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In heading to Beijing today, the New Orleans to Chicago leg went without issue; smooth, easy ride. That’s just the way I like them.
Just to balance that out; we had a 2 1/2 hour delay leaving Chicago for Beijing. The motor for the food elevator broke so they had hand carried all of the meals on board for a very full Boeing 747. Right near the end of that effort, a man developed some heart problems and had to be evacuated off the plane. He was not willing to leave and it took numerous officials to wheel him off the plane.
I wasn’t the only one to notice that if the food elevator had not broken, this man would have developed heart problems in the air which would mean that the plane would have had to turn around. There weren’t many places to land a 747 in Northern Canada near the Arctic Circle. But the larger point is that this gentleman’s condition could have turned fatal if he had to wait to get to a hospital. Thank goodness we were still on the ground.
Events like this are some of the reasons why I never worry anymore about being delayed or getting somewhere later than planned. You never know how things are connected.
I live by the phrase, “Wherever you are is where you’re supposed to be.” It really takes care of the pressure and anxiety.
Have a great day!
Michael