(Daily Finance) Having fixed the economy, created jobs for all Americans, and ended crime, homelessness, and famine the world over, Congress finally tackles our long national nightmare of that one plane that didn't land on time the other day
"Having fixed the economy, created jobs for all Americans, and ended crime, homelessness, and famine the world over, Congress finally tackles our long national nightmare of that one plane that didn't land on time the other dayovershot the airport by 150 miles, endangered an already stressed air traffic control system, and created a potential fuel emergency because two dip-shiat pilots couldn't put their laptops down long enough to fly the plane"
FIFY
/ Worked in aviation safety for most of my career // Many ways to make an aircraft safer, but hard to fix a "loose nut" behind the control yoke
Can we finally kill the fallacious argument that you are doing something wrong if you address a relatively minor issue when there are major issues still unresolved?
RussianPooper:Can we finally kill the fallacious argument that you are doing something wrong if you address a relatively minor issue when there are major issues still unresolved?
vernonFL:How does Congress have the authority to regulate the airline industry?
You're joking - right? When you get on the plane in one state, and get off in another, that's pretty much the very definition of "interstate commerce."
BMulligan:vernonFL: How does Congress have the authority to regulate the airline industry?
You're joking - right? When you get on the plane in one state, and get off in another, that's pretty much the very definition of "interstate commerce."
Yeah, but all of that government regulation stifles competition! If the government would just back out airline tickets would get cheaper because consumers would get a choice in how safe they want their airline to be.
HulkHands
2009-11-03 01:51:36 PM
HulkHands
2009-11-03 02:13:47 PM
willwith all of the pilots sleeping on your flight if you areBMulligan
2009-11-03 02:50:24 PM
Truncks1
2009-11-03 02:54:32 PM
TheJoeY
2009-11-03 02:54:45 PM
apeiron242
2009-11-03 02:55:57 PM
FlyPanAm
2009-11-03 02:56:13 PM
PumpUpDaFark
2009-11-03 02:56:42 PM
willwith all of the pilots sleeping with the passengers on your flight if you arePsumek
2009-11-03 02:56:55 PM
Fix a pipe and they don't call you a plumber, but fly over your destination because you're on your computer....
/why is it called a cockpit btw?
//was vagina too confusing
vernonFL
2009-11-03 02:57:01 PM
Bossk'sSegway
2009-11-03 03:02:05 PM
scseth
2009-11-03 03:09:56 PM
Exactly, who does that Reagan think he is messing with the air traffic controllers like that!
sendtodave
2009-11-03 03:13:29 PM
joekm
2009-11-03 03:14:04 PM
didn't land on time the other dayovershot the airport by 150 miles, endangered an already stressed air traffic control system, and created a potential fuel emergency because two dip-shiat pilots couldn't put their laptops down long enough to fly the plane"FIFY
/ Worked in aviation safety for most of my career
// Many ways to make an aircraft safer, but hard to fix a "loose nut" behind the control yoke
cirby
2009-11-03 03:16:37 PM
Right, Smitty, because we can work on exactly one problem at a time.
From the track record of Congress this year?
That's about right.
RussianPooper
2009-11-03 03:19:05 PM
joekm
2009-11-03 03:21:18 PM
Not until we've cured cancer
BMulligan
2009-11-03 03:27:11 PM
You're joking - right? When you get on the plane in one state, and get off in another, that's pretty much the very definition of "interstate commerce."
Sarsin
2009-11-03 03:37:58 PM
You're joking - right? When you get on the plane in one state, and get off in another, that's pretty much the very definition of "interstate commerce."
Yeah, but all of that government regulation stifles competition! If the government would just back out airline tickets would get cheaper because consumers would get a choice in how safe they want their airline to be.
/Am I doing it right?
NittLion78
2009-11-03 03:42:56 PM
BitwiseShift
2009-11-03 03:44:44 PM
Delta should charge each passenger a dollar for each minute and the government should get another dollar for their effort.
wet_dream
2009-11-03 03:48:44 PM
vabeard
2009-11-03 03:49:59 PM
/laptops my ass.
//sleeping, hungover, whatever. but laptops I can't believe.
m0llusk
2009-11-03 03:51:30 PM
All2morrowsparTs
2009-11-03 03:52:32 PM
Wait till these guys find out there are different committees that deal with different issues.