Its not that good here!!
Nov 4th 2004, 12:07 am
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Its not that good here!!
Newspaper article from the Sydney morning herald:
A Canadian man, angry at being refused a plane ticket to Australia at Los Angeles International Airport, stripped naked, sprinted across the tarmac and climbed into the wheel well of a moving jumbo jet.
Airport officials said today that pilots of the Qantas Airways flight had stopped the aircraft when they became aware the man was attempting to climb aboard.
The man was coaxed out of the wheel well and arrested for trespassing, said airport spokeswoman Nancy Castles.
"This was an extremely dangerous thing for him to do. If he had continued to cling in there with the aircraft taking off at over 320km/h, he might have fallen out and could have been sucked up by an engine," she said.
"If he had survived that and was in the wheel well when the landing gear was retracted, he could have been crushed by the mechanism. And if not he very likely would have frozen to death during the 15-and-a-half hour flight at 9,150 metres while wearing no clothes."
The man, Neil Melly, 31, tried to buy a one-way ticket on the Qantas flight on Monday evening, but was turned down because he could not supply a valid credit card, Castles said.
Later, he managed to climb over an airport fence, topped by three strands of barbed wire, without injury and was spotted by a ramp worker "running, naked, full-speed" toward the plane.
A Canadian man, angry at being refused a plane ticket to Australia at Los Angeles International Airport, stripped naked, sprinted across the tarmac and climbed into the wheel well of a moving jumbo jet.
Airport officials said today that pilots of the Qantas Airways flight had stopped the aircraft when they became aware the man was attempting to climb aboard.
The man was coaxed out of the wheel well and arrested for trespassing, said airport spokeswoman Nancy Castles.
"This was an extremely dangerous thing for him to do. If he had continued to cling in there with the aircraft taking off at over 320km/h, he might have fallen out and could have been sucked up by an engine," she said.
"If he had survived that and was in the wheel well when the landing gear was retracted, he could have been crushed by the mechanism. And if not he very likely would have frozen to death during the 15-and-a-half hour flight at 9,150 metres while wearing no clothes."
The man, Neil Melly, 31, tried to buy a one-way ticket on the Qantas flight on Monday evening, but was turned down because he could not supply a valid credit card, Castles said.
Later, he managed to climb over an airport fence, topped by three strands of barbed wire, without injury and was spotted by a ramp worker "running, naked, full-speed" toward the plane.
Nov 4th 2004, 12:13 am
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Re: Its not that good here!!
Originally Posted by John Howard
Newspaper article from the Sydney morning herald:
A Canadian man, angry at being refused a plane ticket to Australia at Los Angeles International Airport, stripped naked, sprinted across the tarmac and climbed into the wheel well of a moving jumbo jet.
Airport officials said today that pilots of the Qantas Airways flight had stopped the aircraft when they became aware the man was attempting to climb aboard.
The man was coaxed out of the wheel well and arrested for trespassing, said airport spokeswoman Nancy Castles.
"This was an extremely dangerous thing for him to do. If he had continued to cling in there with the aircraft taking off at over 320km/h, he might have fallen out and could have been sucked up by an engine," she said.
"If he had survived that and was in the wheel well when the landing gear was retracted, he could have been crushed by the mechanism. And if not he very likely would have frozen to death during the 15-and-a-half hour flight at 9,150 metres while wearing no clothes."
The man, Neil Melly, 31, tried to buy a one-way ticket on the Qantas flight on Monday evening, but was turned down because he could not supply a valid credit card, Castles said.
Later, he managed to climb over an airport fence, topped by three strands of barbed wire, without injury and was spotted by a ramp worker "running, naked, full-speed" toward the plane.
A Canadian man, angry at being refused a plane ticket to Australia at Los Angeles International Airport, stripped naked, sprinted across the tarmac and climbed into the wheel well of a moving jumbo jet.
Airport officials said today that pilots of the Qantas Airways flight had stopped the aircraft when they became aware the man was attempting to climb aboard.
The man was coaxed out of the wheel well and arrested for trespassing, said airport spokeswoman Nancy Castles.
"This was an extremely dangerous thing for him to do. If he had continued to cling in there with the aircraft taking off at over 320km/h, he might have fallen out and could have been sucked up by an engine," she said.
"If he had survived that and was in the wheel well when the landing gear was retracted, he could have been crushed by the mechanism. And if not he very likely would have frozen to death during the 15-and-a-half hour flight at 9,150 metres while wearing no clothes."
The man, Neil Melly, 31, tried to buy a one-way ticket on the Qantas flight on Monday evening, but was turned down because he could not supply a valid credit card, Castles said.
Later, he managed to climb over an airport fence, topped by three strands of barbed wire, without injury and was spotted by a ramp worker "running, naked, full-speed" toward the plane.
Nov 4th 2004, 12:22 am
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Re: Its not that good here!!
ROFL - and you thought you had to jump through hoops to get here!
Nov 4th 2004, 6:57 am
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Re: Its not that good here!!
Originally Posted by John Howard
Newspaper article from the Sydney morning herald:
A Canadian man, angry at being refused a plane ticket to Australia at Los Angeles International Airport, stripped naked, sprinted across the tarmac and climbed into the wheel well of a moving jumbo jet.
Airport officials said today that pilots of the Qantas Airways flight had stopped the aircraft when they became aware the man was attempting to climb aboard.
The man was coaxed out of the wheel well and arrested for trespassing, said airport spokeswoman Nancy Castles.
"This was an extremely dangerous thing for him to do. If he had continued to cling in there with the aircraft taking off at over 320km/h, he might have fallen out and could have been sucked up by an engine," she said.
"If he had survived that and was in the wheel well when the landing gear was retracted, he could have been crushed by the mechanism. And if not he very likely would have frozen to death during the 15-and-a-half hour flight at 9,150 metres while wearing no clothes."
The man, Neil Melly, 31, tried to buy a one-way ticket on the Qantas flight on Monday evening, but was turned down because he could not supply a valid credit card, Castles said.
Later, he managed to climb over an airport fence, topped by three strands of barbed wire, without injury and was spotted by a ramp worker "running, naked, full-speed" toward the plane.
A Canadian man, angry at being refused a plane ticket to Australia at Los Angeles International Airport, stripped naked, sprinted across the tarmac and climbed into the wheel well of a moving jumbo jet.
Airport officials said today that pilots of the Qantas Airways flight had stopped the aircraft when they became aware the man was attempting to climb aboard.
The man was coaxed out of the wheel well and arrested for trespassing, said airport spokeswoman Nancy Castles.
"This was an extremely dangerous thing for him to do. If he had continued to cling in there with the aircraft taking off at over 320km/h, he might have fallen out and could have been sucked up by an engine," she said.
"If he had survived that and was in the wheel well when the landing gear was retracted, he could have been crushed by the mechanism. And if not he very likely would have frozen to death during the 15-and-a-half hour flight at 9,150 metres while wearing no clothes."
The man, Neil Melly, 31, tried to buy a one-way ticket on the Qantas flight on Monday evening, but was turned down because he could not supply a valid credit card, Castles said.
Later, he managed to climb over an airport fence, topped by three strands of barbed wire, without injury and was spotted by a ramp worker "running, naked, full-speed" toward the plane.
Opps sorry...didnt realise you had posted this...
Lucy
Nov 4th 2004, 7:39 am
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Re: Its not that good here!!
l thought it was only New Zealanders that desperate to escape to OZ.
Nov 4th 2004, 7:46 am
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Re: Its not that good here!!
"Ms Castles said a check by authorities found that Mr Melly had been reported missing to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and was suffering from bi-polar disorder."
Reuters via ABC News OnLine: Naked Canadian man jumps on moving Qantas jet
Perhaps the thought of an impending winter of SAD long dark nights worse than death.
Reuters via ABC News OnLine: Naked Canadian man jumps on moving Qantas jet
Perhaps the thought of an impending winter of SAD long dark nights worse than death.
Nov 4th 2004, 7:50 am
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Re: Its not that good here!!
Please Wombat,
Having read your messages, I would really like to know...
When was it that you lived in New Zealand, where was it, and what happened to you to make you so vitriolic.
Having read your messages, I would really like to know...
When was it that you lived in New Zealand, where was it, and what happened to you to make you so vitriolic.
Nov 4th 2004, 7:51 am
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Re: Its not that good here!!
Originally Posted by Quinkana
"Ms Castles said a check by authorities found that Mr Melly had been reported missing to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and was suffering from bi-polar disorder."
Reuters via ABC News OnLine: Naked Canadian man jumps on moving Qantas jet
Perhaps the thought of an impending winter of SAD long dark nights worse than death.
Reuters via ABC News OnLine: Naked Canadian man jumps on moving Qantas jet
Perhaps the thought of an impending winter of SAD long dark nights worse than death.
Nov 4th 2004, 8:09 am
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Re: Its not that good here!!
Originally Posted by wombat42
If the Canadian Mounties were after me l would do the same thing, Their motto" We always get our man" sounds a bit Queer to me. :scared: :scared:
Nov 4th 2004, 8:16 am
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Re: Its not that good here!!
Originally Posted by John Howard
Later, he managed to climb over an airport fence, topped by three strands of barbed wire, without injury and was spotted by a ramp worker "running, naked, full-speed" toward the plane.
Nov 4th 2004, 8:30 am
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Re: Its not that good here!!
Originally Posted by Terra
Please Wombat,
Having read your messages, I would really like to know...
When was it that you lived in New Zealand, where was it, and what happened to you to make you so vitriolic.
Having read your messages, I would really like to know...
When was it that you lived in New Zealand, where was it, and what happened to you to make you so vitriolic.
Last edited by wombat42; Nov 4th 2004 at 8:46 am.
Nov 4th 2004, 5:32 pm
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Re: Its not that good here!!
Originally Posted by wombat42
l have said much worse things about Canada, Britain and Adelaide.
You like to play devil's advocate.
Well someone has to do it
Nov 4th 2004, 7:00 pm
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Originally Posted by Terra
Ok now I understand better...thank you.
You like to play devil's advocate.
Well someone has to do it
You like to play devil's advocate.
Well someone has to do it
there were'nt any posts slagging off other countries or making fun of other countries, all that would be left is boring posts about the cost of shipping furniture out to Australia etc.
