[BuckeyeTexan]

I watched the Challenger explode from the parking lot of my high school in Titusville, FL. Then a lifetime later, I watched Columbia explode over DFW through the sunroof of my car.

[RckyRaCoCo]

I went to see 2 shuttle landings at Edwards AFB, the first Columbia and the first Challenger.

[a fool in paradise]

I was following it on this FR thread:

[AP SCOOP] Space Shuttle Columbia Will Be Visible In San Francisco Area (6AM Pacific)
nasa
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/833885/posts
Posted on Saturday, February 01, 2003 7:38:08 AM by leadpenny

Space Shuttle Columbia is in a decent for the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and will pass over the San Francisco Area around 6:00 AM Pacific Time. Route will take the Shuttle over Las Vegas, Flagstaff, etc. NASA has still not decided which runway will be used. Landing will be at 9:16 AM Eastern.

[plain talk]

That is an incredible coincidence. Stay the heck away from me. :-)