Comments on: This is why I don’t fly: Spanair crash caused by overheated valve

By: Poetry777

Poetry777 — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:07:33 +0000

Ive already commented but after reading some of the newer comments I just have to say in Sandra’s defense like I said before, If you haven’t been in a midair crisis like I have you really can’t say. Yes I know statisticaly flying is safer but when you are thousands of feet in the air being told the plane may have to go in for a crash landing and you’re about to ish on yourself like I was, then talk to me. Give me a car any day. Bcuz like I said, at least in a car my chances of me not knowing ahead of time are much slimmer. And I don’t care if I’m in a plane or a car, I’m not going anywhere before my time anyway.But when that time comes, I wanna be oblivious! Unless I’m like 90 something and ready to go…….lol

By: karaz

karaz — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:16:17 +0000

thanks Hun3, you’re more likely to die from a car crash than a plane crash, it’s still one of the safest modes of transportation. Sandra you sound like ans azz backwards country bumpkin

By: blkdiamonn

blkdiamonn — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:47:34 +0000

As someone that flys on a regular basis (just flew yesterday)…it is really not that bad!! it is actually more dangerous to drive a car as miztee stated..your odds of dying in a car accident are far greater than a plane crash, especially in Atlanta with all them nondriving folks down there!!

I always think about the person that missed their flight and how they feel?

By: prynsexxx

prynsexxx — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:22:01 +0000

#33

I heard about the movie, unfortunately I never saw it. But I was caught up in that mess. I didn’t even know it was a blackout. I was on my way to dinner at one of my brother’s house and when I finally made it after being hemmed up in what is called “the traffic circle”, that I found out we were in a blackout and my sister in law was going bananas. All I could remember her saying (in her THICK New York accent) was “I told ya’ brotha’ we needed a boat.” This happened on a Wed or Thurs. I was on the plane on Sunday. The line for bag check was OUTSIDE of LaGaurdia and down the damn street. My brother threw me and my daughter at curbside and pulled the f*ck off. I was like damn I don’t even get a goodbye hug. Then that plane mess happened and I was like all hell to the naw!

But for the record. I LOVE TO FLY! Don’t put me in a car to go to another state. I literally get sick for days!

By: Anna

Anna — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:17:00 +0000

This is sad. I am 41 and have never been on a plane nor do I want to. One of the passangers on the plane texted his wife that something was wrong with the plane. She told him to get off the plane. He said “they won’t let me”.

By: ggouch

ggouch — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:11:04 +0000

prynsexxx Says:

True story:

I don’t know if yall remember the “Blackout of 2004? that happened in New York.
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Prynn they did a movie about that didn’t they?…The young dude from the Wire (the one Boodie and Poot killed in the abandon row house in season 1) He died in the black out movie too BTW.

They played it on BET once but I picked it up at Blockbuster. Cant remember the name. That black latina chick (not rosaria dawson) played in it too.

By: mina

mina — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:56:10 +0000

We take the risk of dying every time we get in a car. I think flying is probably actually safer.

By: Cami

Cami — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:42:28 +0000

… i doubt any of them were told why they had to turn around —

therefore they didn’t really get a chance to get make an informed decision over whether they wanted to stay, or not.

the airline folk mighta made it seem like something trivial, not an overheating engine.

indeed, if they did, i’da gotten my black ass off too.

lol @ only flying drunk.
i’m flying tomorrow, and I will damn sure be trying that method.

By: MsShayinGA

MsShayinGA — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:33:17 +0000

Ive continued to turn the channel everytime this story plays on the news..and now here it is on the site. I didnt read it either but good lawd. I am terrified of flying. I am 28 years old and just took my first flight in June 08. I didnt like it one bit. I understand the odds of crashing in a plane is slimmer than a car or train, but heck..something over 2K lbs flying in the air aint right with me lol.

I am with yall on requesting to get off that sucka if something happens. The flight in June, the damn plane cut off when we were backing out the tarmac. The pilot blamed it on how hot it was in Atlanta. Im like hell I was born and raised in Florida where its hot 365 and I have never heard of a plane cutting off while backing out the tarmac. I was scared shytless but I prayedddddddddddddddddd to God.
I made it to my destination safely, but flying back the pilot was turning the plane every which way like we were in Top Gun or some ish. Needless to say, Im “still” not a fan of flying!!!!

By: prynsexxx

prynsexxx — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:26:05 +0000

@gouch

Ya’ wrong, dead wrong. (truly no pun intended)