I’ll never get Cheria to ride the “London Eye” after this!

At 443 feet, the London Eye is the world’s tallest “Ferris Wheel” in Europe and one of the tallest on the planet. That means that Cheria (who is deathly afraid of heights) likely would have never gotten on it anyway, but after she finds out what happened last Tuesday there will no longer be any doubt.
 
On March 25 approximately 400 people became stranded on the “Eye” (it holds 800) when a problem occurred with one of the four huge tires that makes the wheel rotate. It only took about an hour for technicians to fix the problem, but it’s a good bet that there were at least a handful of folks like Cheria who had reluctantly climbed aboard and then had to endure an hour of sitting in mid-air.
 
Of course the folks who actually enjoy such things probably had the time of their lives since those near the top of the wheel can see for approximately 25 miles! If we ever make it over to London (by ship of course), I would love to take the London Eye for a whirl. Let me tell you, that would be one fun 30 minute adventure. I wonder if Cheria will accompany me? (Yeah, right!)