777 Hell in Chicago

"tscottme" wrote in
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Most newspapers don't give this much space to a bank robbery or a murder
at convenience store..

The newspaper could have at least posted a poll question to see if its
readers think sitting on a hot plane was:
A. uncomfortable
B. potentially dangerous
C. George Bush's fault.

I was delayed in a plane recently with a failed APU. It wasn't one of the 100
degree days, but it got pretty damned hot and uncomfortable in the cabin
until we reached altitude. I've been on a few planes with failed APUs
recently, and usually they pump air in externally at the gate. For some
reason they didn't do it on this plane, so it was hot as soon as we boarded.

We sat in the runup pad ("penalty box") for about a while, and then the
captain announced that we would be held up for about 45 minutes and he would
have to shut down one of the engines and the air conditioner because of fuel
requirements. After a few people got up to get water from the flight
attendants, they had the balls to start turning people away saying that there
was no water left. (Of course, somehow during the flight after it had cooled
off and they were doing their serving, somehow they "miraculously" had
water.)

The heat was uncomfortable. The situation was potentially dangerous (if
nothing else from potential rioting). And it was without a doubt George
Bush's fault. (Isn't everything?)