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We Will Be Landing Shortly

We Will Be Landing Shortly By Elton Camp People who fly might have a nervous fit If they take a little peek inside the cockpit Dials, knobs, switches and gadgets galore No pilot can know what they are all for The lives of those on board hang by a thread Any serious mistake and they’ll all be dead Who knows if the pilot has had a big snort Or is sleepy as too late at night he did cavort And perhaps at the most critical junction Some instrument will decide to malfunction But the law of gravity firmly does decree The plane inevitably on the ground will be

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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Date: 5/27/2012 2:03:00 PM
Elton , thanks I was just about to book a flight..David
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Date: 5/28/2012 10:11:00 AM
LOL, glad to give you some comforting thoughts while you travel. I did a lot of flying back when I was working and never a serious problem. It's safer than driving, but I don't like the feeling of no control whatever. Elton

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