humans.

Joshua Peltz needs to get a grip. "upset, disappointed and frustrated" ? He's forgotten how freaking lucky they all are that "dead" isn't the fourth adjectives in that list.

on the contrary, i'd like for them to talk to the tabloids as much as possible. now that i know the "dating a banker anonymous" girls are frauds, i need some genuine despicable people to hate.

the passengers probably wouldn't have anything to complain about now, because they'd all be dead.

bingo. It's time for these folks to STFU.

Perhaps if some of them are lucky their effects will be returned after the plane is dissected.

I guess their dignity and sense of gratitude have floated out to the Atlantic already too..

Sully says: STFU!

No kidding. Sully should have just bailed out with a parachute and sent those idiots corkscrewing into the ground. Ungrateful pricks.

I had FIVE fucking kilos of COKE on that flight!! Do you know wuz gonna happen to me Amigo? I gonna get a Colombian Necktie Hombre!!! Probly some Gringo play me in movie too for injure insult!!!!