Friday, January 12, 2007

Sad Story




I am not surprised by this story. When we left Accra a couple of weeks ago, we made sure we kept rolling on our way to the runway for takeoff so nobody could jump in our wheel well (luckily there were not any other airplanes leaving at that time). That part of the airplane is not heated or pressurized.

6 Comments:

Blogger Heidi the Hick said...

Oh my gosh, that's terrible.

I can't imagine wanting to get out of a place so badly that I'd be willing to take such a wild chance.

Fri Jan 12, 07:41:00 PM GMT-5  
Blogger mal said...

is it that they are ignorant of the risks or just so desperate to get out? Sad, either way

Tue Jan 16, 05:45:00 PM GMT-5  
Blogger Saur♥Kraut said...

Sad. What a creepy way to go.

Thu Jan 18, 03:15:00 PM GMT-5  
Blogger Balloon Pirate said...

the part that gets me is where they say 'the wheels don't stop turning.' i hope he passed out from lack of oxygen before the wheel ground him to death.

yeharr

Fri Jan 19, 10:18:00 AM GMT-5  
Blogger katy said...

bloody hell how desperate are some people, and i never knew the wheels still turned whilst air borne! oh and just been looking at you photos on your previous post, they are amazing, no way would i walk on a rope bridge! your brave or crazy lol!

Sun Jan 28, 01:03:00 PM GMT-5  
Blogger Jessica said...

I'm tired of being depressed. New blog entry, please? ; )

Thu Feb 01, 01:57:00 AM GMT-5  

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