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October 8, 2008

“The Plane Just Fell Out of the Sky”

Filed under: Passengers, News, safety — anne @ 9:43 am
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News reports are now saying that a computer glitch may be the reason why a Qantas jet suddenly took a dive in mid-flight.

One of the passengers said the plane went straight down, and it lasted for 10 or 12 seconds - an eternity, if you’re the one experiencing this hell. One man, Jim Ford of Perth, was pretty sure he was about to die:

“It was horrendous, absolutely gruesome, terrible, the worst experience of my life.” - Jim Ford, Qantas passenger

Whatever the cause of this incident, it was bad: 51 passengers and crew were injured - some with broken bones and even spinal injuries.

June 4, 2008

“C’mon, let’s go someplace!” “No.”

Filed under: News — anne @ 3:52 pm
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I guess there really IS no place like home.

A Northeastern University study of cell phone users concluded that most people don’t travel much.

In fact, somebody crunched the numbers and found out that 83% of those in this study stayed mostly within a 37-mile wide circle, from home.

“There’s no place like home” (click those heels together) “…no place like home…”

March 28, 2008

The TSA, Nipple Rings and YOU!

Filed under: News, Security — anne @ 10:42 am
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Disciples of the Marquis de Sade, this one’s for you.

It seems a woman preparing to board a plane in Lubbock last month set off the metal detector because of her nipple rings (or piercings; you know, metal stuck through flesh).

The TSA folks said, take ‘em off. Well, she tried, but apparently they were “unremovable”. So a TSA agent helpfully handed her a pair of pliers. That did the trick!

She wants an apology (oh, and she also hired attorney Gloria Allred– watch out, TSA!) Meantime, the woman eventually got through the metal detectors (which FAILED to detect her navel ring).

Tip O’ the Day: be sure your nipple rings are removable; also, listen to your mother and never to get ‘em in the first place (what about a tattoo, Ma?).

January 25, 2008

Scary Stuff

Filed under: News, Crime, Security — anne @ 12:27 pm
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Creepy story from CNN. A teenage boy is under arrest; he told the cops he planned to hijack a commercial jet, and crash it into a “Hannah Montana” concert in Lafayette, Louisiana (apparently, the kid is from there).

Would sound kinda funny, or at least like something out of a teen-angst-novel, if the kid hadn’t been carrying handcuffs, duct tape and a rope.

What is going on? Sign of the times? The odd nutcake? Did anybody not notice that the kid was acting a little weird? I’m depressed…

November 20, 2007

Drudge Horror Headline: “Travel Nightmare to Spoil the Turkey”

Filed under: Delays, News, Holiday Travel — anne @ 3:25 pm
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Oh, that Matt. What, you’re Stephen King now? Always trying to get us riled up with something (and it works; we read drudgereport.com religiously).

And, yes, he’s right, the weather for Thanksgiving travel is not looking so hot in certain parts of the country but them’s the breaks.

If you had done everything my boss over at FareCompare has been telling you to do for the past 6-months, you wouldn’t have any worries. Well, you wouldn’t have so many. Besides, Mr. Drudge…turkey doesn’t spoil that quickly.

Folks show up late, a day, couple days, big deal. Leftovers. Mmmm.

November 5, 2007

C’mon, Alaska, Don’t Just Sit There!

Filed under: Airlines, Delays, News — anne @ 3:58 pm
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The Dept. of Transportation figures are out, and we have a winner. Nope, Alaska Airlines did NOT take the crown for the worst on-time arrivals in the month of September; that honor was reserved for Atlantic Southeast Airlines. But Alaska isn’t off the hook just yet.

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October 17, 2007

Flying High

Filed under: Airlines, Water, News, Crime — anne @ 1:58 pm
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From the pages of the Standard Upright Position Crime Files: 10-workers at JFK, including Delta and American employees were arrested for drug smuggling this week.

Allegedly, these folks were putting the stuff in the checked-luggage (and I just thought my talcum powder container had exploded).

The bust was the result of a 2-year investigation, in which the cops seized more than 100-pounds of cocaine, 55-pounds of heroin, and a few miscellaneous pounds of ecstasy. And, in case you’ve forgotten, earlier this year, some workers at the Orlando airport were arrested for smuggling guns.

But look on the bright side…you probably DON’T have to worry about anyone smuggling an 8-ounce bottle of water into their carry-on.

October 3, 2007

Steve Fossett Search Called Off

Filed under: News — mike @ 1:07 pm
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CNN is reporting that after a month of searching for aviation adventurer Steve Fossett, the Civil Air Patrol has called off the operation. Fossett disappeared in early September while flying over the deserts of Nevada reportedly in search of the perfect spot for a future attempt at breaking the land speed record.

Fossett is a world record holder, an aviation pioneer, and a vital part of the Virgin Atlantic Team that helped give rise to Virgin Galactic and it’s suborbital spacecraft.

It is believed that over the past 50 years, some 150 planes have disappeared in Nevada. To date, there are only 129 listed crash sites.

September 10, 2007

Where Are You?

Filed under: News — anne @ 11:40 am
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Aviation adventurer Steve Fossett is still missing. I sure hope they find him, but with each passing day, you have to wonder.
I mean, during the search for Fossett, the Civil Air Patrol in Nevada has found 8-previously UNKNOWN wrecks, some of them decades old.
And over the past 50-years, it’s estimated that 150-small planes have disappeared in Nevada; but the registry of known plane wreck sites only lists 129. Do the math. A lot of planes have never been found. The country where they and Fossett went missing, is so heartbreakingly unforgiving.
On the other hand, search-and-rescue technology is better then ever. Let’s hold on to that thought…as the search continues.

 
 
 
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