PART 2 TO THE PLANE ALLEGORY

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Posted by: RickBlaine
Date: Feb 14 2012 9:12 AM

They will have enough fuel to make the landing under full power and the hydraulics might still be working.The pilot calls the co-pilot an alarmist, and the gauges are just not reading right. They have nothing to worry about. Ten minutes later, the low fuel is confirmed when a leak is discovered. The hydriodic system is tested and the hydraulic leak is verified. It is certain that the landing gear will fail if they continue to their original destination. The overheard conversations, causes much alarm. Some passengers demand that the pilot go to the closer Hawaii airport, other say go to a lower altitude, open the hatches and throw out non essential items such as luggage to lighten the load for less fuel consumption and give them a better chance to make the destination, San Francisco. Progressive-liberal passengers start yelling, "Those converative-alarmist-load lighteners will throw out luggage, but also throw out the older passengers to lighten the plane" and save themselves

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