Dark spots at 34,000 feet

This is both the scariest story you will ever hear as well as the most inspirational event I can think of for Hugh and cartoon glory.

I’m currently at 34,000 feet working away. IM, Skype, Email, Slingbox all humming right along.

I get a bit sleepy and doze off a bit. Just close my eyes. 

I sortta hear the pilot come on (Lufthansa flight) in a German accent talking about a problem and having to restart the system.

I then half open my eyes to the monitors and screens all over the airplane, rebooting windows. Oh and, absolutely, you know turbulence starts right up as the boot text is scrolling by.

I bolt up, start looking around an realize it’s the WinCE based entertainment system that has been restarted.

I can only say that being in a half sleep state thinking the pilot just ctl-alt-del the aircraft is quite possibly the most horrific nightmare I’ve ever had. 

It also pointed out a very sound reason for not checking baggage.

Excuse me while I go change my underwear and clean this seat.

 

Comments

[Nick Davis]

Wow. Better 34,000 than 3,400, right?

[blake]

too funny...i've seen that screen as well...sfo - munich...almost same experience...

oh, and congrats! you are now part of the Slingers' Mile High club ...the few, the proud (well-sorta)

send me mail for the club tshirt...

great post

--blake
sling media

[exocet_cm]

Wow... at least they had the option of ctrl+alt+del instead of it BSOD'ing and the thing just crashing ;->

[Nicole Simon]

*rotfl* :)

[Jim Courtney]

You could have had your dog with you.... see http://saunderslog.com/2006/03/14/and-then-the-dog-threw-up/. But at least Alec was not subject to the life threatening whims of ctrl-alt-del. "Would you like to shut down, restart, or hibernate this aircraft or just stand by (and pray)?"

[Shel Israel]

What would be scarier is that other old Microsoft favorite: "A fatal error has occured and your machine will now shut down"