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WilliamPitt

(58,179 posts) Sun Jul 8, 2012, 09:54 AM Jul 2012

How hot is it? Planes are melting into the tarmac in DC. No, seriously... [View all]

US Airways plane gets stuck in ‘soft spot’ on pavement at Reagan National
By Martin Weil, Updated: Sunday, July 8
The Washington Post

Things were proceeding normally Friday evening as a US Airways flight was leaving the gate at Reagan National Airport to begin its flight to Charleston, S.C.

But the temperature reached 100 degrees in Washington on Friday and that apparently softened the airport paving enough to immobilize the airplane. The small vehicle that usually tows planes away from the gate tugged and pulled, but the plane was stuck.

“It was apparently a soft spot caused by the heat,” airline spokeswoman Michelle Mohr said, and the airplane “wouldn’t move.”

The rest: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/plane-gets-stuck-at-reagan-national/2012/07/08/gJQAZgG9UW_story.html?hpid=z3

It's a frosty 79 degrees here in Boston this morning. How are you doing where you are?

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How hot is it? Planes are melting into the tarmac in DC. No, seriously... [View all] WilliamPitt Jul 2012 OP

"frosty" my favorite word for the day... n/t hlthe2b Jul 2012 #1

I feel your pain. MoonRiver Jul 2012 #2

72 and rainy maddezmom Jul 2012 #3

It was mild here just north of Tokyo Art_from_Ark Jul 2012 #4

heavy rain always reminds me of Kurosawa's Rashomon. AsahinaKimi Jul 2012 #12

I love that movie thelordofhell Jul 2012 #26

For a while, it seemed like it was always raining Art_from_Ark Jul 2012 #32

Tsuyu is hard to go through, then the heat joins with the humidity for the rest of summer oregonjen Jul 2012 #34

Here's a picture of one of those crisp October days Art_from_Ark Jul 2012 #36

This field reminds me of a scene from "Onagai Teacher" AsahinaKimi Jul 2012 #38

The scene at 0:19 is very typical of rural Japan Art_from_Ark Jul 2012 #49

I also loved his use of wind in "Kagemusha" and later, "Ran". RagAss Jul 2012 #37

Somebody has been skimping on the concrete. FarCenter Jul 2012 #5

Amen Brother! tech3149 Jul 2012 #14

If nat gas stays cheap, and crude oil stays high, you'll see a shift back to concrete FarCenter Jul 2012 #15

Forget concrete, these days it's oil and chip tech3149 Jul 2012 #28

You mean the long-gun that is a product available because of.... PavePusher Jul 2012 #47

75 and sunny in Flint, MI Siwsan Jul 2012 #6

Flint! Michael Moore and more. Faygo Kid Jul 2012 #7

I was flying out of Omaha once and the flight was delayed because of the heat. It was so hot and Brickbat Jul 2012 #8

Article with picture of wheels. ananda Jul 2012 #9

and Metro got a kink in one of its rails the other day. LiberalEsto Jul 2012 #10

40F, wet dense fog with winds from the east. Arctic Dave Jul 2012 #11

Where in Alaska are you, Dave? AverageJoe90 Jul 2012 #40

If you look at the very top of N. America, Arctic Dave Jul 2012 #45

Oh, I get it now, I think. AverageJoe90 Jul 2012 #48

Lovely summer weather up there, huh? Blue_In_AK Jul 2012 #42

We had some sunshine yesterday but the skeeters were something else. Arctic Dave Jul 2012 #46

Amazing how cool 80 something feels after all those three digit days!!! blaze Jul 2012 #13

arctic dave will probably tell you blaze that tibbiit Jul 2012 #17

HUGE difference between 0 and 10 above, also. Blue_In_AK Jul 2012 #43

much cooler but goodness we nedd rain rurallib Jul 2012 #16

Western IA too. progressoid Jul 2012 #25

Predicted highs ~85 all week here in Detroit, lows in the 60s Motown_Johnny Jul 2012 #18

69 and clear GeorgeGist Jul 2012 #19

It was 103 yesterday Oilwellian Jul 2012 #20

Hi neighbor - ohheckyeah Jul 2012 #24

I'm just outside the Beltway in NOVA. After hitting 105 yesterday, it's 102 on our deck ... 11 Bravo Jul 2012 #21

64 degrees with mudslides forecast along the Front Range in Colorado. intheflow Jul 2012 #22

Seriously, that has happened ChazII Jul 2012 #23

They delay takeoffs and landings when the temps hit 118 thelordofhell Jul 2012 #27

106 here in Richmond VA at 3 PM Sunday. Horrible. It's supposed to cool off to the high 80s Nay Jul 2012 #29

Wow tawadi Jul 2012 #30

All the hot air comming from Capitol Hill? Odin2005 Jul 2012 #31

Rainy, humid and 76. texanwitch Jul 2012 #33

Was Rush sitting on that plane? panader0 Jul 2012 #35

I would be highly surprised if they were union employees. justice1 Jul 2012 #39

53 and raining in Anchorage. Blue_In_AK Jul 2012 #41

Reagan's Legacy Electric Monk Jul 2012 #44