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Aircraft Maintenance and the Sacrificial Lamb

Aircraft Maintenance and the Sacrificial Lamb Goat

There are headlines that get your attention and then there are headlines that get your attention. This one from Reuters caught my eye or rather grabbed me by the throat. I thought, here are seven words that should never be strung together to complete a thought.

"Airline sacrifices goats to appease sky god"

"Nepal's state-run carrier makes offering after technical problems with 757"

And while I wish to be respectful of a culture's beliefs, I fear for my safety when deities unfamiliar to me may have no obligation to keep me at cursing altitude. I prefer a second opinion from a skilled maintenance crew and a phone call to Boeing, but then again that could just be the Episcopalian speaking.

Read more at MSNBC: "Airline sacrifices goats to appease sky god"

 

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