random observations

Has anyone noticed that, in all of the recent brouhahas over pilots flying into the no-fly zone over D.C, the offenders have all been male?

(waits while everyone makes the obvious 'asking for directions' joke)


But seriously. How far across the demarcation line do you have to be before it twinges that 'ooops, I screwed the pooch'? According to an interview this morning with the most recent offender, it was when the military 'coptor came alongside and threatened to open fire on him.


Mind you, he wasn't flying over unmarked territory. He was waaaaay into town. Dude, seriously. When you could see the Dome? Something should have twigged...

("and when you landed, and discovered that you had caused the evacuation of the Senate...?"
"I was even more scared.")


I know at least one reader out there has experience with small planes. Isn't it sort of Highly Recommended that all pilots be aware and updated on things like this, and pay attention to DNF zones? Or is it the aerial version of the speed limit -- it only matters it they nail you?

minor vent

If you're going to be posting something that takes up more than one screen of text, or is jpg-heavy? Cut-tags are not only a courtesy, they're a factor of LJ Darwinism. Because that's a good way to annoy me enough that not only will I not comment, I won't even read after a while. And after I fall out of the habit of reading, up comes the weeding of the f-list. And I doubt that I'm the only one.

This may bother you not at all. But if it does, please think before you let your extended post hang free in the breeze, as it were. I'm perfectly willing to click-and-read. But give my scroll key a rest!

Thank you.

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I cleaned the fridge today, too. Gee. I must be on deadline for something...

House

*puts head down and weeps*




Oh Doris, Doris, what are you going to do to us next season?