pair_of_pratts
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Don't shoot the messenger. Just quoting the following article from the local paper in Kelowna, British Columbia.
Full article here: http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/article_4490.php
Fear of flying
By Chuck Poulsen
Saturday, February 10, 2007, 12:02 AM
I’ve only had to fly five times in the last year. Lucky me!
Four of those trips were long-delayed, although not as long-delayed as my luggage, which came the next day after three of those fights.
The other flight — a planned pilgrimage to Seattle to see the Green Bay Packers — didn’t make it out of Kelowna.
The Horizon plane that was supposed to take us to Seattle never arrived, although a WestJet plane had no trouble landing in the same conditions only five minutes earlier.
An anonymous Canadian pilot says that Horizon pilots are well known in the industry as wimps, afraid to land in the slightest chill or snowflake of Canadian weather.
An airport spokesman denies that Horizon pilots are fraidy-cats, but what’s he supposed to say: “You’re right, them Yank pilots are just plain chicken, or plane chicken, heh, heh. They won’t fly without a Teddy bear and courtesy pillow under their arms.”
No, airport manager Roger Selleck would never say that. Even if it is true.
Full article here: http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/article_4490.php