Feel free to add or post any GOOD news you've come across on the Net or whereever.. this thread is designed to inspire or motivate people and leave them feeling all mushy! 
I'll start off:
NY girl falls 14 stories, saved by sooty landing
NEW YORK (AP) - A 12-year-old girl fell into a chimney on the roof of her apartment building, plummeted 14 stories down the flue and landed almost unscathed in a pile of furnace soot.
Grace Bergere, a young rock drummer, remained hospitalized Saturday for treatment of an injured hip.
The 2-foot-deep pile of ash and dust may have saved her life, cushioning her fall when she crashed into a basement furnace, fire officials said.
Authorities said Grace was showing a cousin, visiting from California, the spectacular view of the city from the top of her family's West Village apartment building, which has a rooftop deck overlooking the Hudson River.
To get to the highest point Thursday night, she climbed up a 25-foot ladder alongside the big brick chimney. When she reached the top, she fell into the gaping mouth of the chimney and plunged down the narrow flue to the basement.
"I think she probably went down head first and landed on her back," fire Lt. Simon Ressner said.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080802/D92ADRPG4.html
Commence with the "Dog Saves Kids", "Grandma Wins Lottery", and "Fuzzy Bunny Saves Family From Fire" stories.. you know the drill!
I'll start off:
NY girl falls 14 stories, saved by sooty landing
NEW YORK (AP) - A 12-year-old girl fell into a chimney on the roof of her apartment building, plummeted 14 stories down the flue and landed almost unscathed in a pile of furnace soot.
Grace Bergere, a young rock drummer, remained hospitalized Saturday for treatment of an injured hip.
The 2-foot-deep pile of ash and dust may have saved her life, cushioning her fall when she crashed into a basement furnace, fire officials said.
Authorities said Grace was showing a cousin, visiting from California, the spectacular view of the city from the top of her family's West Village apartment building, which has a rooftop deck overlooking the Hudson River.
To get to the highest point Thursday night, she climbed up a 25-foot ladder alongside the big brick chimney. When she reached the top, she fell into the gaping mouth of the chimney and plunged down the narrow flue to the basement.
"I think she probably went down head first and landed on her back," fire Lt. Simon Ressner said.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080802/D92ADRPG4.html
Commence with the "Dog Saves Kids", "Grandma Wins Lottery", and "Fuzzy Bunny Saves Family From Fire" stories.. you know the drill!
