My family and I were in the back of a plane in a full cabin-width set of seats in one of those box car with wings puddle jumpers. We were in Charlottesville, VA in the middle of the summer, and the relative humidity was probably over 90%.
The plane was pretty much loaded but the boarding door was still open. They thankfully started up the plane’s A/C system and this caused a cloud of condensation to start pouring out of the system’s vents, starting at the back of the plane.
My older boy, about 5 years old at the time, observed the phenomenon and in a loud, clear voice stated “Look, Dad, smoke!”
An entire plane load of passengers and crew slowly, deliberately and simultaneously turned around to look towards the back of the aircraft. A seasoned Hollywood director couldn’t have choreographed it better.
Everyone relaxed when they realized the source of my boy’s comment, but it was a moment.
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This was truly a flight from hell. I am still not sure how you or the other folks survived. You are a credit to the seasoned air traveller, sir, and I commend you.
Let's get married, Hugh!
Sure thing, babe. I just hope the flight to our honeymoon isn't as bad as this one. 🙂
Wow, how did you survive such an horrific event? You're child will be traumatized for the remainder of his life.
Someone please get this traumatized family a Valium and a therapist. I'm considering both for myself after having read this horrific experience.
After reading this posters story I'm scared to death and will never fly again! From now on only Greyhound, Amtrack and for oversea only ships. I don't want to see any temporary fog coming out of an a/c register because it will panic.
Sorry, it should be: I will panic.
Just think about it, he had to relive this horrific event so that we could read about it.
Talk about courage!
LMAO, guys it is tongue and cheek.
I think it is hilarious.
Laugh a little bit !!
Exactly!! The whole point was the coordination of the response.
And it was so perfect until JonJon ruined it! 😉
Finally something interesting to read on here. Thanks!
Oh my goodness? How did you survive and live to tell the tale?
I liked it! And, I've seen the fog in the puddle jumpers I have to fly to leave my little hometown.
I liked it! And, I've seen the fog in the little puddle jumpers I have to fly out of my little hometown.
Not a flight from hell but funny. similar thing happened to me in La (not Los Angeles). The choreogaphed response is the flight equivalent of prairie doggin' in the office cubicles 🙂
Oh, you were so fortunate to survive such a flight from hell.
THE HORROR, THE HORROR!!
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So what? They live so what?
Newsflash to Yank friends. Your sarcasm is noted but if every story on this site were truly from Hell then contributions would be so infrequent that the site would hardly be worthwhile. So to use an Americanism "lighten up".
well said. it was actually funny.
Oh my gods… you could have DIED!!!!
What a tragedy….the OP is in need of a Prozac.