As an ex-air traffic controller (aviation professional and enthusiast for more than 30 years), I think the media were very slow this afternoon to acknowledge the crew of US Airways 1549. It was at least an hour before I heard any mention of the miraculous feat pulled off by the pilots. Airplanes weren't designed to swim. Crash landings on water, especially in jet airliners, rarely turn out … [Read more...]
Personal Musings
Rants, raves and thoughts about topics such as politics and religion.
5 Days at the Rio in Las Vegas
"Hello?" "Hello?" I responded, incredulous. "Isn't this housekeeping?" "No." "I called housekeeping." "You dialed the wrong number" came the reply. "I didn't DIAL at all, I pushed the 'Housekeeping' button." "You DIALED the wrong number, I'm a GUEST of the hotel". UGH. Wake someone up at 1AM because the phone doesn't work. Housekeeping's response (when I finally managed to contact them) to … [Read more...]
Playing in the Snow
Greetings and a very Happy New Year to all the Roamsters' readers! I do hope you all had a wonderful holiday and that 2009 is off to a roaring good start for you. My apologies for not writing for so long - and I really DO have a million different topics to catch up on, all the way back to the last portion of our August / September road trip during which we did some absolutely excellent hiking in … [Read more...]
Tim Horton’s Drive-Thru Ban: NO Loss
Since yesterday, CBC has been rife with the news about a moratorium that the St. John's Newfoundland city council has ordered on new drive-thru applications, due to driving safety hazards caused by lineups at some coffee shops - namely Tim Hortons (aka Timmy Ho's). Well, hallelujah. It's about flippin' time. I've seen those crazy lineups where traffic turning LEFT into the Tim Hortons … [Read more...]
From My Home to Yours… Merry Christmas!
Well, I just finished prepping the house and there's still 24 hours left before my friends start arriving for our Christmas dinner festivities. Somewhere in between polishing the stemware and washing the kitchen floor, I realized that I already have almost everything I wanted for Christmas. Snow (and lots of it). The safe return of my good friend from north of 60 (that's the 60th parallel where … [Read more...]
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