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I was listening to KABC radio yesterday during the JetBlue incident.
Here was my best attempt at a transcript of the dialog from memory. I know it sounds like something out of Airplane or Abbot and Costello, but I did not exaggerate or make anything up, not even the last line. ["R" is the radio host. "F" is the fire dept official.] R: ...and the fire department has already foamed the runway in preparation... F: interrupts We don't foam the runway. R: You haven't? When are you going to foam the runway? F: We're not going to do that. We'll have firetrucks with foam ready to spray on the plane if necessary. R: So these firetrucks can foam the runway if necessary? F: No, they're just going to foam the PLANE if necessary. R: But they're also going to foam the runway too, right? F: starting to get irritated No, we are NOT foaming the runway. R: Cuz I was told that you're supposed to foam the runway. F: We don't do that. R: Is that a deviation from standard procedure? F: getting really irritated NO! There's no reason to foam the runway. We only foam the plane. R: But not the runway? F: No, there's no reason to. R: Why not? F: We only spray foam when there's a fire. Foam on the runway can cause more problems like making the plane skid. R: pause So you're not going to foam the runway? F: sounding exhausted No. R: OK, I know I'm testing your patience here. One last time for our listeners: you are NOT foaming the runway? F: No, we are not foaming the runway. R: Hmm, I must have watched too many Bruce Willis movies. |
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