June 3, 2009
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I haven't posted in a while, and that's because my general mood is along the depressed side. I am still trying to put life together, trying to regain my appetite, energy, and such. I feel like such a robot, compartmentalizing everything so I can concentrate on school work, and it sucks. At least the material is interesting, but that isn't comforting at all. I pretty much just ache inside whenever I let my feelings run for real.
Anyways, for a long time I could not understand why we needed seat belts in airplanes--it isn't like the plane can put on sudden brakes in the middle of the air that can cause whiplash, the way it can happen in cars. But I've been reading articles about the Air France crash, and came across this (from and Australian emergency landing):
Qantas Flight 72 had been airborne for three hours, flying uneventfully on autopilot from Singapore to Perth, Australia.
But as the in-flight dinner service wrapped up, the aircraft's
flight-control computer went crazy. The plane abruptly entered a smooth
650-ft. dive (which the crew sensed was not being caused by turbulence)
that sent dozens of people smashing into the airplane's luggage bins
and ceiling. More than 100 of the 300 people on board were hurt, with
broken bones, neck and spinal injuries, and severe lacerations
splattering blood throughout the cabin. (Read a Q&A on how to survive a plane crash.)"It
was horrendous, absolutely gruesome, terrible," passenger Jim Ford told
Australian radio. "The worst experience of my life." Passenger Nigel
Court said he was terrified to watch people not wearing seat belts - including his wife - fly upward. "She crashed headfirst into the roof above us," he told a reporter.[http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090603/wl_time/08599190242100]I forgot about downward motion. So, buckle up even in flight, and stay safe.
I can't stand to think about
a heart so big it hurts like hell
Oh my God I gave my best,
but for three whole years
to end like this
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Comments (9)
you know what I think is outdated. buses stopping at train tracks. if there's railroad crossing gates, why do they still need to check?
@fangstar -
hmm! i always wondered about that! b/c all my past bus drivers did it so half-heartedly that even if there was a train they prob wouldn't notice XD. it does seem out of date. hmm!
You are tired by the shoolwork , Melinda , . It is the cause of the feeling of exhaustion you have .
Three years again ?
Don' t be sad and take some leisure . I know you love laughing .
In friendship
Michel
srsly!
Thanks Melinda for your analysis of my latest post .
In friendship
Michel
Try not to think about the bad stuff that can happen on planes when you're riding one.
It would have been three , you say in your latest post Melinda .
I confess I don' t understand very well .
But all I can say is I support you .
In friendship
Michel
@fauquet -
Thank you, Michel.
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I have been having a hard time; I was dating my boyfriend for almost 3 years, but he decided to break up with me recently, so I have been trying to cope with a feeling of depression. Thank you for the support
ahhhh, i happened to find this post today.
given my fear of flying, and the fact that we're going to ny in 4 days...not quite what i wanted to read :-/
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