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-=HUNGRYMAN=- · 10-03-2001, 11:18 AM

THOUGHT YOU MIGHT ENJOY THIS AND LIKE TO PASS IT ALONG. IT'S FROM A MIDSHIPMAN IN RHODE ISLAND.
This is really great!

Would like to have been on this flight.

{I just wanted to drop you all a note and let you know that I arrived safe and sound into Dulles Airport tonight [9/15] at about 6:00. It was an interesting flight. The airport in Denver was almost spooky, it was so empty and quiet. No one was in line for the security check point when I got there so that went fairly quickly, just x-ray of my bags and then a chemical test to be sure nothing explosive was on them. Then I waited 2 1/2 hours to board the plane. What happened after we
boarded was interesting and thought I would share it with you.}

The pilot/captain came on the loudspeaker after the doors were closed. His speech went like this:

"First I want to thank you for being brave enough to fly today. The doors are now closed and we have no help from the outside for any problems that might occur inside this plane. As you could tell when you checked in, the government has made some changes to increase security in the airports. They have not, however, made any rules about what happens after those doors close. Until they do that, we have made our own rules and I want to share them with you.

"Once those doors close, we only have each other. The security has taken care of a threat like guns with all of the increased scanning, etc. Then we have the supposed bomb. If you have a bomb, there is no need to tell me about it, or anyone else on this plane ... you are already in control. So, for this flight, there are no bombs that exist on this plane.

"Now, the threats that are left are things like plastics, wood, knives, and other weapons that can be made or things like that which can be used as weapons. Here is our plan and our rules:

If someone or several people stand up and say they are hijacking this plane, I want you all to stand up together. Then take whatever you have available to you and throw it at them. Throw it at their faces and heads so they will have to raise their hands to protect themselves. The very best protection you have against knives are the pillows and blankets. Whoever is close to these people should then try to get a blanket over their head--then they won't be able to see. Once that is done, get them down and keep them there. Do not let them up. I will then land the plane at the closest place and we WILL take care of them. After all, there are usually only a few of them and we are 200+ strong! We will not allow them to take over this plane.

"I find it interesting that the U.S. Constitution begins with the words 'We, the people'--that's who we are, THE people and we will not be defeated !"

{With that, the passengers on the plane all began to applaud, people had tears in their eyes, and we began the trip toward the runway.

The flight attendant then began the safety speech. One of the things she said is that we are all so busy and live our lives at such a fast pace. She asked that everyone turn to their neighbors on either side and introduce themselves, tell each other something about your families and children, show pictures, whatever. She said "for today, we consider you family. We will treat you as such and ask that you do the same with us."

Throughout the flight we learned that for the crew, this was their first flight since September 11th's tragedies. It was a day that everyone leaned on each other and together everyone was stronger than any one person alone. It was quite an experience.

You can imagine the feeling when that plane touched down at Dulles and we heard "welcome to Washington Dulles Airport, where the local time is 5:40". Again, the cabin was filled with applause.

Last night I saw a program with college students where one of them said that at their campus there are no more hyphenated titles, i.e., African-American, etc., everyone is just an American. No one will ever be able to take that pride away from us.}

Midshipman Candidate Jeffery Allen Milota
Company #3, Platoon #1
Naval Academy Preparatory School
197 Elliot Street, Wing 1
Newport, RI 02841-1519

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We're Comin' To Get Ya !!!
The Black Sheep of the Boneprone Family
I like to rub lemon jelly on my nipples :D

Rice_Master · 10-03-2001, 11:26 AM

Hungryman - You are having way too much time on your hand these days LOL

-=HUNGRYMAN=- · 10-03-2001, 12:04 PM

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Originally posted by Rice_Master:
Hungryman - You are having way too much time on your hand these days LOL

Ummm ... what ???
I am busier than HELL these days Bro ... but I can always find time to share worthwhile things with my friends ...

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We're Comin' To Get Ya !!!
The Black Sheep of the Boneprone Family
I like to rub lemon jelly on my nipples :D

eRock · 10-03-2001, 12:31 PM

I read a much more condensed version of this, but it's good nonetheless....

Rice_Master · 10-03-2001, 12:36 PM

No I didn't mean that in a mean way LOL...
I love those jokes, they are funny! give me more.

-=HUNGRYMAN=- · 10-03-2001, 01:41 PM

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Originally posted by Rice_Master:
No I didn't mean that in a mean way LOL...
I love those jokes, they are funny! give me more.

If you think these are JOKES ... you had better lay off the RICE WINE

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We're Comin' To Get Ya !!!
The Black Sheep of the Boneprone Family
I like to rub lemon jelly on my nipples :D

SR · 10-03-2001, 05:36 PM

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Originally posted by -=HUNGRYMAN=-:
If you think these are JOKES ... you had better lay off the RICE WINE

I bet he had more then that.
Rice wine ain't that strong!!!!

Marcus · 10-03-2001, 06:17 PM

I liked reading that.

It's kind of sad though that the captain needs to tell people how to protect themselves in case of a hijacking as a part of the welcome speech.

I won't fly for a while unless the plane has a sky marshall or 2 on it. Too many recent reports about people repeatedly sneaking past security with guns, knives and shit.

I wouldn't mind paying an extra $25, $50, $100 per plane ticket to have a few sky marshalls on the plane.

Rice_Master · 10-03-2001, 06:32 PM

I didn't mean this post... all your other ones!

eRock · 10-03-2001, 06:43 PM

I'm really noe worried about flying at all...at least any more than I usually am (I hate flying!). In a week and a half I'm flying overseas...but it really doesn't bother me one bit. You have a better chance than the plane crashing than ya do of it getting hijacked! Especially now!

10-03-2001, 11:18 AM	#1
-=HUNGRYMAN=- Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Between your mamma's legs Posts: 4,753	First flight since Sept 11th THOUGHT YOU MIGHT ENJOY THIS AND LIKE TO PASS IT ALONG. IT'S FROM A MIDSHIPMAN IN RHODE ISLAND. This is really great! Would like to have been on this flight. {I just wanted to drop you all a note and let you know that I arrived safe and sound into Dulles Airport tonight [9/15] at about 6:00. It was an interesting flight. The airport in Denver was almost spooky, it was so empty and quiet. No one was in line for the security check point when I got there so that went fairly quickly, just x-ray of my bags and then a chemical test to be sure nothing explosive was on them. Then I waited 2 1/2 hours to board the plane. What happened after we boarded was interesting and thought I would share it with you.} The pilot/captain came on the loudspeaker after the doors were closed. His speech went like this: "First I want to thank you for being brave enough to fly today. The doors are now closed and we have no help from the outside for any problems that might occur inside this plane. As you could tell when you checked in, the government has made some changes to increase security in the airports. They have not, however, made any rules about what happens after those doors close. Until they do that, we have made our own rules and I want to share them with you. "Once those doors close, we only have each other. The security has taken care of a threat like guns with all of the increased scanning, etc. Then we have the supposed bomb. If you have a bomb, there is no need to tell me about it, or anyone else on this plane ... you are already in control. So, for this flight, there are no bombs that exist on this plane. "Now, the threats that are left are things like plastics, wood, knives, and other weapons that can be made or things like that which can be used as weapons. Here is our plan and our rules: If someone or several people stand up and say they are hijacking this plane, I want you all to stand up together. Then take whatever you have available to you and throw it at them. Throw it at their faces and heads so they will have to raise their hands to protect themselves. The very best protection you have against knives are the pillows and blankets. Whoever is close to these people should then try to get a blanket over their head--then they won't be able to see. Once that is done, get them down and keep them there. Do not let them up. I will then land the plane at the closest place and we WILL take care of them. After all, there are usually only a few of them and we are 200+ strong! We will not allow them to take over this plane. "I find it interesting that the U.S. Constitution begins with the words 'We, the people'--that's who we are, THE people and we will not be defeated !" {With that, the passengers on the plane all began to applaud, people had tears in their eyes, and we began the trip toward the runway. The flight attendant then began the safety speech. One of the things she said is that we are all so busy and live our lives at such a fast pace. She asked that everyone turn to their neighbors on either side and introduce themselves, tell each other something about your families and children, show pictures, whatever. She said "for today, we consider you family. We will treat you as such and ask that you do the same with us." Throughout the flight we learned that for the crew, this was their first flight since September 11th's tragedies. It was a day that everyone leaned on each other and together everyone was stronger than any one person alone. It was quite an experience. You can imagine the feeling when that plane touched down at Dulles and we heard "welcome to Washington Dulles Airport, where the local time is 5:40". Again, the cabin was filled with applause. Last night I saw a program with college students where one of them said that at their campus there are no more hyphenated titles, i.e., African-American, etc., everyone is just an American. No one will ever be able to take that pride away from us.} Midshipman Candidate Jeffery Allen Milota Company #3, Platoon #1 Naval Academy Preparatory School 197 Elliot Street, Wing 1 Newport, RI 02841-1519 ------------------ We're Comin' To Get Ya !!! The Black Sheep of the Boneprone Family I like to rub lemon jelly on my nipples :D

10-03-2001, 11:26 AM	#2
Rice_Master Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,582	Hungryman - You are having way too much time on your hand these days LOL

10-03-2001, 12:31 PM	#4
eRock Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Chi-town Posts: 3,112	I read a much more condensed version of this, but it's good nonetheless....

10-03-2001, 12:36 PM	#5
Rice_Master Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,582	No I didn't mean that in a mean way LOL... I love those jokes, they are funny! give me more.

10-03-2001, 06:17 PM	#8
Marcus Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,472	I liked reading that. It's kind of sad though that the captain needs to tell people how to protect themselves in case of a hijacking as a part of the welcome speech. I won't fly for a while unless the plane has a sky marshall or 2 on it. Too many recent reports about people repeatedly sneaking past security with guns, knives and shit. I wouldn't mind paying an extra $25, $50, $100 per plane ticket to have a few sky marshalls on the plane.

10-03-2001, 06:32 PM	#9
Rice_Master Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,582	I didn't mean this post... all your other ones!

10-03-2001, 06:43 PM	#10
eRock Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Chi-town Posts: 3,112	I'm really noe worried about flying at all...at least any more than I usually am (I hate flying!). In a week and a half I'm flying overseas...but it really doesn't bother me one bit. You have a better chance than the plane crashing than ya do of it getting hijacked! Especially now!