… it means break time for me. That’s because I’m always phobic about blackouts due to lightning strikes when I’m working on the computer. First, it means data lost (even though I’ve installed UPS, but still… be on the safe side. More importantly, it means weather is going to be cool, so it’s time to take a nap. With thunderstorms dominating the weather charts over the past week, I’ve been, spending alot of time in front of TV instead.

 

I realized that History/Discovery/NGeo Channels are showing some really kick ass documentaries during the afternoon segments. So much so that I’ve stopped tuning to sports for almost a week (except for the Brazilian F1). Some of the interesting titles that I’ve watched over the week.

 

– Secrets of the black box: KAL007

1983, at the height of the cold war, Korean Airlines KAL007 flew into Russian airspace and got shot down by Russian interceptors. The brief description is enough to glue me on to the TV screen for a good 2 hours.

 

– Last flight to Kuwait: BA149

Just hours before Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, British Airways BA149, carrying suspected British covet operations members flew into the warzone, even though they should’ve been informed of the war mid air. That fateful flight left hundreds of civillian passengers stranded in Kuwait, held hostage by Saddam’s regime.

 

– Aloha flight (can’t remember the exact title)

Midway through the flight, the part of the fuselage broke off, immediately ejecting 1 air stewardess. The pilots managed to land flight safely. Picture this, the aircraft becomes a convertible, how scary is that? Now, there’s a reason when they announce, “the seatbelts signs are now off, however we advise passengers to keep their seatbelts on at all times…”.