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TheBlackAdder

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4. My sister was a flight attendant on that route, by strange events, she was not on that flight.
Sat May 25, 2019, 11:05 AM
May 2019

Last edited Sat May 25, 2019, 04:57 PM - Edit history (1)

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She was a flight attendant for that route, and was routinely groped on the aircraft. She was not allowed to speak up.

One flight, one man groped her and propositioned her to sleep with him, she turned him down. That man filed a formal complaint with American, and my sister was called down to Dallas to meet with HR about the incident. When they started to give her a hard time, she pretty much said, "Fuck this!" and quit. The next week, Flight 191 crashed and all of her co-workers were lost with the rest of the passengers.

In retrospect, she was grateful that the perv reported her, else she would have been on that plane too.

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I knew someone on that flight. smirkymonkey May 2019 #1
Wow! malaise May 2019 #2
If I remember from my 1983 Aircraft Powerplants college course, there were only 3 engine bolts. TheBlackAdder May 2019 #5
The bolt didn't fail, it was the bracket that failed. NutmegYankee May 2019 #7
The pylon bracket itself failed because when the engine had been removed for maintenance The Velveteen Ocelot May 2019 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music May 2019 #3
My sister was a flight attendant on that route, by strange events, she was not on that flight. TheBlackAdder May 2019 #4
Wow. Amazing story all around. Efilroft Sul May 2019 #6
Talk about a weird twist of fate. 3catwoman3 May 2019 #8
Yes. She's struggled for a while. Incensed at the man who unknowingly set of a chain that saved her. TheBlackAdder May 2019 #11
"Now, she doesn't take shit from anybody." 3catwoman3 May 2019 #18
What a strange twist of fate. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2019 #10
She would tell me how she would get written up if she told someone to keep their hands off. TheBlackAdder May 2019 #12
I was on one of the last DC 10s to take off before they were grounded. redwitch May 2019 #13
I had a ticket on that flight. Chipper Chat May 2019 #14
Holy shit! Like Seth MacFarlane... Dennis Donovan May 2019 #16
I was in a drug store on King street that morning when I heard on the radio about a plane crash in Chipper Chat May 2019 #17
I was 14 then but remember it well. Horrible. book_worm May 2019 #15
I remember it well, too DFW May 2019 #19
Remembering Flight 191 mahatmakanejeeves May 2019 #20
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