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Wednesday, July 16, 2008
The Post That Shrinks When It's Cold
You know you're old when...
Saturday, July 12, 2008
The Post That's Been Neglected
Don't worry faithful followers of The Post! I haven't got over this phase yet. Yes, I'm sorry. I've been on holiday and couldn't quite find the time to get on Blogger and post.
Anyway, that leads me on somewhat nicely to the topic of the day, travelling! There once was a time when you could hop on the plane and go to wherever you liked. Those were good times, carefree times... when having a goatee was okay.
Nowadays even checking in is tedious. All the questioning that goes on about who packed your bags, about the bag's contents, any flammable items etc. Sometimes you doubt your ability to pack your own bags. Sometimes they make you think "Oh, maybe I'm a terrorist."
It seems that every little item in your bag could potentially be a weapon. From nail clippers to soft toys, no cabin crew member is safe! Although hypothetically, a laptop could be a good replacement for a baseball bat.
When the Wright brothers invented the first airplane, would they have presumed that almost a century later, people (or arabs, rather) would be using a modern airliner as a flying bomb? Or using jets that could break the sound barrier to fire missles at one another. What would they think? Have they created a monster?
I sat on the Airbus A380 for the first time on June 25th, 2008. It doesn't look as big from the outside, but it's massive on the inside. You wonder how a big bird like this could possibly take to the skies. But it did. I think the Wright brothers would be pretty proud of the things their invention led to.
Anyway, that leads me on somewhat nicely to the topic of the day, travelling! There once was a time when you could hop on the plane and go to wherever you liked. Those were good times, carefree times... when having a goatee was okay.
Nowadays even checking in is tedious. All the questioning that goes on about who packed your bags, about the bag's contents, any flammable items etc. Sometimes you doubt your ability to pack your own bags. Sometimes they make you think "Oh, maybe I'm a terrorist."
It seems that every little item in your bag could potentially be a weapon. From nail clippers to soft toys, no cabin crew member is safe! Although hypothetically, a laptop could be a good replacement for a baseball bat.
When the Wright brothers invented the first airplane, would they have presumed that almost a century later, people (or arabs, rather) would be using a modern airliner as a flying bomb? Or using jets that could break the sound barrier to fire missles at one another. What would they think? Have they created a monster?
I sat on the Airbus A380 for the first time on June 25th, 2008. It doesn't look as big from the outside, but it's massive on the inside. You wonder how a big bird like this could possibly take to the skies. But it did. I think the Wright brothers would be pretty proud of the things their invention led to.
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