Through The Mist Darkly

A hardy “well done” to the Swiss International Airlines pilot who decided to tell off a security screener yesterday.  From the Sun 

When asked by the screener to remove his shoes and belt, he dropped his pants, exposed himself and asked “Do you want to search THIS?”

It has always amazed me why flight crews have to put up with the silly and humiliating procedures that the passengers endure.  Who cares if they’re carrying a small knife or a big bottle of Coke.  About 30 minutes after they get through security they’ll have their hands on the controls and they could essentially do anything they wanted.  Sure, they might have to fight off their partner should they feel the urge to reenact 9/11 but, come on, we trust these men and women with our lives.  Is it too much to ask that we show them a little respect?

The downside of this is that the flight had to be cancelled and 37 passengers waiting to board at London’s City Airport were forced to wait 2 hours.  All I can add is that the pilot sure had a lot of balls (or at least that’s what the eyewitnesses said).

Each year, the Canadian Armed Forces paints one of their CF-18 Hornets to appear in public events.  This year’s beauty commemorates the Centennial of Flight.

Actually got a good sleep last night.  Very surprised when the alarm went off this morning.  It’s a good thing I got some sleep because the subject of today’s meetings is very, very boring.  It has no relevance to the business we do in Canada but it’s mandatory that I learn it.

The snow finally stopped overnight and, while not sunny, the sky is much lighter than yesterday which helps the whole staying awake fight.