Just Another Day

Let me not enumerate the date of the incident and spoil the fun. But, this is a god damned true incident....
On a cold, wintry night, somwhere in Florida, (ok ok..it was in Tampa :D..notice the pun on winter in florida..hahah..i know i am sad), a young man.."our man"... driven by his dreams and passions boarded a spectacular flying machine (also known to the earthlings as an airplane). He was one of those men that demanded attention.. a pleasent disposition..easily replaced by a scowl :D... he had an aura of invincibility and inexplicable charm. Needless to say, all the women swooned...etc etc. Well, all these are normal occurances..so let us skip to the interesting part... and oh one more thing.. there was another man...impressive..but the quiet..often forgotten type..also making his way to the machine..along with a pretty lady in a red hot dress... the ones that cause all those accidents on the roads..anyway..forward to the details from the flying machine!!
The "our man" was in his seat..and was listening to typical BS from the airplane staff. "This flotation device will help you when we hit the water... " His "flotation device" was not under his seat..and his neighbor saw two big holes in hers.. he joked it off..and his charm eased nerves of people around him.. it helped them that he was a champion swimmer..and one look at his enormous forearms..made teh woman realize that she was sure to be rescued to safety just by hanging on to him..and it pleased her to think of such possibilities..and she blushed (how do i know it? i am psychic..so shut up and read) .. "in case of a dropping in air pressure............ if u are travelling with children...look at all of them and then think which one might support u first... place a mask over him/her first..and then let him know u did it..and then pray that he survives".. a sad attempt at humor....but all the nervous earthlings around roared in laughted... the laugh of the sacrificial lambs...he thought..."small voice" chuckles big time... "lady in red" acknowledges the joke with a wave of her hand...tra la la...
Well...after all the typical flight traveling crap...if u are familiar with american airlines (that was a general statement to talk abt all american flying agencies..pun unintended)...u are served one measly drink..full of ice!!!!!...and one packet of nuts.. and u are scowled upon if u are a) not the hero of the story and/or b)ask for a drink refill; and some general air current swirling; and somebody always laughs loudly/coughs loudly... and sets off a trigger mechanism...all typical of the nervousness in the airplane..earthlings hate these machines... no matter what they say abt enjoying flights...."small voice" shifts uneasily.... listening to his music..and worrying abt his bad breath...
and..we forward to the landing stage.. the machine talks to some "tower" and decides that it will land on runway 1... "our man" coos into the ear of the lady...and tells her not to worry.. that he will take care of her in any eventuality...the pilot starts his descent.. and a small voice croaks...yet demands some attention... omg!! we are going with the wind..we'll never land it in place..no way... "our man" says..rubbish..i have flown all my life..that stuff never happens..all engineering bullshit.what has to happen will happen..and this plane will land... guffaws.. girl laughs uneasily.. small voice is getting some attention finally....2-3 minutes pass..we are going lower and lower..and are 20-30 ft from the ground.. and the pilot comes closer and closer to the ground.."our man" smiles smugly.."didnt-i say-it" smile.."small voice" grimaces and prepares for touchdown...
and then suddenly......the pilot takes off....
all at once..people start becoming uneasy..the recent spate of documentaries has not helped... flash memories...ppl screaming... and then something smells ... "our man", inspite of all his bravado... lets out a stench of unbearable proportions... the soft pccch ones :D... the lady looks on horrified...now that hes scared.shes scared even more..."small voice" hands her a napkin to cover her nose and prevent fainting.. :D..and then everyone laughs abt it... the nervous slaughter lambs laughter again..."our man" losing his aura i see.."small voice" understands the technical aspects of it..and makes a small sermon..abt two runways roughly at 90deg to each other for all major airports..to allow for landings from the best possible direction depending on the wind... "lir" smiles at him...and thanks for making it scientific...now she knows what it is..does not understand it of course..but it calms her anyway... "our man" starts sweating too.. but calms down seeing "small voice"
the pilot makes a landing...but from the opposite side of the runway..apparently the wind changed direction all of a sudden...turned 180 degrees.. but "small voice" saw it...a good few mins before.....what does that mean??.. it means ...we are in a neglected world..and everything becomes so monotonous..that people dont stop to care for small subtleties...atleast not too many people do anyway..also a couple of other morals...will be followed down at the end!
then "our man" gets up..and shouts out... "small voice" predicted that this would happen.. clap for him please...and then "small voice" is allowed out first by everyone... never mind that he is in row 22 of a 33 row plane!!!.. an honor not usually bestowed ever.. :) "small voice" is finally getting the attention he merits!!! :)
1) he who boasts is usually full of BS... unless he is IITian :D
2) IITians generally rock :D :D :D
3) No..i was not "our man" :)
4) Yes... i was small voice....
5) Engineers in general rock... its an unglamorous profession,but..sometimes u get small rewards for good judgement :)..that walk was pretty cool :)