[Infowarrior] - OT: QOTD

Richard Forno rforno at infowarrior.org
Thu Apr 15 13:07:24 UTC 2010


A plume of volcanic ash from Iceland has led to flights across the UK being grounded. The events around one British Airways flight in 1982 reveal the potential dangers of this sort of dust.......

< - >

Memorable quote: "Good evening ladies and gentlemen. This is your
captain speaking. We have a small problem. All four engines have
stopped. We are all doing our damnedest to get them going again. I
trust you are not in too much distress."

Source: 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8622099.stm

... classic British style.   :)

-rick


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