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job$ somebody's gotta do...

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job$ somebody's gotta do...                                                                 Except for minor inconveniences and petty complaints about flying in general, I rarely think about the effort of all the people it takes to lift off the ground the behemoth I am boarding.     HUH ?   What's up with that ?    I know the airplane has been fueled, pilots are on board, baggage handlers will load my luggage in the proper compartment, service agents are waiting for me to board, the ground crew will guide us to the runway, and traffic controllers will get us safely in the wild blue.     But, I don't ever recall wondering when the plane was last inspected or serviced for any potential mechanical deficiency.     Enter Federal Aviation Inspector Eric Sherman.  He also has one of the ...

#4 of oddities, observations, & ?'s

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#4 of oddities, observations, & ?'s...                                                                 Last February, along with other former and current broadcasters, I was invited to help judge the Indiana high school and college annual student broadcast competitions held at the University of Indianapolis.     It's good to be relevant.    As Regina and I drove north on I-65, we were just south of Seymour, Indiana heading for the Circle City, when we saw two young motorcyclists across the grassy median heading south and zipping by every car they approached.      Doing wheelies at 70 miles per hour or more on an interstate would qualify anyone as an adventurist.  The front wheels of the motorcycles were three or four feet in the air as those cowboys straddled their bikes like rodeo hero...