tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post7986137822779627182..comments2024-03-29T05:33:43.878-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: How a Greek Pilot Handles CrisisOvidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-28663126819049402342015-03-29T11:28:03.246-04:002015-03-29T11:28:03.246-04:00Sounds like a fine inspirational moment for compos...Sounds like a fine inspirational moment for composing a drinking song, Caro. How's this for an opening line, "On a Wednesday on the way to Benbecula..."Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-57822967250703680782015-03-29T08:28:47.044-04:002015-03-29T08:28:47.044-04:00Thanks Jeff. That reminded me of my nightmare 20 m...Thanks Jeff. That reminded me of my nightmare 20 minute flight from Stornoway to Benbecula. The plane was being blown sideways for the entire flight, the wings nearly vertical. I spent the flight bracing myself, one hand on the ceiling, one on the armrest as we skimmed the black waves beneath. The five locals aboard just smiled as the pilot bobbed about, zooming between clouds and sea like Snoopy in pursuit of the Red Baron.<br />The woman next to me assured me we would be fine - as it was a Wednesday and 'it's normally Donal on a Wednesday' and he was good at one wing landings.<br /> Caro Ramsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08499318515241879831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-16484534783354425942015-03-28T14:47:56.519-04:002015-03-28T14:47:56.519-04:00That makes two of us, Lil. :))
That makes two of us, Lil. :))<br />Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-64747557632879075242015-03-28T14:47:42.649-04:002015-03-28T14:47:42.649-04:00That makes two of us, Lil. :))
That makes two of us, Lil. :))<br />Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-79582814887976154302015-03-28T14:39:30.336-04:002015-03-28T14:39:30.336-04:00I remember letting the kids out in the AM and then...I remember letting the kids out in the AM and then feeding them, only to watch them go out again after lunch and a nap. They would be back for dinner. This was in Pennsylvania, North of Philly. Zoe, "Sully" Sullenberger is now an aviation expert on TV, and they show video of his "miracle on the Hudson," every timeFor me me, the tragedy is that the doctors or hospital didn't notify the airline if his mental health issues. I'm glad you were okay on your flight, Jeff.<br />lil Glucksternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288522126331817172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-14858774273644455102015-03-28T13:06:20.789-04:002015-03-28T13:06:20.789-04:00Thanks, EvKa. I actually do remember the days whe...Thanks, EvKa. I actually do remember the days when no one locked their doors, and kids would take off in the morning to play with their friends and never be heard from again until sunset. I bet there are still places like that...but likely due only to mobile phones. Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-90512834285949834342015-03-28T13:06:00.747-04:002015-03-28T13:06:00.747-04:00Thanks, EvKa. I actually do remember the days whe...Thanks, EvKa. I actually do remember the days when no one locked their doors, and kids would take off in the morning to play with their friends and never be heard from again until sunset. I bet there are still places like that...but likely due only to mobile phones. Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-91027504523387040742015-03-28T13:00:46.900-04:002015-03-28T13:00:46.900-04:00Great column, Jeff! Yes, each generation loses th...Great column, Jeff! Yes, each generation loses the 'sense' of the generations before and what life was like for them. That's one of the reasons I like watching old movies and reading historical novels and such. Life in my youth was SO much simpler (not easier, just simpler), and the lives of my parents were even simpler yet. And so it goes...<br /><br />I guess it's the price we pay for increased population and advanced technology. :-(Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-11562040554076945042015-03-28T09:51:07.633-04:002015-03-28T09:51:07.633-04:00Hard to imagine is right, Zoë. Harder still to be...Hard to imagine is right, Zoë. Harder still to believe there is an entire generation out there who doesn't know what it was like to live in pre-9/11 times!Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-1973440331379877452015-03-28T04:17:48.448-04:002015-03-28T04:17:48.448-04:00Great blog, Jeff. I remember flying when you were ...Great blog, Jeff. I remember flying when you were allowed to go up to the cockpit mid-flight and chat to the pilots. It seems hardly believable now. <br /><br />Sadly, I think Andreas Lubitz's name will be remembered long after that of Capt Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger is forgottenZoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.com