Feb 06
Library Waives Fee for Sully’s Waterlogged Book [NBC Los Angeles via Slaw]:
When [the pilot and safety expert’s] plane ended up at the bottom of the Hudson River on Jan. 15, so did a book he had checked out from the library at California State University, Fresno, through his local library near Danville… [He] asked for an extension and [received a] waiver of overdue fees because the book was in the airliner’s cargo hold.
Interestingly, a reference to this bit of library trivia has already made its way into his Wikipedia entry.
February 11th, 2009 at 11:20 pm
Very interesting! Thank you for sharing that. This could be nicely used on “Jeopardy!” I love trivia…It is anything but trivial
June 17th, 2009 at 7:58 pm
Our house (a rental) burnt down in March (the neighbor smoked in bed). All survived, but all our stuff was lost … including library books. Guess what … collection agency now hounds us to pay $hundreds in replacement costs. Trust me, this is no joke. Now, I’m not a hero, but it’s odd the way fame fosters compassion better than tragedy.
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