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Previously on "Speedbird Mayday Mayday"

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  • suityou01
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    Eyewitness Reggie Bugmuncher said she was waiting at a gate for her flight when she heard people saying: "Oh, my God.

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  • Dactylion
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    Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
    If it's not under the seat in front or on your person it's not worth saving.
    The wife and kids generally have seats of their own....... Oh I see what you mean!

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  • SueEllen
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    If it's not under the seat in front or on your person it's not worth saving.

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  • SimonMac
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    Originally posted by greenlake View Post
    Sometimes, a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do....



    Fresno man runs back into burning building to save ... a rack of ribs - LA Times
    I like the quote "I already had smoke in my lungs" kinda explains the midnight munchies

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  • SimonMac
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    Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
    There are definitely some people who's manbags are worth more than their sad lives.
    I love my Manbag, but only cause I don't have a life

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  • AtW
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    Originally posted by NickFitz View Post
    "So, do I risk being trapped and dying in this horrible fire, or do I go through the IT department's process for reporting loss of a company laptop?" *turns back to open overhead locker*
    The biggest mistake in such emergencies is to actually start thinking, you need to active intuitively - grab yer laptop and run!

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  • greenlake
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    Originally posted by SimonMac View Post
    So according to the article the plane was taxiing on the runway, so everyone would have been in their seats at the start, so what makes people stop and think "I will hold everyone up getting off the plane while I get my carry on luggage out of the over head bin" and why did the Aircrew let them evacuate with said luggage still, is your man bag really worth more than your life!
    Sometimes, a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do....

    With his family safe, Robert Wright’s attention turned to his grumbling stomach, and then back to the burning apartment — what about the ribs, man?

    “First thing, I got my kids, and I thought about my ribs. Like, I didn’t want my ribs to burn and stuff because I take pride in what I do, man” Wright told KMPH, hoisting a long rack of ribs in his right hand like a giant, meaty scroll.
    Fresno man runs back into burning building to save ... a rack of ribs - LA Times

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  • NickFitz
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    Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
    There are definitely some people who's manbags are worth more than their sad lives.
    "So, do I risk being trapped and dying in this horrible fire, or do I go through the IT department's process for reporting loss of a company laptop?" *turns back to open overhead locker*

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  • NotAllThere
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    There are definitely some people who's manbags are worth more than their sad lives.

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  • FatLazyContractor
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    Originally posted by SimonMac View Post


    The person on the far left has a big bag and a handbag, the guy in the white shirt in the middle again has a bigger cabin bag and a more hand held bag
    They look more like Check-in baggage

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  • AtW
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    Business class passengers...

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  • SimonMac
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    Originally posted by northernladuk View Post
    Where does it say luggage? Someone else mentioned this on facebook and neither article I read said it? Is it because of the pictures? Most people either have nothing or a handbag which is at your feet.

    We booked our Vegas trip on Monday so everyone has been linking this to me on FB... Erm, thanks friends .


    The person on the far left has a big bag and a handbag, the guy in the white shirt in the middle again has a bigger cabin bag and a more hand held bag

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  • NickFitz
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    Originally posted by northernladuk View Post
    Where does it say luggage? Someone else mentioned this on facebook and neither article I read said it? Is it because of the pictures? Most people either have nothing or a handbag which is at your feet.

    We booked our Vegas trip on Monday so everyone has been linking this to me on FB... Erm, thanks friends .
    There's at least one person with their wheely suitcase in this video: https://twitter.com/JacobSteinberg/s...09990121537536

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  • northernladuk
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    Originally posted by SimonMac View Post
    British Airways plane catches fire in Las Vegas - BBC News



    So according to the article the plane was taxiing on the runway, so everyone would have been in their seats at the start, so what makes people stop and think "I will hold everyone up getting off the plane while I get my carry on luggage out of the over head bin" and why did the Aircrew let them evacuate with said luggage still, is your man bag really worth more than your life!
    Where does it say luggage? Someone else mentioned this on facebook and neither article I read said it? Is it because of the pictures? Most people either have nothing or a handbag which is at your feet.

    We booked our Vegas trip on Monday so everyone has been linking this to me on FB... Erm, thanks friends .

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  • FatLazyContractor
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    Originally posted by SimonMac View Post
    It was actually in the US, unlike Walter Mitty
    Well there's someone sending me a pic of the flight before evacuation moaning about this fecker blocking the exit. Guess who it was! ?!

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