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March 4th 05, 12:50 AM
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"Morgans" wrote in message ... "Dave Stadt" wrote Getting up every morning is a gamble. Getting on an airplane is a gamble. Walking down stairs is a gamble. First hand experience.....United flight between Chicago and Detroit on a 737. More than half way there an engine totally conks which is a loss of 50 percent of the engines. The decision was to return to O'Hare even though Detroit was closer. Wanna guess what the pilot told us was the reason for returning to O'Hare? Because that is where the mechanics and spare engines were? What do I win? g -- Jim in NC Nah, my guess is that's the pilot's home town. Casey in the Mojave Desert 
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March 4th 05, 04:32 AM
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"Casey Wilson" N2310D @ gmail.com wrote in message news:BhOVd.20088$QQ3.4132@trnddc02... "Morgans" wrote in message ... "Dave Stadt" wrote Getting up every morning is a gamble. Getting on an airplane is a gamble. Walking down stairs is a gamble. First hand experience.....United flight between Chicago and Detroit on a 737. More than half way there an engine totally conks which is a loss of 50 percent of the engines. The decision was to return to O'Hare even though Detroit was closer. Wanna guess what the pilot told us was the reason for returning to O'Hare? Because that is where the mechanics and spare engines were? What do I win? g -- Jim in NC Nah, my guess is that's the pilot's home town. Casey in the Mojave Desert You are both correct.
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