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Sometimes, the gods are tired of whispering that you should get the hell out of New York, and they raise their voices a bit — not once, but twice. Turns out that Kathleen Caronna, whose apartment bedroom was destroyed by the impact of Cory Lidle's plane, was also the same woman nearly killed by a rampaging six-story Cat in the Hat balloon during the 1997 Macy's Thanksgiving parade. (Not to be confused with the rampaging M&M balloon during the 2005 parade.) Caronna was in a coma for a month, though she eventually recovered and won an undisclosed but no doubt handsome settlement from Macy's. In a stroke of luck — or at least, less bad luck — Caronna wasn't home during the plane crash, though she was en route there. Perhaps it's time for a nice home in the country, with no tall buildings, aircraft, or parades.
2nd bolt from blue [NYDN]
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I always knew the M's were getting their freak on...melts in your mouth indeed.
Kathleen Caronna = Badluck Schleprock
Kathleen, look at your last name, dear. You need be on a beach in the Caribbean with a lifetime supply of beer and limes.
It's not paranoia unless -- well damn, I think this covers it.
Big hugs, Kathleen.
Poor millionaire getting more and more money. Shit, I'll take an M&M to the head for a cool mil.
Can you claim punitive damages if you weren't home?
Looking at the pic, the gays are also to blame for this woman's repetition of fortune.
Always the gays.
was she able to buy that appartment with her cat in the hat settlement?
Don't be silly. The country is full of Woody Allen nebbishes from the city, whining about the bugs ("I didn't order any blackflies!") and calling the police when they see wildlife. I'm rather mortified to find out this includes even some of my closest friends, who moved to the country from not-exactly-Manhatten New Westminster BC.
This is going to make it really hard for her to get dates.
wow. i'd go with the ground floor, next time around.
Let us know where she moves to.
That's gonna be where Kim Jong Il sets off his next A-Bomb.
I don't want to live within a thousand miles of her!
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