tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post7060536043518054447..comments2024-03-28T02:24:37.733-05:00Comments on Flight Plan: Coffee, tea, or an exit row seat?Lowandslowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-72024867729037235182013-07-09T21:58:23.473-05:002013-07-09T21:58:23.473-05:00Fascinating piece and very timely. Thanks!Fascinating piece and very timely. Thanks!chuckographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11470680925439268623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-40530675577304278482013-07-09T13:00:38.164-05:002013-07-09T13:00:38.164-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Newhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16651638584667087427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-14997667951866935872013-07-09T10:13:55.275-05:002013-07-09T10:13:55.275-05:00I'm less concerned about the crash factor than...I'm less concerned about the crash factor than I am the sardine factor - I've gotten more claustrophobic as I've gotten older (deep breaths Dana!).<br /><br />That was a REALLY cool experience for you! I've read books where people were training to be first responders & I know that there's no way I would be any help at all. They're all pretty amazing!The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-83813278352358649052013-07-08T21:34:49.841-05:002013-07-08T21:34:49.841-05:00If I gave the impression I was not a fan of flying...If I gave the impression I was not a fan of flying, that is not true at all. There are a few third world airlines I wouldn't fly on, but they are few. Flying is extremely safe.Lowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-91913953670662766822013-07-08T20:37:26.515-05:002013-07-08T20:37:26.515-05:00An accident like that makes you think... which, of...An accident like that makes you think... which, of course, you shouldn't. Flying is still safer than going out on the road.<br /><br />Many years ago, I sat next to a really delightful elderly lady during a flight to Germany. I told her that I was not afraid of flying, but had to admit to the occasional "weird" thought during take-off and landing. Hazel told me not to think such thoughts, and then reminded me of a flight that had been in the news a few years before. Both engines on the plane stalled and wouldn't re-start. The plane dropped thousands of feet, with all passengers probably convinced they would die, before the pilot managed to get one and then the second engine started again and proceeded to an uneventful landing at the nearest airport. Yes, I told Hazel, I remembered the story in the news. Hazel smiled at me, "I was on that flight."<br /><br />You just never know.Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-79567768672717534422013-07-08T14:30:44.251-05:002013-07-08T14:30:44.251-05:00I'm proud of our first responders and glad the...I'm proud of our first responders and glad there were so few casualties in San Francisco. But it's still an agony for the parents of those two unfortunate girls.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-15476120687643650962013-07-08T11:10:11.724-05:002013-07-08T11:10:11.724-05:00Quite an experience, Scott.
I was struck by the o...Quite an experience, Scott.<br /><br />I was struck by the old advice that a seat in the rear of the plane is the safest. Yet the two that were killed were seated toward the rear. 'Course this was kind of a freak accident.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-88110127617304982622013-07-08T09:26:38.757-05:002013-07-08T09:26:38.757-05:00I'd pay extra if they gave me an ejection seat...I'd pay extra if they gave me an ejection seat like in the fighter planes. Screw all that leaving in an orderly fashion; I'm just going to rocket out of here, yee-hah!PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.com