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Old 13th Aug 2009, 02:12
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cessnapuppy
 
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Exclamation it's just the wrong 90%

90% of what we do each day only takes 10% of our skill and attention. Even 'Eldar Kudrinsky' could fly an airplane on his very first (and last) flight. 'uneventful' doesnt mean 'safe' You roll the dice enough, eventually you are going to hit that 'Golden Flight' that demands ALL the skill you have -the full 100%. Will it be enough? it was for 'Sully'.. not for these two, perhaps doomed before they started, if not this flight, some other weary, bleary eyed trip. Who knows what difference a good nights sleep in a bed instead of two chairs and a 15 mile instead of an 800 mile commute may have made? or the financial security to turn down some paying work hours knowing you will still make your car payment or rent or food? Remember the big Chinese Lead and Heavy Metal toxic toys scare of a few years back? Mattel had precise specifications on color and GLOSS (shininess) AND a specific price that they would pay. THE ONLY way to meet those specifications w/o going bankrupt is to cheat and use heavy metals like lead, chromium and antimony in the paint. SOMETHING had to break - and in this case it did. I dont think we're done yet, either....
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