Quote of the Week

"... And when with silent lifted mind I've trod
the high untresspassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand, and touched the face of God." - John G. Magee

From the Airwaves

Recently heard on Chicago Center's frequency:

Controller - "Airshuttle 1234, reduce speed to 210 knots."

Airshuttle 1234 - "How about we trade you 210 knots for direct O'hare?"

Controller - "How about you give me 210 knots or I put you in holding for an hour or two?"

Airshuttle 1234 - "Airshuttle 1234, slowing to 210, thank you sir, may we have another?"

Hell hath no wrath...

Yes Anonymous, it's true. I'm falling into the middle age crisis like a chunk of blue ice. I pay bills, I go to work, I complain about my job, I run errands. And, just like Rodney Dangerfield, I get no respect. Least of all from you. To borrow from George Lucas, you are the Phantom Menace. The evil cloud that threatens each and every post on this blog. Worse, you are a coward. You strike, and then hide from view, unwilling to confront the retribution that you most certainly deserve...

There was a time, Anonymous, when you would leave subtle clues, but no longer. Am I too hot on your tail, or to quote Biff Tannen, "What's the matter McFly? Yellow?"

The time will soon come, Anonymous, when I will drop the hammer and dispense some indiscriminant justice...

Quote of the Week

This week there are two quotes again. I couldn't resist putting the second one in there...

"I am wealthy in my friends." - William Shakespeare

"I like alcohol!" - Jessica Adams

Fun with 747 Engines

Check out this link:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1309610693318372088

From the Airwaves

Recently heard on O'Hare ground on a foggy day:

Mexicana 1234 - (heavily accented) "O'hare ground, Mexicana 1234 could you see us from your position?"

Ground Controller - "Mexicana negative, I can't see the surface from here."

Mexicana 1234 - "Uh, we believe we may be lost."

Ground Controller - "Attention all aircraft on the ground at O'hare, everyone stop and use caution for Mexicana."

Quote of the Week

This week there are two quotes because they are both appropriate.

"I must not fear. Fear is the mind killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain." - Frank Herbert

"In the clearing stands a boxer, and a fighter by his trade. And he carries the reminders of every blow that laid him down or cut him, 'till he cried out, in his anger and his shame, 'I am leaving, I am leaving!' but the fighter still remains." - Simon and Garfunkel

Quote of the Week

"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do . I stare out the window and wait for spring." - Rogers Hornsby