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51. thanks. I'm hoping to have something ready for this coming Friday...

Tue Mar 24, 2015, 12:22 PM

Mar 2015

just making up for time lost, cancellations, etc due to all the snow storms we had this winter. thank god for the reprieve, I was going nuts being in the house so much of the time.

I don't watch the weekend shows except Kornacki briefly. I like to settle in with coffee and Sunday papers (yes, we read papers still -- meh, we're old).

It's probably normal that everybody speculates on these crashes. Air travel is really safe and yet this safe plane crashed! God Lord, whodunit? What could have possibly gone wrong? I must say I learned more than I wanted to about the codes pilots use for Mayday calls. I just felt so very sorry for those passengers. It must have been terrifying...

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So, I just saw that my plane crashed [View all] DFW Mar 2015 OP

Yikes! Ptah Mar 2015 #1

very scary indeed LittleGirl Mar 2015 #2

It's on the TV now... Blanks Mar 2015 #3

what is RVR? Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #14

Rush versus reality. Blanks Mar 2015 #50

lolol ... probably right about that - Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #53

Barely survived, and then slowly died out. eom Blanks Mar 2015 #59

I use the German abbreviation DFW Mar 2015 #65

It sounds like it lost power and couldn't maintain altitude. dolphinsandtuna Mar 2015 #4

yes, that was my first thought when reading Ptah's reply above. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #15

Not that one. Alkene Mar 2015 #82

Thanks for checking in!! PassingFair Mar 2015 #5

That has to be freaky liberal N proud Mar 2015 #6

I'd probably take the train myself. malthaussen Mar 2015 #7

It's closer to 1 in 8 million. roody Mar 2015 #8

It would take something like 20 hours to get there by train DFW Mar 2015 #79

Oh, no. How awful...and how scary for you, DFW. mnhtnbb Mar 2015 #9

My aunt and uncle were late for a flight from Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico, they missed the secondwind Mar 2015 #10

I had a similar experience in 1979. Chipper Chat Mar 2015 #20

As usual, you're putting us right in the middle of significant events beyond the USA's borders NBachers Mar 2015 #11

Wait! What book? FourScore Mar 2015 #36

It's a great little page turner. mnhtnbb Mar 2015 #40

I just went over and peeked at the preview. dolphinsandtuna Mar 2015 #56

I've actually had some favorable comments on it DFW Mar 2015 #73

Just put it in my amazon cart! FourScore Mar 2015 #85

That is a lot in common! DFW Mar 2015 #93

Very weird coincidence about my book and this crash DFW Mar 2015 #80

I am terrified Mira Mar 2015 #12

scary, glad you're ok my friend! nt steve2470 Mar 2015 #13

+1 Blue_Tires Mar 2015 #61

Thanks, Steve. My luck is still holding DFW Mar 2015 #96

good to hear that you weren't on it! Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #16

Well! It's a damn good thing you were on the ground! In_The_Wind Mar 2015 #17

an old pilot's saying awoke_in_2003 Mar 2015 #63

Indeed! That's a good one. In_The_Wind Mar 2015 #64

Whoa. that's enough to make me quit smoking Doctor_J Mar 2015 #18

When I saw the news I thought of you right away... panader0 Mar 2015 #19

My mother worked for the now defunct Braniff Airlines back when I was a kid, CTyankee Mar 2015 #21

".... conjecturing sabotage at this point ...." pangaia Mar 2015 #29

Exactly my point! My conjecturing doesn't do a damn thing. But my imagination CTyankee Mar 2015 #46

CT, I have solved the TV problem. pangaia Mar 2015 #49

thanks. I'm hoping to have something ready for this coming Friday... CTyankee Mar 2015 #51

I still have my private license, pangaia Mar 2015 #57

Funny, was just on the phone to the Gagosian Gallery (one of them) in NYC CTyankee Mar 2015 #58

Glad you weren't on that flight. pangaia Mar 2015 #22

It would indeed be Dallas Fort Worth DFW Mar 2015 #66

I can certainly feel that. pangaia Mar 2015 #75

I just heard about that flight--devastating. I'm SOOOOO glad you weren't on it, DFW hlthe2b Mar 2015 #23

Who knows is the operative phrase here. pangaia Mar 2015 #28

"There, but for the grace of God, go I" MannyGoldstein Mar 2015 #24

Whatever happened will have nothing pangaia Mar 2015 #27

Just as DFW is reflecting because this flight is one he often takes MannyGoldstein Mar 2015 #31

I just meant that the route has nothing to do with it. pangaia Mar 2015 #47

Agreed. nt MannyGoldstein Mar 2015 #55

Exactly DFW Mar 2015 #67

"Grace of God" Arugula Latte Mar 2015 #105

I meant it idiomatically rather than literally MannyGoldstein Mar 2015 #107

No, I know. Arugula Latte Mar 2015 #108

Thank Goddess MannyGoldstein Mar 2015 #109

Airbus. If it ain't Boeing, I ain't going. trof Mar 2015 #25

That kinda cuts down on your options here in Europe DFW Mar 2015 #100

I am so glad you were not on that flight! MuseRider Mar 2015 #26

So glad you weren't there mountain grammy Mar 2015 #30

HOLY SHIT pipi_k Mar 2015 #32

OMG, your poor family! It must have been a searing wait to learn she was OK! CTyankee Mar 2015 #48

My cell phone was ringing constantly DFW Mar 2015 #68

I cannot imagine, DFW. Duval Mar 2015 #33

Happy you were not aboard libodem Mar 2015 #34

Jeepers! That would scare the shit outta me too! Coventina Mar 2015 #35

My husband flies them to Switzerland and Austria at least once a month as well. :( Hit close to home flygal Mar 2015 #37

Thought about you, first thing, also... KoKo Mar 2015 #38

Eee-yiii, DFW. I'm so glad you are okay, but what a shock for you. Hekate Mar 2015 #39

I know that, statistically, flying is the safest way to travel... ailsagirl Mar 2015 #41

I am likewise glad you weren't on that plane, SheilaT Mar 2015 #42

It seems that humans are just intrinsically bad at statistics. Perhaps there's an evolutionary petronius Mar 2015 #69

Plane crashes only come in the threes you choose to count. SheilaT Mar 2015 #72

Talk about a chess game with Death! As a kid, I was taught never to have a mortal sin on my soul hedgehog Mar 2015 #43

Whew! Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2015 #44

stuff like this sure makes us re-evaluate all sorts of things Sheepshank Mar 2015 #45

Glad you are safe. femmocrat Mar 2015 #52

Glad you're here. Schema Thing Mar 2015 #54

The good news is the fares should be lower now Major Nikon Mar 2015 #60

don't bet on it. I have only seen my fares to Europe each year go UP CTyankee Mar 2015 #71

Swiss tennis player Marc Rosset was booked on Swissair Flight 111 KamaAina Mar 2015 #62

Guitarist Marcel Dadi was on TWA 800 DFW Mar 2015 #70

You have now joined the "just missed it" club. kairos12 Mar 2015 #74

Actually, I've been a charter member for decades DFW Mar 2015 #76

I like your chances. I'd buy a ticket next to you on the next plane. kairos12 Mar 2015 #77

I admire your guts! DFW Mar 2015 #78

counting this flight, four left. You are a cat, right? dolphinsandtuna Mar 2015 #81

Me? Ow! n/t DFW Mar 2015 #92

If you knew WHO was flying those planes, bvar22 Mar 2015 #83

Sorry, but you haven't got the faintest idea of what....... Capt.Rocky300 Mar 2015 #86

Your premise contradicts the body of your post. bvar22 Mar 2015 #87

You are right..... Capt.Rocky300 Mar 2015 #91

AH...the 60s... What a wonderful time to learn to fly. bvar22 Mar 2015 #110

It does seem a high price to pay...... Capt.Rocky300 Mar 2015 #112

I hope they're all my brother-in-law. a la izquierda Mar 2015 #99

Take the overnight and/ or bullet TGV trains. ErikJ Mar 2015 #84

I think I'm staying away from Europe and points East for a while, No Vested Interest Mar 2015 #88

That is one yearning you should give in to!!!!! DFW Mar 2015 #95

Wow! That's like something out of a movie! Sad for those who lost their lives. :( C Moon Mar 2015 #89

Fly KLM or Lufthansa to Madrid--then take the train to Barcelona--it's a 3 hour trip. MADem Mar 2015 #90

German Wings IS Lufthansa DFW Mar 2015 #94

Do they share maintenance crews, or do the GW craft get the 2nd tier guys? MADem Mar 2015 #97

I don't know to what extent they share maintenance crews DFW Mar 2015 #98

Glad to hear you are OK MissHoneychurch Mar 2015 #101

Thanks! DFW Mar 2015 #102

That's seriously scary, DFW. My husband & I were on the flight in Hawaii earlier in the day catbyte Mar 2015 #103

I remember that one all too well DFW Mar 2015 #104

Some amazing photos of that plane after it landed. bvar22 Mar 2015 #111

Wow, that is terrifying. Glad you weren't on it. Arugula Latte Mar 2015 #106