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In article >,
says...
> On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:15:34 -0700, "Dimitri" >
> fired up random neurons and synapses to opine:
>
> >I am sure you have some stories - care to share?
>
> Years ago, the DH was flying out of New Delhi when he experienced what
> could only be loosely termed "turbulence." Man, that aircraft dropped
> like an elevator with a broken cable. Dropped hundreds of feet in
> seconds; overheads spilled open, flight attendants thrown all over the
> place - one of them had her arm broken, absolute mayhem. When the
> plane finally stabilized, screaming and yelling from the rear of the
> aircraft could be heard. Some guy had been in the lavatory when the
> plane dropped like a rock - when the flight attendants opened the
> lavatory door, there was some poor guy just covered with blue dye and
> toilet paper.
>
> --
>
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
>
> "Some weasel took the cork out of my lunch!"
>
> -- W.C. Fields
>

Now that was funny. Worst flight I've ever been on was Providence RI to
Dallas TX. Said flight did the drop a few hundred feet in a matter of
seconds trick on us too.