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To: Stoat

For a safe landing at an airport sitting at 4,386 feet above sea level in an well aged airplane like this 757, I think I would be willing to sacrifice something.


14 posted on 09/04/2007 10:55:53 AM PDT by NavyCanDo
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For a safe landing at an airport sitting at 4,386 feet above sea level in an well aged airplane like this 757, I think I would be willing to sacrifice something.

I'm visualizing what it might be like to be a traveler in that region....your plane experiences in-flight troubles, and you make an emergency landing.  You wait on the plane for several hours while you watch the mechanics work on the aircraft, and then they leave.  Then some well-dressed officials and religious representatives in traditional garb come on to the tarmac leading a couple of goats, which they bring to the front of the aircraft and slaughter.  The pilot comes on the plane's public-address system and says "This is your Captain speaking.  The aircraft has been repaired and the Sky God has been appeased.  We will now resume our flight."

Just another day I suppose.......

20 posted on 09/04/2007 11:21:21 AM PDT by Stoat (Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
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