tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post7464216731577860959..comments2024-02-07T00:26:07.597-08:00Comments on Along The Way: WHAT'S CHANGED?Joaredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-75679449526762771672015-11-17T18:19:18.517-08:002015-11-17T18:19:18.517-08:00Yeah, even a little item like a knob may seem triv...Yeah, even a little item like a knob may seem trivial but can be critical as your story confirms. Coincidentally, a dead-heading young pilot with that airline happened to sit next to me on my connecting flight.. He seemed to want to talk so told him the story which he could appreciate for both the humor and seriousness. We discussed the serious nature of the laser lights pilots are having to joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-89861051963257953712015-11-17T06:31:15.064-08:002015-11-17T06:31:15.064-08:00Thanks for guiding me to this posting, Joared. &qu...Thanks for guiding me to this posting, Joared. "The knob reportedly dropped under a pedal -- down into an important mechanism somehow that the pilot said he couldn't reach, so could have been a more serious problem if they hadn't retrieved it he said."<br /><br />Knobs, in and of themselves, may not be important; but, the danger they can bring to a flight by being in the wrong Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-23035267379697760962015-11-13T16:51:34.139-08:002015-11-13T16:51:34.139-08:00I expect you've had plenty of travel in years ...I expect you've had plenty of travel in years past -- perhaps in the days when com'l flying was a more desirable experience. Are you saying other things go awry besides just flying??? Everything is relative, isn't it!<br /><br />Tried to leave some comments at your place and some other Word Press blogs, but didn't take, so guess I must be doing something wrong.....again.joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-20933697496121111122015-11-13T16:43:25.469-08:002015-11-13T16:43:25.469-08:00Fortunately, I didn't have a schedule requirin...Fortunately, I didn't have a schedule requiring my keeping appointments or needing to be anywhere at a specific time or day as when I worked. So, when we were told we might not make a connection and might need to stay overnight at the airlines expense (because it was a mechanical problem) before an available flight the next day, I just went with the flow. (Ultimately, they held the joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-28794088105186009832015-11-13T16:31:21.111-08:002015-11-13T16:31:21.111-08:00Ginnie, you did leave a comment. I was just slow ...Ginnie, you did leave a comment. I was just slow reviewing the comments for publication.joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-24339361375231972362015-11-13T16:29:14.530-08:002015-11-13T16:29:14.530-08:00Thanks for the birthday wishes. There was an elem...Thanks for the birthday wishes. There was an element of feeling I had survived when I crawled into my own bed once I was home.joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-45336873699817591142015-11-13T16:26:55.945-08:002015-11-13T16:26:55.945-08:00I don't make a habit of traveling a lot and wh...I don't make a habit of traveling a lot and while I enjoyed my visits. getting ready to go took more effort than when I was younger. Much comfort in being "close to home and hearth." joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-29233756216594084952015-11-13T16:22:33.192-08:002015-11-13T16:22:33.192-08:00The knob reportedly dropped under a pedal -- down ...The knob reportedly dropped under a pedal -- down into an important mechanism somehow that the pilot said he couldn't reach, so could have been a more serious problem if they hadn't retrieved it he said. Still, it does give us food for thought that a little knob out of place could ground a large aircraft. Yes, I find the flights pretty utilitarian with minimal comforts, especially joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-50122296793953802392015-11-13T16:09:12.086-08:002015-11-13T16:09:12.086-08:00"Williwaw" is indeed a "humorous so..."Williwaw" is indeed a "humorous sounding word" I've never heard before either. But, "no", we're not hearing it in weather reports here in Southern California's Los Angeles area where I live. You aroused my curiosity and I searched a Wikipedia definition similar to that of standard dictionaries says: <br /><br />"In meteorology, a williwaw is a joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-29483623213058031362015-11-13T15:38:51.127-08:002015-11-13T15:38:51.127-08:00I'm not completely sold on the idea more dams ...I'm not completely sold on the idea more dams are a wise idea due to some of the adverse problems they create. I think there's some consideration to other approaches to create reservoir pools, but we'll see. Now weather reports suggest the bulk of our El Nino rains may not arrive until Jan. and Feb. much as occurred with our previous El Nino year (2002, I think they said.)joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-70470302183957184412015-11-12T07:49:34.357-08:002015-11-12T07:49:34.357-08:00I seldom travel however, plenty of things go awry ...I seldom travel however, plenty of things go awry around here! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-49434113756160465122015-11-11T17:10:07.140-08:002015-11-11T17:10:07.140-08:00It's all pretty stressful, flying. We have it ...It's all pretty stressful, flying. We have it down to a science, and still we find ourselves in tight situations sometimes.<br />Glad the rains have returned. Hattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297404386730167834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-13146866920990840172015-11-10T12:24:24.602-08:002015-11-10T12:24:24.602-08:00I thought I left a comment. Anyway, I think it wa...I thought I left a comment. Anyway, I think it was very funny that a needle-nose plier was all that was lacking and it held up a flight ...but, better that than some of the serious stuff that seems to be happening too often lately.Ginniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749133391349265563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-67258938224608893652015-11-09T17:05:10.606-08:002015-11-09T17:05:10.606-08:00Thank you for visiting. It was good to hear from y...Thank you for visiting. It was good to hear from you and reconnecting. I have been slpw getting back into blogging after an extended absence, Happy late birthday and kudos on air travel survival!LChttp://retirementdaze.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-31025231602082303692015-11-06T15:16:15.438-08:002015-11-06T15:16:15.438-08:00I think maybe I won’t feel disadvantaged for being...I think maybe I won’t feel disadvantaged for being unable to travel at the moment. There’s something to be said for staying close to home and hearth.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-8275355774524565022015-11-05T08:32:51.152-08:002015-11-05T08:32:51.152-08:00Oh, my ...a needle nose plier and all systems go !...Oh, my ...a needle nose plier and all systems go ! Incredible. I used to love to travel by plane but I think those glamorous and EASY flights are a thing of the past. Congratulations on hitting a new decade and so glad you had a good visit with your cousin and got home safely. Ginniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749133391349265563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-62280679084150956832015-11-05T05:29:43.181-08:002015-11-05T05:29:43.181-08:00By the way Jorad, this morning I ran across a new ...By the way Jorad, this morning I ran across a new word for me that I had never heard before that may be much more common to your area and even somewhat common to Mr. El Niño... that word being <b>"williwaw"</b> I thought it a somewhat humorous sounding word but was curious, is this a term of common usage there on the coast?Alan Ghttp://www.writingtomyself.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-81733005832702054702015-11-05T04:05:26.372-08:002015-11-05T04:05:26.372-08:00Sounds as though you had a great birthday, able to...Sounds as though you had a great birthday, able to share it with family. Those decade milestones do sometimes seem to bring a sense of relief... "Alright, I made it!" Having reached 74 myself recently, I tend to breathe a sigh of relief and some sense of accomplishment because I am usually able to convince myself that at this age each birthday that's reached will surely be my last.<Alan Ghttp://www.writingtomyself.comnoreply@blogger.com