Sat Jul 6, 2013, 03:38 PM

WestStar (202 posts)

Samsung executive David Eun in Boeing 777 crash at SFO:

'Most everyone seems fine'

In the last hour, a Boeing 777 operated by Asiana Airlines crash-landed at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Immediately, dozens of tweets began flowing with news and firsthand accounts from the airport — including Samsung executive David Eun, who says he was aboard the downed plane, calling the experience "surreal" and reporting that "most everyone seems fine." Several pictures of the 777 show the vertical stabilizer completely missing, emergency slides deployed, and black smoke billowing above.

http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/6/4499044/samsung-executive-david-eun-in-boeing-777-crash-most-everyone-seems-fine

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9 replies	Author	Time	Post
Samsung executive David Eun in Boeing 777 crash at SFO: (Original post)	WestStar	Jul 2013	OP
uh oh...	ProdigalJunkMail	Jul 2013	#1
Why do people have luggage in their hands?????????	IADEMO2004	Jul 2013	#2
flight attendants not doing their job	ProdigalJunkMail	Jul 2013	#4
Oh, yeah, those slides are quite the ride,	The Velveteen Ocelot	Jul 2013	#5
yep... took a few days to get one of my items back...	ProdigalJunkMail	Jul 2013	#6
I've been down an A330 slide	The Velveteen Ocelot	Jul 2013	#7
yikes...	ProdigalJunkMail	Jul 2013	#9
Was Snowden on the plane heading to south america?	The Straight Story	Jul 2013	#3
Maybe he denied the NSA instant access to the Galaxy SV. n/t	cherokeeprogressive	Jul 2013	#8

Response to WestStar (Original post)

Sat Jul 6, 2013, 03:41 PM

ProdigalJunkMail (12,017 posts)

1. uh oh...

the long arm of Apple reaches out...

sP

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Sat Jul 6, 2013, 03:45 PM

IADEMO2004 (5,137 posts)

2. Why do people have luggage in their hands?????????

Others could die for your dirty underwear.

Edit to add

No waiting on the first class slide.

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Response to IADEMO2004 (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 6, 2013, 03:48 PM

ProdigalJunkMail (12,017 posts)

4. flight attendants not doing their job

is why... carrying your luggage down is a no-no (from someone who has had to slide down one of those bad boys...)

sP

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Response to ProdigalJunkMail (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 6, 2013, 03:50 PM

The Velveteen Ocelot (108,794 posts)

5. Oh, yeah, those slides are quite the ride,

though with the landing gear collapsed they were a lot closer to the ground than normal. But you really have to leave your stuff behind, otherwise it gets to be a huge clusterfuck and people get hurt.

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Response to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #5)

Sat Jul 6, 2013, 03:52 PM

ProdigalJunkMail (12,017 posts)

6. yep... took a few days to get one of my items back...

and the slide felt pretty high up even though we were on an MD-80 variant... can't imagine what a terror it would be out of one of the big tubes in the sky...

sP

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Sat Jul 6, 2013, 04:05 PM

The Velveteen Ocelot (108,794 posts)

7. I've been down an A330 slide

but it was in an airline training facility so there were no issues with emergencies or luggage. But that slide is very long and steep and it was quite the ride, even though the floor was padded. Under the circumstances, though, it was kind of fun. I learned that you have to keep your arms tucked in or you'll get rug burns on your hands and elbows.

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Response to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #7)

Sat Jul 6, 2013, 04:11 PM

ProdigalJunkMail (12,017 posts)

9. yikes...

my slide was only a few feet... the A330 would be rough but can you imagine the 380 or upper cabin exit from a 747... i think i would die of fright.

sP

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Sat Jul 6, 2013, 03:47 PM

The Straight Story (48,121 posts)

3. Was Snowden on the plane heading to south america?

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Sat Jul 6, 2013, 04:08 PM

cherokeeprogressive (24,853 posts)

8. Maybe he denied the NSA instant access to the Galaxy SV. n/t

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