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{ Daily Archives } Sunday, August 2007

Send Peanuts, Update 3

NEver mind those theories.
“We’ve been released and should be on our way shortly.”

2007 08 19 General
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Send Peanuts, Update 2

12:40 p.m.
From the flight deck: “ATC is aware of our situation [i.e., that the pilots will need their milk, cookies and naps soon] and we have priority over other flights on the east coast.”
The crew’s “flight day” runs out in 50 minutes. Maybe the actual flight time doesn’t count as part of the “flight day,” [...]

2007 08 19 General
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Send Peanuts, Update 1

12 p.m., EDT
No word from the flight deck yet, but the delay has allowed A. to complete the rabbit she was knitting for Grace’s christening present.

Actually, she still needs to finish the tail, but that require scissors, which, of course, no one is allowed to have on a plane.
At least, however inconvenient this is, we [...]

2007 08 19 General
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Send Peanuts

As I type, A. and I are sitting on United Flight 487, which in turn is sitting on the runway at Philadelphia International Airport. Our destination is O’Hare Airport in Chicago, where we had hoped to attend our niece Grace’s christening today. We actually planned to be a little late, but a member of the [...]

2007 08 19 General
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