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A perfect example of over-dramatization by the media
Posted on 5/31/17 at 9:47 am
Posted on 5/31/17 at 9:47 am
Flight from NYC diverted due to laptop fire
1. Read the headline and first paragraph.
2. Compare those to the third paragraph.
Smoke came from a passenger's back. The flight attendant handled it. Flight diverted to Grand Rapides as a safety precaution.
There was no explosion, there was no fire yet that's how they lead off on even a simple story.
***FOOTNOTE*** Props to my wife for being the flight attendant that handled the situation
quote:
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - A JetBlue flight from New York to San Francisco landed in Michigan after a lithium battery in a passenger's laptop apparently exploded and started a fire.
No injuries were reported and the plane landed safely about 8:10 p.m. Tuesday at Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids.
JetBlue said that flight 915 from John F. Kennedy Airport was diverted "following reports of smoke emitting from a carry-on bag holding an electronic device."
Passenger Kat Honniball said, ""I was stunned. I knew something was going to happen because you know, lithium batteries catching on fire when you're up at 38,000 feet, you can't help but think you gotta do something, so I was prepared for it."
He added people aboard were "absolutely calm" as flight attendants responded.
Firefighters responded at the airport as a precaution, but the airport says the fire was out by the time the plane landed. Airport spokeswoman Tara Hernandez says the plane took off about 8:50 p.m. and continued the flight to San Francisco.
1. Read the headline and first paragraph.
2. Compare those to the third paragraph.
Smoke came from a passenger's back. The flight attendant handled it. Flight diverted to Grand Rapides as a safety precaution.
There was no explosion, there was no fire yet that's how they lead off on even a simple story.
***FOOTNOTE*** Props to my wife for being the flight attendant that handled the situation
This post was edited on 5/31/17 at 9:49 am
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Posted on 5/31/17 at 9:49 am to Bard
Russians clearly hacked the laptop and started the fire as cover for Trump's illegal actions. 
I don't believe you. Pics of wife must be provided for proof.
quote:
***FOOTNOTE*** Props to my wife for being the flight attendant that handled the situation
I don't believe you. Pics of wife must be provided for proof.
This post was edited on 5/31/17 at 9:51 am
Posted on 5/31/17 at 9:51 am to Bard
quote:
***FOOTNOTE*** Props to my wife for being the flight attendant that handled the situation
Pics? or it didn't happen.
This post was edited on 5/31/17 at 9:52 am
Posted on 5/31/17 at 9:51 am to Bard
Headlines sell papers. Always have. Its the content or lack there of and the general media monopoly that bother me most these days not the money grabbing headlines.
Posted on 5/31/17 at 9:52 am to Bard
quote:Freudian slip? You're from Alec, aren't you.
Grand Rapides
Posted on 5/31/17 at 9:56 am to goatmilker
quote:
A perfect example of over-dramatization by the media
Headlines sell papers. Always have. Its the content or lack there of and the general media monopoly that bother me most these days not the money grabbing headlines.
I knew there was exaggeration, but to claim an explosion? That goes beyond sloppy and into outright false.
I've screencapped the story being on Drudge, will send it to her once she wakes up (she didn't get to her hotel in San Fran until 7ish Central Time this morning).
Posted on 5/31/17 at 9:57 am to Bard
CNN's breaking news headline yesterday that Trump is withdrawn and has gained weight recently is another example of "really? I mean really?" headlines.
Posted on 5/31/17 at 9:58 am to Bard
quote:Same thing with the "exploding" Samsung Galaxy 7 phones which caused a ban on planes. The "exploding" was limited to like 40 devices out of millions produced. And was nothing more than a faulty battery leaking and melting the back of the phone.
I knew there was exaggeration, but to claim an explosion?
Posted on 5/31/17 at 9:58 am to Bard
Maybe the battery "exploded" and they ran with that
Posted on 5/31/17 at 9:58 am to Bard
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she didn't get to her hotel in San Fran until 7ish Central Time this morning
You're making it too easy now.
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