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On a plane waiting on maintenance, need entertainment

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Spartan Squad, Aug 4, 2022.

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  1. Spartan Squad

    Spartan Squad Well-Known Member

    Attempting to fly from Philly to San Francisco. Got as far as the runway and they turned us around for a maintenance issue. Sitting here watching the same trailers on a loop. Trying to keep my year and a half old occupied. Could be a half hour or more.

    Need distraction. Thx
     
    Spartan Squad, Aug 4, 2022
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  2. Mngwa

    Mngwa Well-Known Member

    Patty cake. Peekaboo. Alcohol.
     
    Mngwa, Aug 4, 2022
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  3. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    Watched this on the flight to Paris in January. You have to click on each new pieces on the right.

    One of the best stand-up comedy narratives I've ever heard. The end is so fucking good.

    It's the gig that made Mike Birbiglia a comic's comic.

    You can rent it in SD for 4 bucks.

     
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    Songbird, Aug 4, 2022
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  4. Spartan Squad

    Spartan Squad Well-Known Member

    Vodka or whiskey for the baby?
     
    Spartan Squad, Aug 4, 2022
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  5. Splendid Splinter

    Splendid Splinter Well-Known Member

    Straight to the bar.
     
    Splendid Splinter, Aug 4, 2022
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  6. qtlaw

    qtlaw Well-Known Member

    Black Mirror on Prime;

    30 for 30s on ESPN+; Start with Jimmy Connors; then Marcus Dupree story

    Or Bill Burr
     
    qtlaw, Aug 4, 2022
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  7. BTExpress

    BTExpress Well-Known Member

    Damn maintenance people. Don't they know it's all ball bearings nowadays?
     
    BTExpress, Aug 4, 2022
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  8. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

     
    Batman, Aug 4, 2022
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  9. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    We were flying a few months ago, they load a bunch of us on the plane at the gate, and when the plane was half full, they stop the boarding and told everyone who was already on to get off.

    We get back to the waiting area and I find out that the pilot was doing his preflight check, and one of the tires had a flat. I had never heard of a plane getting a flat tire, but sitting at the gate and looking out the window, sure enough I see a truck pull up with a replacement and I watched them swap one of the wheels out.

    The same trip. ... the flight back, we're all seated on the plane waiting for takeoff, and the captain comes on the intercom and says, "Folks, we're delayed, I'm not going to lie to you, the guy who fueled the plane took off with the gas cap and we're trying to hunt him down." After about 20 minutes, he comes back on, and he says, "Folks, good news we located a replacement gas cap, but it's going to be a half hour more. You have no idea how much paperwork you have to fill out for a new gas cap."
     
    The Big Ragu, Aug 4, 2022
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  10. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    If the tire pressure isn't good, this could happen:

     
    Baron Scicluna, Aug 4, 2022
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  11. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    The gas cap doesn't have one of those little plastic tether things like my Toyota?
     
    playthrough, Aug 4, 2022
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  12. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    In all seriousness, a blown tire caused the Concorde crash that essentially ended the plane's lifespan. They hit debris on the runway, the tire blew, and the shrapnel went into the fuel tank and caused an explosion.

    Concorde tires burst 57 times before crash - UPI Archives
     
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    Batman, Aug 4, 2022
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