You Gotta Laugh...

Or You'll End Up Crying


I've set here watching FOX news most of the day.

They're showing that Dulles bound United Airliner sitting on the Runway at Logan Airport, surrounded by law enforcement and emergency vehicles, with dogs running around sniffing the luggage that is all scattered out on the ground around the airplane.

What kills me is that they're telling two stories on what possibly happened to cause the incident/diversion.

Either:

A. Some woman lost composure in a claustrophobic conniption fit and had to be restrained.

OR...

B. Some woman did "A" above, then was found to be in posession of (gasp) a screwdriver, a jar of Vaseline, and a note with references to a terrorist group. (If it was me, I'd choose WD40 rather than Vaseline.)

I have just one question...

WHICH IS IT...DAMMIT?

Why bother to report BOTH stories instead of waiting until the facts in the story come out?

The media is so STUPID.

So let's get a look at the total costs so far here...

One runway at a major airport closed for 12 hours

Two F-16's (or F-15's) scrambled for escort

About two hundred people wasting their time for at least an extra half day.

99% of the country completely clueless for the duration of the coverage.

This type of crap makes my head spin.

By the way, let me remind you that if you get on an airliner with me with your screwdriver, Vaseline and "scribbled memos to self" and start freaking out or otherwise acting up, the real news story is not going to be about YOUR behavior, it's going to be about ME strangling the life out of your miserable body.

You all have a NICE day now...