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Just to avert anyone else's confusion: Bob Hoover didn't die. Not sure what coldtea is referring to.

• coldtea 10y ago
  I was giving a different twist to the story to point that things can (and do) go differently to the rosy picture painted in it ("oh, you did a mistake once == you'll never make it again"). That's why in the except I kept, I didn't keep any reference to Bob Hoover. It's about the idea in the story, not some particular pilot.
  • schintan 10y ago
    that's a twisted way to twist a story.
    • coldtea 10y ago
      Aren't those the best?
  • rexpop 10y ago
    What did you learn?
    • coldtea 10y ago
      That people need things spelt out for them even if the meaning is obvious?
  • kbenson 10y ago
    This is one of those situations where "trust but verify" takes on a whole new importance. There's a world of difference in how you should treat someone you know almost nothing about that makes an mistake that is almost fatal for you and someone you know to be fairly responsible. That doesn't mean don't be nice if you can, relative to the situation ("nice" when someone has almost killed you doesn't necessarily mean be cordial, it may mean cool down for a sec before attempting to get them fired), but it would be stupid to assume the same mistake won't happen again without knowing a bit more about how it happened in the first place.