Ex almost killed yesterday.

My ex-wife started taking flying lessons about the time our divorce started and she got her license shortly before our divorce was final, later that same year.

Yesterday afternoon I got a phone call, that she narrowly escaped injury in the aircraft she was piloting. Seems she was forced to make an emergency landing in Hamilton because of bad weather. Thank God the kids weren't with her.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has issued a preliminary report, citing pilot error: She was flying a single engine aircraft in IFR (instrument flight rating) conditions while only having obtained a VFR (visual flight rating) rating.

The absence of a post-crash fire was likely due to insufficient fuel on board. No one on the ground was injured.

The TSB is currently examining her broom to see if there were any extenuating mechanical issues.




PTN

paulthenurse said:

The TSB is currently examining her broom to see if there were any extenuating mechanical issues.

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I'm glad she was not hurt. How's her broom look?

Thank God she's alright.

Sounds like a John Kennedy Junior situation.

Wow! Hamilton is not a easy place to land, either, the darn city's built on both top & bottom of a big ol' cliff! At least its, um... a nice city to visit?

Glad nobody was harmed.

glad to hear she is ok...

paulthenurse said:

The TSB is currently examining her broom to see if there were any extenuating mechanical issues.

PTN

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The joke works better with the visuals that tend to accompany the email.

paulthenurse said:

The TSB is currently examining her broom to see if there were any extenuating mechanical issues.PTN

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That hints of dis-appointment. Is she really that bad?

All the same, yes, thank god the children weren't with her. Even still, her actions sound irresposible (even tho I have no clue what the ratings mean).

Flyin' Lion said:

The joke works better with the visuals that tend to accompany the email.

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I know. I couldn't manage to link a pic of a broom to the JOKE. Computer challanged.

Did your ex actually make an emergency landing or was that just a set-up for the broom thing?

hehe nice joke though.....On a serious note, I SERIOUSLY wished my first wife would die in whatever fashion was necessary. I'm not joking. I wished she would just curl up and die. I'm not a bad person, I just hoped she would die.....every single day I hoped she would die. It's not like I hated her that much. I just wanted her to die. I'm honestly a decent person, but my first wife was seriously lacking in the dying department. Man, how I wished she would just die.

Anyway, I eventually discovered divorce! Her death was no longer necessary for my future happiness, but honestly, it would still help.

Laughing_Gnome_Invisible said:

I'm honestly a decent person, but my first wife was seriously lacking in the dying department.

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LOL. Quoteworthy if I've ever seen it. Damn you - It hurts my lungs to laugh like this, have you no respect for the ill?

Laughing_Gnome_Invisible said:

hehe nice joke though.....On a serious note, I SERIOUSLY wished my first wife would die in whatever fashion was necessary. I'm not joking. I wished she would just curl up and die. I'm not a bad person, I just hoped she would die. It's not like I hated her that much. I just wanted her to die. I'm honestly a decent person, but my first wife was seriously lacking in the dying department. Man, how I wished she would just die.

Anyway, I eventually discovered divorce! Her death was no longer necessary for my future happiness, but honestly, it would still help.

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You miss her a lot don't you?

Missed her with the rifle, the arrow, the RPG,......



"He doesn't like these CANS! Get away from the cans."

Seriously lacking in the dying department? That's not right. Funny as hell though.

I feel for ya Gnome. My ex is seriously lacking in the Dying Department too. It's a good thing I'm inherently lazy or I'd at least go down and get the forms for her to fill out, or something.

Laughing_Gnome_Invisible said:

hehe nice joke though.....On a serious note, I SERIOUSLY wished my first wife would die in whatever fashion was necessary. I'm not joking. I wished she would just curl up and die. I'm not a bad person, I just hoped she would die.....every single day I hoped she would die. It's not like I hated her that much. I just wanted her to die. I'm honestly a decent person, but my first wife was seriously lacking in the dying department. Man, how I wished she would just die.

Anyway, I eventually discovered divorce! Her death was no longer necessary for my future happiness, but honestly, it would still help.

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Tell us how you really feel! (hehehehe)

Salute!

PTN: Glad she made it down safely In reality, landing any aircraft is really a controlled crash.

Salute!

PS: Guess you never made the "Mile High Club", huh? (ahhh! sic humor, I guess)

Laughing_Gnome_Invisible said:

I'm honestly a decent person, but my first wife was seriously lacking in the dying department.

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About here I started laughing uncontrollably, almost spitting hot coffee all over myself, and my dog looked up at me.

All jokes aside, I wish she is well. Taking risks is OK, as long as you have the skills, sounds like VFR vs IFR is quite a different skill competency level.

bmckee56 said:

In reality, landing any aircraft is really a controlled crash.

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That's like saying, "braking behind slower traffic is really a controlled crash." I think you really mean one of the following cliché phrases:

There are only good landings. Bad landings are called crashes.

The difference between a landing and a crash: after a landing, you can use the aircraft again.


PTN - assuming there was some truth to the joke's setup, glad she's safe. There are a TON of mishap reports that begin with similar phraseology and end with "fatal."

Figures that she got all your stuff AND the BROOM!

a 55 gallon steel drum and about 6 bags of quick set concrete would keep her quiet.










Not my idea- hunters in NJ found that setup in the woods.

Laughing_Gnome_Invisible said:

On a serious note, I SERIOUSLY wished my first wife would die in whatever fashion was necessary. I'm not joking. I wished she would just curl up and die. I'm not a bad person, I just hoped she would die.....every single day I hoped she would die. It's not like I hated her that much. I just wanted her to die. I'm honestly a decent person, but my first wife was seriously lacking in the dying department. Man, how I wished she would just die.

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Geez man, don't sugar-coat it! Tell us how you really feel about her.

Shoulda made her one of your custom kayaks.

BlindLemonLars said:

Geez man, don't sugar-coat it! Tell us how you really feel about her.

Shoulda made her one of your custom kayaks.

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Hey I wasn't the one who was wishing an untimely demise on the former Mrs Nurse, that was Gnomey. He has to get his own dirt condo for those he cares about, my yak's are for the living.

PTN

Speaking of controlled crashes, I'm always happy if I didn't ball it up during one of these:

A female pilot? I thought they were only allowed to be flight attendants? That is the problem... wasnt her fault

Benko, is that an Osprey? I thought those were designed to crash, not to land.

Flyin' Lion said:

The joke works better with the visuals that tend to accompany the email.

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paulthenurse said:

I know. I couldn't manage to link a pic of a broom to the JOKE. Computer challanged.

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paulthenurse said:

The TSB is currently examining her broom to see if there were any extenuating mechanical issues.

PTN

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Fixed that for ya :rockin:

EvilTOJ said:

Benko, is that an Osprey? I thought those were designed to crash, not to land.

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Easy. That's my baby you're talking about.