..getting back to the original posting....just wondered why (if true) the Checkie's language was so extreme? Could it be the way the flight was going? All kinds of senario's come to mind. It sorta (runs parallel with) cunjures up memories of when I was tought to drive a car and the ear blastings I got from the 'other' seat (rarely of course) in response to the little errors I made whilst behind the wheel. Ah..."The driving instructor".... anyone remember it? Such a long time ago....and I nearly ran over that guy ahead of us too - the one holding the flag .....