Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Only in Canada...

Here's a story that fully conveys the Canadian world-view.

On an Air Canada flight from London to Calgary, a drunken passenger got out of hand. He was restrained by duct-taping him to his seat in first class. Then the airliner had to make an emergency landing in Edmonton, two hours from its destination.

Problems with this story?

First of all, I've driven from Calgary to Edmonton in not much more than two hours, so I don't see how this airliner was forced down two hours from its destination. I drive fast, but not airliner fast.

On an airliner Edmonton to Calgary takes 15 minutes.

Secondly, Buddy is shit-faced and belligerent. Instead of duct-taping him too his seat, give him another drink. Make it a double. He'll be passed out and docile as can be.

Even without such a humanitarian gesture, once they had the guy duct-taped to his seat, what was he gonna do?

It's a no-brainer.

Unfortunately, so are the folks at Air Canada.

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