tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15448925.post3014130207348218966..comments2023-10-22T07:31:03.203-05:00Comments on Namaste, Full of Grace...: Detroit was a NightmareNamastehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00248646641252273386noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15448925.post-34858678267085965702008-05-08T17:53:00.000-05:002008-05-08T17:53:00.000-05:00I'm with AW here. It has to be heavy wind shear th...I'm with AW here. It has to be heavy wind shear that was keeping the planes grounded. Rain alone just won't do it, unless things are just stacked up in the region and they system is flooded due to time constraints (not enough time to schedule landings or takeoffs). But be that as it may, I'm rarely propositioned either. Well not mostly. At least not in that way. But in my small town, almost Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15448925.post-79634579592451842582008-05-08T11:13:00.000-05:002008-05-08T11:13:00.000-05:00Lucky you! As a balding, more than slightly paunch...Lucky you! As a balding, more than slightly paunchy man, I get very little propositions. Ah well, life ain't fair... You do seem on top of the situation, though.<BR/><BR/>Interesting how air companies refuse to take any risks at all. They build the planes to fly in just about any weather conditions these days - ILS should be up to managing a zero-visibility landing. Unless something was wrong andAlan Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09138846352067885050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15448925.post-14198126101829329842008-05-08T09:13:00.000-05:002008-05-08T09:13:00.000-05:00Eeewwwwww.....Re: horrible nights in airports. Ban...Eeewwwwww.....<BR/><BR/>Re: horrible nights in airports. Bangkok, 12 hours. Ugh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15448925.post-50008488615029843952008-05-08T02:06:00.000-05:002008-05-08T02:06:00.000-05:00Yes, you could have been wandering the airport lik...Yes, you could have been wandering the airport like that poor fool who did @ the CDG for years for a Visa mishap. I think they made a movie about it. But some might suppose that answering any of the 'late night bells' would seem substantially less riskier than living in a refugee camp for a few months too. Or wandering around broke in the ME as a single woman academic/tourist. But yes, they're Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com