tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post1448081723903945295..comments2024-03-28T19:37:23.056-06:00Comments on Hiawatha House: Nine Lives?Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-29075767169195217292014-01-02T14:56:38.805-07:002014-01-02T14:56:38.805-07:00Sounds scary! And yup, that would certainly use up...Sounds scary! And yup, that would certainly use up one of the nine lives!Plowing Through Life (Martha)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06547318824997712369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-91214590824284337272013-12-31T20:46:14.524-07:002013-12-31T20:46:14.524-07:00You make a very valid point about the safety of cr...You make a very valid point about the safety of crossing a road. Safety is a huge factor in flying.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-64406860650226981382013-12-31T20:44:52.859-07:002013-12-31T20:44:52.859-07:00I would say the same to you as I said to Tabor.I would say the same to you as I said to Tabor.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-48353562069874685992013-12-31T20:44:13.753-07:002013-12-31T20:44:13.753-07:00Flying is not for everybody.Flying is not for everybody.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-10352709832910606062013-12-31T20:43:42.544-07:002013-12-31T20:43:42.544-07:00If you count those things we'd all need about ...If you count those things we'd all need about 29 lives because we did some incredibly stupid things.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-70622314668568129572013-12-31T20:42:45.209-07:002013-12-31T20:42:45.209-07:00We were busy checking how things were going and al...We were busy checking how things were going and also watching the clock.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-17217750837281095312013-12-31T20:41:46.790-07:002013-12-31T20:41:46.790-07:00Three take off tries would be a little unnerving.Three take off tries would be a little unnerving.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-40419901388345006742013-12-31T20:40:55.025-07:002013-12-31T20:40:55.025-07:00I'll probably post a few of these near misses....I'll probably post a few of these near misses.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-69779976739453303902013-12-31T20:40:22.320-07:002013-12-31T20:40:22.320-07:00Those situations are hazardous as you don't kn...Those situations are hazardous as you don't know if the wheels will decide to collapse as you are landing!Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-62497050565735004952013-12-31T20:39:06.102-07:002013-12-31T20:39:06.102-07:00You would know about icing. These planes didn'...You would know about icing. These planes didn't have deicer and at that time very little deicing was done.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-78706279394694539212013-12-31T20:37:57.398-07:002013-12-31T20:37:57.398-07:00It was interesting in that we watched the ice care...It was interesting in that we watched the ice carefully and hoped that it would quit forming.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-68980183548209811152013-12-31T20:37:06.777-07:002013-12-31T20:37:06.777-07:00It was a time of year and day when humidity was hi...It was a time of year and day when humidity was high and temps below freezing.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-21101480384521054442013-12-31T20:36:16.529-07:002013-12-31T20:36:16.529-07:00We did take a chance I still enjoy flying but have...We did take a chance I still enjoy flying but have not been on small planes very much lately .Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-11223977259242761672013-12-31T20:35:03.363-07:002013-12-31T20:35:03.363-07:00Yes, float planes are fun , but I also flew on ski...Yes, float planes are fun , but I also flew on skiis, helicopters and flying boats all fun.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-61652760574128124062013-12-31T20:33:55.714-07:002013-12-31T20:33:55.714-07:00You've got it right that there are stories and...You've got it right that there are stories and yes lots of close calls. It's not that one thing goes wrong but several things go wrong at the same time.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-13227160816818254182013-12-31T18:55:26.880-07:002013-12-31T18:55:26.880-07:00I've had two very close-to-call incidents when...I've had two very close-to-call incidents when flying in small planes: one due to a storm and the other to clear air turbulence but neither was as scary as that: the first because I just wasn't scared (irrational though that was at the time) and the second because it happened so suddenly I didn't have time to be scared. Flying can be scary but then so can crossing a road (I've lost several friends that way!).GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-62463365146378179852013-12-31T15:30:47.552-07:002013-12-31T15:30:47.552-07:00I'm a very skittish flyer, so that probably wo...I'm a very skittish flyer, so that probably would have cured me on flying!!Montanagirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16428565909247665015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-79482791935885293442013-12-31T13:36:38.885-07:002013-12-31T13:36:38.885-07:00I am afraid of flying, although I have done it pre...I am afraid of flying, although I have done it pretty often, and I hate being out on the water away from land. Just call me a scaredy cat...to continue the cat theme.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-2848156370679719672013-12-31T11:30:48.921-07:002013-12-31T11:30:48.921-07:00That sounds scary! I probably burned most of my 9 ...That sounds scary! I probably burned most of my 9 lives by the time I was 25. Most of that was due to excessive drinking and other dumb stuff. I've had a couple of close calls while hiking and a near death experience while boating on Kootenay Lake. I guess driving is probably the most dangerous thing any of us do and I drive more than most - about 60 or 70 thousand kilometers a year.Phil Frenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116457869944944323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-75483763782362427822013-12-31T09:09:16.451-07:002013-12-31T09:09:16.451-07:00I can almost feel your heart pounding in this stor...I can almost feel your heart pounding in this story. I know mine was. Happy New Year.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-500073916027906232013-12-31T09:00:35.969-07:002013-12-31T09:00:35.969-07:00Amazing to experience. I was in a airliner that ke...Amazing to experience. I was in a airliner that kept back firing from sleet during three attempts to takeoff and wondered what the heck was going to happen.Out on the prairiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548162534362532705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-84173119601299498342013-12-31T07:54:09.198-07:002013-12-31T07:54:09.198-07:00Yikes scary. Will you tell us about the other eig...Yikes scary. Will you tell us about the other eight? I suspect Alaska living can be on the edge...troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-1519991693778884842013-12-31T07:15:07.233-07:002013-12-31T07:15:07.233-07:00oh, dear. that sounds like it was bad. i had one c...oh, dear. that sounds like it was bad. i had one cessna incident where, after take-off, the pilot couldn't get the landing gear to come back up so he tried circling and diving to try to force it to collapse. it never did, so we had to land and take a commercial flight to our destination. the guy at the tower said that 'forcing' thing was a very bad idea. i can only imagine if it had worked, what we'd have done if we couldn't have gotten it back down. TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-46622183404401075462013-12-31T06:30:16.745-07:002013-12-31T06:30:16.745-07:00Wing icing has brought more than one plane down. I...Wing icing has brought more than one plane down. I'm so glad you had an extra life hanging around for that one, Red! :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-34453371571567000492013-12-31T05:21:54.000-07:002013-12-31T05:21:54.000-07:00That must have been a scary expierence, I am never...That must have been a scary expierence, I am never afraid in an aeroplane, I love to fly.biebkriebelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01539958495933835606noreply@blogger.com