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Date: Thu, 27-Feb-86 10:43:47 EST
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> Andrew Koenig posted this to net.aviation.  I thought it deserved a
> wider audience...
> 		Mark Brader
> 
> My parents tried to take a commercial flight from Newark NJ to
> Albuquerque NM yesterday.
> 
> First they sat at the gate for an hour and a half while mechanics
> repaired a broken de-icer.  Then the captain discovered the airplane
> was over gross, so about 10 people got bumped.  Then they took off.
> 
> About half-past Ohio, they did a 180 and a quick descent.  Pilot
> gets on intercom and announces the windshield has cracked; they're
> going back to Newark.
> 
> Arrive at Newark, sit for a while until they trundle up another 727.
> Everyone moves over to the new airplane in the rain.  Sit for another
> hour while they fuel this one up and transfer all the baggage.
> 
> Finally, they're all fueled, got the baggage all loaded and just
> about ready to go, when a baggage handler drove his truck into
> the side of the airplane.
> 
> At this point they got disgusted and went home.


Sounds like "People Compressed" become "People Distressed!" ...