Update on the Hewa Bora DC-9 crash
Plane veers off runway in Congo, bursts into flames
By CHARLES NTIRYCHA – 17 hours ago
GOMA, Congo (AP) — A Congolese jetliner with about 85 people aboard crashed on takeoff Tuesday, careening off a runway into a busy neighborhood and bursting into flames, officials said.
Witnesses reported dozens of bodies at […]
I feel like there isn’t enough of me to go around at the moment! I am writing this from my phone in bed because I can’t sleep!
My dad at 62 years of age, has just found himself without work for the first time in his life. He pretty much always owned his own successful business, […]
Link to news story
I just found this news story today:
The Associated Press • March 24, 2008
“A gun belonging to the pilot of a US Airways plane discharged as the aircraft was on approach to land in North Carolina over the weekend, the first time a weapon issued under a federal program to arm pilots was […]
This site (flyblog) is a big fat pain in the bum right now. I have become utterly fed up with the problems and the way admin NEVER respond to my emails…
Back in November they ‘updated’ the software. But it has done more harm than good.
Firstly, if you have had problems leaving comments (because you […]
I totally miss the old ‘referers’ tab (in blog admin section) that used to tell me where my hits were coming from. I also used to have the ability to block particular/specific IP addresses from readers who make offensive comments (’Acid-face-Ken’, that’s you)…
A while before Christmas, several of these great features just dissappeared. I emailed […]
I just heard something sad. Polaroid have announced that they will be ceasing to manufacture their classic instant polaroid cameras AND film! Noooooooo!
Polaroids are a piece of my family history! I have vivid recollections of my grandma taking polaroids of my brother and I in the garden. We’d sit impatiently waiting for the grey square […]
Today, I had a peculiar experience. It’s not something I’d generally discuss, but I booked myself in for a colonic hydrotherapy treatment at a health spa! I’d heard that the health benefits can be amazing. Apparently it can reduce the risk of cancer of the colon, as well as promoting healthy digestion and detoxing the body.
Bf […]
Bf and I have just returned home from France. We decided to visit my parents on a spur of the moment on Friday, as I was dropping him at the airport for his short-haul trip to Tenerife. I packed everything we’d need for the weekend, and we went straight to Eurotunnel when I picked him […]
Bf and I had our four year anniversary yesterday. So we got a babysitter, and went out for the evening to a Tapas restaurant to spend some quality couple time together. Afterwards we went for a few drinks in our local, which was really lovely and chilled out.
When I think about how we met, it […]
It’s the end of my first week at work. I am pleased with how it has gone. I think I am at least meeting expectations… Though it’s hard to know, as my managers do not seem to give me much feedback. I thought they’d be giving me more support actually, as another lady that started […]