I hate flying. There are tv shows which talk about airplane crashes. I avoid them. I avoid the news when they talk about a near miss, or engine failure or anything like that.
Last week Qantas had an explosion or something on a plane heading for Australia. It has played on the television over and over. I’ve tried to avoid it, but it is unavoidable unless I turn the tv off entirely.
Bugger !!
They showed pictures taken on the plane by one of the passengers. Oxygen masks hanging down. They talked to the people when they arrived in Australia.
You know, I reckon if that happened to me, I would still be wherever I ended up. I don’t think I would ever get on another plane in my life.
I’m glad I’m not flying Qantas
Madeleine
Sunday, 27 July 2008
6 comments:
I was wondering if you were flying Qantas Rosymosie. I'd be changing carriers if it was me because they reckon they're going to put that plane back into the air!! Not with me on it they wouldn't!! LOL
I think I would be like you and avoiding all references to plane crashes if I was gong to be flying. So it could be a boat trip back if there is problems with the plane on the way over??? LOL
Kazza
The pictures have been shown on the tv over here.
I reckon the adrenelaine rush of the oxygen masks dropping must have been incredible!
:-)
Oh my goodness! Imagine the amazing feeling - that warm mushy feeling in the seat of my pants. And the amazing smell of urine and poo, rising up from my pants. And that horrible feeling trying to walk after wetting and soiling myself.
So amazing though!
I hope your flight is smooth as silk Madeleine. I like the bumps and jolts but if you don't love them then i hope they don't happen to you at all. I hope you have such fond memories of your flights there and back again.
Think happy thoughts...
Hi Guys,
Kazza I am soo glad I'm not flying Qantas.
I'm not surprised that you got the story, Kahless. And someone actually kept their mobile filming the masks coming down and stuff.
roses, thank you so much for that lovely description of what could happen. My flight will be fine cause I will be asleep most of the time. Antihistamines are great for putting me to sleep.
Hi Madeleine, apologies but I cant seem to post on Graffiti's so I am putting my comment here; hope you dont mind
Right , zillionth time unlucky
(I am sure the comment slightly changes every time I write it!)
I am splitting it two if it is the length stopping it come through
This recession / potential recession is a combination of irresponsible lending by american mortgage companies and stupidity of world banks (mainly european) picking up the securitisation of this via treasury investments.
If the traders are anxious / depressed because they aint gonna get their million dollar bonuses, then I have little sympathy. If their anxiety / depression is because of the behaviour of their colleagues and employer, then I do have sympathy and I am not sure that they could have forseen that.
Our financial regulator has gotten us to model (before this shit hit the fan) 1 in 25 year stress (recession) scenario's. Our last recession was in the 1990's.
I am responsible for a nine figure credit loss charge, that is, dont bust it. This is through design of credit risk strategy; in short, who we lend to, how much and what we do if we dont get paid. A couple of years ago, thanks to the government changing bankruptcy legislation (making it easier) I was £xm over plan. The stress wasnt the £ notes (as not my money!) but rather the executives breathing down my neck every other day about the numbers (what they were) and what i was doing about it. Also financial services is a ruthless macho industry. So everyone was looking to shovel shit in other peoples directions. I didnt forsee this.
What am I trying to say?
Well I guess for some the situation could have been forseen if it was about their personal financial standing. And it is magical thinking if they thought every year was going to be big bucks. But if it is about changing behaviour of others towards them, then I am not sure it was magical thinking at work.
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