The top four news stories this morning were:
1 - Flooding in South Carolina.
2 - The El Faro cargo ship search.
3 - American Airlines pilot who died during flight.
4 - Amtrak derailment in Vermont.
Did you notice that all of these have to do with the ability to move people and/or goods from place to place?
Flooding - Homes were lost and roads washed away.
Cargo ship - While moving a cargo ship of goods and services, it seems as if this vessel has been lost at sea.
American Airlines pilot - The co-pilot stepped in and with poise and professionalism, landed the plane safely.
Amtrak derailment - Train carrying passengers from Vermont to DC goes off the track with thankfully, no one losing their life.
Being able to get from place to place is key in this society. We can and do move millions of people and goods everyday on roads, tracks, in the air and on the sea. The physical size of our planet hasn't changed, but our ability to transit the globe has changed and when that ability is compromised, it's news worthy. I ask you to think about an industry that doesn't rely on mobility. I can't think of one.
It makes my theme of keep going so relevant. The people in South Carolina will pick themselves up; clean up their homes and roads. The shipping industry will not waiver in its mission because of one incident. Millions of passengers will take to the skies today knowing that they are in good hands. Amtrak will be back on track today, moving people from place to place. Like me, people will keep going because that's what we do.
1 - Flooding in South Carolina.
2 - The El Faro cargo ship search.
3 - American Airlines pilot who died during flight.
4 - Amtrak derailment in Vermont.
Did you notice that all of these have to do with the ability to move people and/or goods from place to place?
Flooding - Homes were lost and roads washed away.
Cargo ship - While moving a cargo ship of goods and services, it seems as if this vessel has been lost at sea.
American Airlines pilot - The co-pilot stepped in and with poise and professionalism, landed the plane safely.
Amtrak derailment - Train carrying passengers from Vermont to DC goes off the track with thankfully, no one losing their life.
Being able to get from place to place is key in this society. We can and do move millions of people and goods everyday on roads, tracks, in the air and on the sea. The physical size of our planet hasn't changed, but our ability to transit the globe has changed and when that ability is compromised, it's news worthy. I ask you to think about an industry that doesn't rely on mobility. I can't think of one.
It makes my theme of keep going so relevant. The people in South Carolina will pick themselves up; clean up their homes and roads. The shipping industry will not waiver in its mission because of one incident. Millions of passengers will take to the skies today knowing that they are in good hands. Amtrak will be back on track today, moving people from place to place. Like me, people will keep going because that's what we do.
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