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In-flight Issue This is the most ridiculous flight anyone's ever been on

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Aug 7, 2011, 5:44 PM

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OK, this complaint is kind of stupid.
I'm not even going to bother to address the European and American part, because that's extremely stupid, and I'll go right on to the main part. How exactly do you know that they didn't conduct safety checks? Did your grandparents see every detail of what those people were doing? They might have fixed the generator and done safety checks at the same time. Also, how exactly do you know the plane should have never flown? Are you an expert in airplane engineering? Have a degree in mechanics? Had any idea what was exactly happening on the plane, not what your grandparents saw out of the (rather small) airplane window?

Maybe if you did, it would make your opinion a little more valid, but until then...

Oh, and this is hilarious.

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I never really understood why people on ALL forums are so hot-headed.

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