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mca47mca47 Posts: 13,280
edited July 2013 in All Encompassing Trip
What's the deal with all these accidents of late?
Swiss train collision today.


Planes belly flopping on runways, trains flying off tracks, buses flipping... :?

I'm staying home!

:D
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  • Digital TwilightDigital Twilight Posts: 5,642
    Y2K
  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,280
    Digital Twilight wrote:
    Y2K
    :lol:
    That or maybe the Mayan calendar was a little off...
  • PearlOfAGirlPearlOfAGirl Posts: 15,993
    mca47 wrote:
    What's the deal with all these accidents of late?
    Swiss train collision today.


    Planes belly flopping on runways, trains flying off tracks, buses flipping... :?

    I'm staying home!

    :D

    I hear ya. Between that and the weather disasters, it's pretty scary out there...

    Wish you were here...
    ♥~RIP Dad
  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,280
    PearlOfAGirl wrote:
    mca47 wrote:
    What's the deal with all these accidents of late?
    Swiss train collision today.


    Planes belly flopping on runways, trains flying off tracks, buses flipping... :?

    I'm staying home!

    :D

    I hear ya. Between that and the weather disasters, it's pretty scary out there...
    Building collapsed in Philly today too.
    Crap! Can't even stay home! :fp: :lol::lol:
  • rival.rival. Posts: 7,775
    boat crash in the hudson river over the weekend.

    not even safe on the water! :shock:
  • Digital TwilightDigital Twilight Posts: 5,642
    A picture fell off my wall, not even safe in my own home.
  • hedonisthedonist Posts: 24,524
    Digital Twilight wrote:
    A picture fell off my wall, not even safe in my own home.
    :mrgreen:

    (speaking of home safety, all I did earlier was just WALK by one of our cats, and she went after my ankles. Be gone, surly feline!)

    Who am I kidding, I love her.


    Really does seem to be many transportation oddities lately. Are they mechanical failures or human error / tampering?
  • Mamasan23Mamasan23 Posts: 16,388
    I was gonna take a train this weekend....maybe driving would be safer :?
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    great movie :corn:
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  • xavier mcdanielxavier mcdaniel Posts: 9,222
    mca47 wrote:
    What's the deal with all these accidents of late?
    Swiss train collision today.


    Planes belly flopping on runways, trains flying off tracks, buses flipping... :?

    I'm staying home!

    :D

    I actually was on Southwest coming into Laguardia that day from Midway. I heard that, I thought for sure I'd be delayed until 11 or so.
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  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,280
    xavier mcdaniel wrote:
    mca47 wrote:
    What's the deal with all these accidents of late?
    Swiss train collision today.


    Planes belly flopping on runways, trains flying off tracks, buses flipping... :?

    I'm staying home!

    :D

    I actually was on Southwest coming into Laguardia that day from Midway. I heard that, I thought for sure I'd be delayed until 11 or so.
    I'm on Southwest at least once a week.
    Was surprised to see the front gear landing at Laguardia. SW pilots have some of the most experience in the business. Seemed pretty amateur...that said that front gear shouldn't have collapsed at that angle.

    :fp:
  • xavier mcdanielxavier mcdaniel Posts: 9,222
    mca47 wrote:
    xavier mcdaniel wrote:
    mca47 wrote:
    What's the deal with all these accidents of late?
    Swiss train collision today.


    Planes belly flopping on runways, trains flying off tracks, buses flipping... :?

    I'm staying home!

    :D

    I actually was on Southwest coming into Laguardia that day from Midway. I heard that, I thought for sure I'd be delayed until 11 or so.
    I'm on Southwest at least once a week.
    Was surprised to see the front gear landing at Laguardia. SW pilots have some of the most experience in the business. Seemed pretty amateur...that said that front gear shouldn't have collapsed at that angle.

    :fp:

    That's pretty much what the person sitting next to me was saying while we were killing time in the food court at Midway.
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  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,280
    xavier mcdaniel wrote:

    That's pretty much what the person sitting next to me was saying while we were killing time in the food court at Midway.
    Yeah, I've been through WAY rougher landings in my day. Landed at a 45 degree angle from the runway, hit hard a number of times, a couple of aborted landings in bad weather, damn near skid off a runway...
    Those 737s are tough planes!
    Pilot's bad landing with weak gear...

    SW is still the safest of all domestic carriers and my personal fav! :D
  • xavier mcdanielxavier mcdaniel Posts: 9,222
    mca47 wrote:
    xavier mcdaniel wrote:

    That's pretty much what the person sitting next to me was saying while we were killing time in the food court at Midway.
    Yeah, I've been through WAY rougher landings in my day. Landed at a 45 degree angle from the runway, hit hard a number of times, a couple of aborted landings in bad weather, damn near skid off a runway...
    Those 737s are tough planes!
    Pilot's bad landing with weak gear...

    SW is still the safest of all domestic carriers and my personal fav! :D

    I liked Southwest after years of flying Jet Blue. It also was appealing that they did Midway, allowing me to avoid the mess that is O"Hare.
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    Chicago 2007
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    Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
    Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
    Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016
    Fenway 2, 2018
    MSG 2022
    St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023
    MSG 2024, MSG 2024
    Philadelphia 2024
    "I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
    Things happen in the game. Nothing you
    can do. I don't go and say,
    "I'm gonna beat this guy up."
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