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MagicPeacockSpider t1_j9tq5jf wrote
Reply to comment by arthurdentstowels in Jet carrying 335 forced to turn back after missing destination airport's closing time by 10 minutes by sprlte
They are required by law to hold some in reserve for emergencies and redirections.
I think an investigation was launched when a drone caused a significant number of flights to redirect from Gatwick London, to Heathrow London and some aircraft skipped the holding queue due to running low on reserves.
Because a significant number had to divert they had to divert and wait in a holding pattern.
I don't think anyone broke the rules but I think some changes were made as those who ran the lowest fuel (to save weight and cost) also ended up with priority landing.
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/20/london-gatwick-airport-grounds-flights-due-to-drone-intrusion.html
I don't think anyone broke the rules but changes were made at the airport to redirect further away sooner rather than using waiting patterns.
This article's video isn't loading for me which is a shame.
TLDR; they have to have some spare in case of stuff.
baeb66 t1_j9tpx2f wrote
Reply to He shot himself while allegedly stealing a puppy. Now he won't face trial after a cop slapped him in hospital by nosedive24
Yeah, even the most reprehensible criminals have rights. And when a judge finds the word of a dog thief more credible than that of two cops, it's time to fire those cops.
jimmymd77 t1_j9tphxj wrote
Reply to comment by kawkz440 in Man charged after eating stolen chips dropped by thief, police say by jab116
Being homeless (and the look on his face in the mugshot), my guess is he is regularly steamrolled by the system.
Fit-Seaworthiness437 t1_j9tphax wrote
Reply to Pueblo deputy awarded Purple Heart for injuries suffered during shooting of Richard Ward by Drablit
Mighty deep hole they're digging themselves
squarepeg0000 t1_j9towzg wrote
My husband would've been dead years ago already.
mailboxfacehugs t1_j9totf1 wrote
Reply to comment by KingRobotPrince in Pueblo deputy awarded Purple Heart for injuries suffered during shooting of Richard Ward by Drablit
Dude fuck your self righteous attitude
Mitthrawnuruo t1_j9torsu wrote
Reply to comment by blahbleh112233 in Teen winds up in ambulance after trying to carjack DC grandma on her way to chemo: MPD by Alaishana
I don’t know where anyone would have gotten the idea he was hurt by upstanding members of the community. Why, the old lady expressed surprise he wasn’t dead, considering he was clearly lost.
gobears2616 t1_j9todkj wrote
Reply to comment by arthurdentstowels in Jet carrying 335 forced to turn back after missing destination airport's closing time by 10 minutes by sprlte
Airlines plan for at least 45 min of reserve fuel on top of the fuel it takes to start engines and taxi to runway at origin airport, fly to destination, and hold for 30 min above destination airport.
blahbleh112233 t1_j9to6hx wrote
Reply to comment by Drogdar in Teen winds up in ambulance after trying to carjack DC grandma on her way to chemo: MPD by Alaishana
Yeah. There's precedent too since the cops seem to always be arresting people that suddenly have a lot of injuries/death inexplicably on them.
Bryandan1elsonV2 t1_j9to44i wrote
Reply to Pueblo deputy awarded Purple Heart for injuries suffered during shooting of Richard Ward by Drablit
If I was an alien species I would stay as far away from earth as possible. What kind of barbaric species commends the killing of a young man has heroic? Not one that I would want to associate with.
rowfeh t1_j9to23r wrote
Reply to comment by blueberrybowler in Man charged after eating stolen chips dropped by thief, police say by jab116
Giving ”bruh” a face.
agentouk t1_j9tnb3o wrote
Reply to Eating turnips could help ease vegetable shortage, suggests Therese Coffey by rainbowarriorhere
She looks like a fucking turnip
Mitthrawnuruo t1_j9tmxnt wrote
Reply to comment by cutelyaware in Teen winds up in ambulance after trying to carjack DC grandma on her way to chemo: MPD by Alaishana
Neighbors assisted suspect gently to the ground with minimal amount of force needed to control the situation.
Unfortunately due to suspects continued combative behavior and resistance, serious injuries were sustained despite citizens efforts to avoid such.
Afterwords the citizens effecting the arrest promptly sought medical attention for the patient.
stumpdawg t1_j9tmxbt wrote
Reply to He shot himself while allegedly stealing a puppy. Now he won't face trial after a cop slapped him in hospital by nosedive24
Maybe cops shouldn't be slapping people in hospitals.
cruelhumor t1_j9tmqt3 wrote
Reply to comment by AgencyDelicious1933 in Man charged after eating stolen chips dropped by thief, police say by jab116
Stories like this always come to mind when I read articles about how prosecutors don't prosecute "minor crimes" because they are "too understaffed" or "underfunded". Or when I read articles about how the police don't bother pursuing things like package theft or home break-ins where the items stolen don't exceed a certain amount for the same reasons.
Part of me thinks it's a load of crap and they're just lazy
Drogdar t1_j9tmn28 wrote
Reply to comment by blahbleh112233 in Teen winds up in ambulance after trying to carjack DC grandma on her way to chemo: MPD by Alaishana
Right, kids these days are very clumsy. He was probably trying to help the lady get into her car when he fell several times. Others came to assist him and, realizing he had hurt himself, called him an ambulance.
It's like that guy leaving a best buy and fell off the curb. Luckily a few marines where there to help him.
bedrooms-ds t1_j9tlqxd wrote
And this, my friends, is why you should never forget your wedding anniversary.
Dirt_E_Harry t1_j9tlh22 wrote
The beating will continue until you love me.
cr0ft t1_j9tlcyv wrote
Reply to comment by lemlurker in Face of man banned from every women's toilets in UK by Elsa87
Yeah, the crime here is voyeurism, not using the toilet.
If I needed to go explosively and the men's was occupied, better believe I'd barge into a stall in the women's.
yukon-flower t1_j9tl2o9 wrote
Reply to comment by weirdgroovynerd in Face of man banned from every women's toilets in UK by Elsa87
I was so confused by the headline as well. Like he’s just a normal looking person, so why are people hanging up pictures of his face in the stalls? (Especially when I’d never really seen ANYONE’s face displayed in the ladies’ room). And who is going to police this new rule?
cr0ft t1_j9tl1y9 wrote
Reply to comment by xu235 in Face of man banned from every women's toilets in UK by Elsa87
Voyeurism is not the same as rape. There's gotta be some damned proportionality to legal consequences.
cr0ft t1_j9tkuwe wrote
Reply to comment by MrTomDawson in Face of man banned from every women's toilets in UK by Elsa87
Putting a sign on the door that says "Women" doesn't have any actual laws and regs behind it.
In fact, I always try to use women's restrooms myself if they're single occupancy obviously... I don't go into big ones with stalls. Why single occupancy ones, though? Because the chances that there will be piss on the ceiling, walls, seat and floor go down slightly vs men's public restrooms, where all that is guaranteed.
In this case, the issue is that the guy is a voyeuristic perv lowlife and thus banned from being exactly that.
deadpoolkool t1_j9tkhsc wrote
Some dude just read this, mad as hell and hung like a hamster, and he's about to go jump into a vat of toxic chemicals. Sad villain origins.
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Reply to comment by Bifferer in Chemical pollution could be increasing average penis length, scientists warn by jedikraken
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sexybimbogf t1_j9tq72m wrote
Reply to comment by CaveatRumptor in Face of man banned from every women's toilets in UK by Elsa87
ah yes, I remember a few years ago #savetheupskirt and a crowd picketing outside Scotland Yard to "free upstart Johnny!" popular support like I'd never seen before.