Close your eyes and imagine yourself walking towards your mailbox after a hard day. You're tired,…read moreoverwrought, edgy, snippy, hungry, and could benefit from a drink and some relaxing activity. As you open your mailbox, sitting there amongst the bills, ads and hate mail is your very own copy of Esquire Magazine. You are the first to read it, there is no sharing and no one has folded over pages or pulled out recipes they might want to try.
Inside is a wealth of articles on style, fashion, being manly as well as some downright funny sh*t! In the latest issue, I came across an article on the world's riskiest flight. Being a pilot and an aviation enthusiast, yes my eyes light up at the sight of a plane, I voraciously devour any article in the mainstream media about airplanes. This article advances as its premise the idea that a commercial airline flight numbered "191" is doomed for disaster. The author cites as examples the following incidents:
-in 1967, NASA flight # 191, a test flight which reached 266,000 feet suddenly inverted, descended at Mach 3.93 and broke into tiny pieces over California;
-in 1972, Prinair flight # 191 veered left off the runway upon landing and struck a utility pole;
-in 1979, American Airlines Flight #191 lost an engine, meaning it fell off, on takeoff and then crashed in Chicago; I remember this one and in the aviation industry we referred to the aircraft thereafter as the "death cruiser";
-in 1985, Delta Airlines Flight # 191 penetrated wind-shear while landing in a thunderstorm and crashed in Dallas;
-in 2006, Comair Flight #191 took off down the wrong runway in Kentucky and crashed moments later.
I would not consider myself to be a superstitious person but when planning travel or accepting a flight change, I'm going to hedge my bets and steer clear of any flight numbered "191."
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Anyway, back to the magazine....David Granger, the Editor in Chief does a fantastic job of presenting the range of men's fashion from the uber expensive to making recommendations for assembling a stylish wardrobe in a year for $5,000. The articles are always informative and there is enough variety in different sections to keep the readers laughing and entertained. At renewal time, I am a definite re- subscriber.
