b1-66er: How's Smokey?
Blow Smoke: Well all of California is on fire. I am living in a swimming pool.
I earned that Smokey moniker
b1: Maybe NOW you see how "unusual" your original CO declaration¹ was.
BS: No. I was right back then. I flew through smoke to land in Colorado Springs. The captain came on and said "if you smell smoke, that isn't the plane. All of Colorado is on fire with the exception of the airport. Thank you for flying the friendly skies"
b1: I've never heard anything like that.
Maybe I should be paying more than $15 for a plane ticket.
What do they say now?
"The planet is doomed.
We hope to see you on another United flight soon.
Have a nice day."
¹2 decades ago. He claimed it was unsafe to travel to Denver because of a fire in CO Springs (90 miles away). I believe, but am not sure, that everything he's ever known is either currently on fire, or will be by the time you've read this.
