2008-02-22

Air disaster narrowly averted

Tonight as my plane bounced across the gentle waves of turbulance over the Arizona dersert my head bobbed against the fusalage and I slept. Soundly.

The strains of Weird Al's latest opus filled my head as I drifted into dreamland.

And then I woke up when our Embraer 145 touched down on the tarmac in Phoenix. I quickly snapped to attention as I realized I was still listening to music. My head phones and MP3 player WERE TURNED ON BELOW 10,000 FEET.

How we ever survived such a flagrant safety violation is beyond me. I'm sure the FAA will be waiting for me when I get home.

3 comments:

  1. Anonymous7:57 AM

    OOhhh -- living dangerously!

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  2. Very funny! You'd think they'd notice such a thing if it was such a big risk to air safety. I just think it's a way to make you pay more attention during takeoffs and landings when accidents are more likely to occur. But who knows!?!

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  3. Anonymous8:53 AM

    I've always wondered what would happen if an MP3 was playing during landing. Now we know... NOTHING!

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