Vintage Jet Slams Into Homes Near Air Show

by "Robert M. Gary" Jul 17, 2006 at 10:50 AM


So it "slams" in to a house vs. just "crashed" into a house.



Critical distinction there. (Somewhere...) One home completely
destroyed. Two others aflame.

Using the word crash would miss the sensationalism. Gotta use the word
"slams". Comes from a special journalist's thesauruses.

-Robert



Skylune wrote:
by "Robert M. Gary" Jul 17, 2006 at 10:50 AM


So it "slams" in to a house vs. just "crashed" into a house.



Critical distinction there. (Somewhere...) One home completely
destroyed. Two others aflame.

Yeah. Don't want to "sensationalize" a jet crashing into a (fortunately
vacant) home, and destroying it. Neighbors describing the "explosion"
should also be more understanding that words like that are inflammatory...

Skylune wrote:
Yeah. Don't want to "sensationalize" a jet crashing into a (fortunately
vacant) home, and destroying it.

Exactly. There is no need to add sensationalism.

-Robert

"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
ups.com...

Exactly. There is no need to add sensationalism.

They didn't. They described it. The jet very clearly slammed into the home.

-c

gatt wrote:
"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
ups.com...

Exactly. There is no need to add sensationalism.

They didn't. They described it. The jet very clearly slammed into the home.

-c

Slammed is a word that doesn't need to be included. It's pretty subjective.

"Emily" wrote in message
...

Slammed is a word that doesn't need to be included. It's pretty
subjective.

What exact difference does it make? What does it change? Journalists
aren't hired for their ability to undramatize the dramatic, and the jet
slammed into a house. It didn't strike, it didn't impact, it didn't bounce
off of, it didn't land on, they didn't collide...it smashed into the friggin
house.

It hit the house and friggin' exploded. Er, if that's too incriminating or
something, let's just say it combusted? The entire house is gone. Almost
no wreckage of the house remained an hour afterward, let alone the plane.
The houses next to it looked like a plane had crashed into them. The house
that the plane slammed into didn't look like it, 'cause there isn't much
left but scorched earth, dirt and random debris.

There's no point in dumbing down or deceiving the public. It slammed into
the house, and the last time I checked, slammed is a word and its primary
definition of slam is "strike." It would be ludicrous to deny that the
plane struck the house, and the word is no more subjective than "crashed
into."

-c

On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 at 17:50:05 in message
, Emily
wrote:
gatt wrote:
"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
roups.com...

Exactly. There is no need to add sensationalism.
They didn't. They described it. The jet very clearly slammed into
the home.
-c

Slammed is a word that doesn't need to be included. It's pretty subjective.

I always thought that Slams was a word that is often picked because it
is relatively short and fits into headlines better.

Political headline: 'A slams B over case'.

Slam and its variations is a multi-purpose word.
--
David CL Francis

"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
ups.com...
Using the word crash would miss the sensationalism. Gotta use the word
"slams". Comes from a special journalist's thesauruses.

The journalists around Oregon were calling the guy a hero within an hour of
the crash. Give 'em a break.

I should also point out that, once footage of the crash taken from the
airshow came in, the Channel 8 News cut to their weatherman for comment.
Turns out he's a commercial pilot of 20 years as well, so he went through
the whole Minimum Controllable Airspeed discussion (wings wobbling on
takeoff, increasing angle of attack while descending)...

In this case, the local media did a very good job.

-c

Who was that? Dave Salesky? I saw Ron Petersen's take on it and he
said "weather was perfect...mid-80's, blah blah". I don't think he is a
pilot. He didn't sound like one and, also, mid-80's is not perfect when
considering density altitude as a POTENTIAL factor. I know, HIO is not
high or humid, but it was hotter than standard temperature.

Btw, I had a nice flight to Mulino for blueberry pancakes and then to
Evergreen for one last landing before it closes tomorrow for good.

Chris G.

gatt wrote:
"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
ups.com...
Using the word crash would miss the sensationalism. Gotta use the word
"slams". Comes from a special journalist's thesauruses.

The journalists around Oregon were calling the guy a hero within an hour of
the crash. Give 'em a break.

I should also point out that, once footage of the crash taken from the
airshow came in, the Channel 8 News cut to their weatherman for comment.
Turns out he's a commercial pilot of 20 years as well, so he went through
the whole Minimum Controllable Airspeed discussion (wings wobbling on
takeoff, increasing angle of attack while descending)...

In this case, the local media did a very good job.

-c