The news just reported that they have unconfirmed reports that someone is flying over Auckland in a (stolen?) light aircraft, and in communications with the police has threatened to crash it into the Sky Tower.
I have _equipment_ in the Sky Tower. Expensive stuff! Goddamn it!
I’m sure as hell not going up there to get it, now. I’ll wager they’re evacuating it anyway. I hope so, if this nutcase actually goes through with his threat.
I bet he aims for the restaurant, anyway, not the RF decks a few floors down. It’s a bigger target.
[Edit: UPDATE! Now reported that a small plane has crashed on Kohimarama Beach (Mission Bay, basically) and that the pilot is out and on the beach. Presumably the same dude as above. Excellent.]
September 17, 2005 at 10:42 am
I was just hoping I wouldn’t have to go to work on Monday 😛
Glad the move went well btw, although it means I can’t stalk Annette anymore *sob*
September 17, 2005 at 11:08 am
I’ll stalk her for you!
September 17, 2005 at 11:26 am
But thats no fun for me!!!
September 17, 2005 at 6:30 pm
Is it wrong that I find that kind of hilarious? I bet the sky tower could withstand a light plane.
September 17, 2005 at 8:48 pm
Yeah, I thought that too. I just figured it would sort of bounce off and go smoosh unless it hit enough window area.
September 17, 2005 at 9:24 pm
Oh, definitely. It’s actually designed to take the impact of quite large aircraft. A light plane would just, like, crash into it and go crunch. There would be no WTC-style crashings.
But I still wouldn’t want it hitting where my stuff is, shielded from the outside by only a very thin layer of RF-transparent glass.
September 18, 2005 at 9:35 pm
it crashed right by my house!