WHERE IS THAT DAMN PLANE

[Deleted]

I'm starting a new thread.

My H goes, just now, "Wouldn't a terrorist group claimed responsibility already?"

Me: "Not if they haven't yet committed the act they actually want to claim responsibility for"

I am way too anxious about this all of a sudden.

[Deleted]

I'm gonna go put sheets on my kids bed. I'll be back later to fret over this.

[papie]

Yeah I tend to agree with you. But I much prefer to think that it crashed and everybody is dead. Because otherwise where are all those people?

[joshlyman]

I am still in shock that we lost a 777, and that it more than likely flew threw multiple counties airspaces in the process. WTF

[dbsk8dance]

Mar 17, 2014 21:00:57 GMT -5 papie said:

Yeah I tend to agree with you. But I much prefer to think that it crashed and everybody is dead. Because otherwise where are all those people?

This is where I am too. I just keep thinking, "I hope it crashed, I hope it crashed."

I can't bear to think of those people otherwise.

[gretchenindisguise]

I think the people are already dead. I'm hanging my hat on the high altitude to kill them theory.

I assume the plane will be painted and no longer says Malaysian airlines big on the side.

It'll be used for something. Not sure what yet, but man is my mind good at going wild.

[thecatinthehat]

www.rollingstone.com/music/news/courtney-love-thinks-she-may-have-found-missing-malaysian-plane-20140317

[alzi]

I really hope at this point it's at the bottom of the ocean. The alternative is too scary.

[CurlyQ284]

I don't know! This is too fucking weird to me. WHERE IS IT AND WHY HAVEN'T YOU FOUND IT? THIS IS 2014 FFS!

I don't mean "you" as in fields...haha quit messing with sheets and start driving the neighborhood to find this plane!

[jaycee]

It just seems so crazy to me that it could land somewhere and be used again. Where could it have landed undetected? How would they get fuel and supplies to such a remote location?

[usuallylurking]

Mar 17, 2014 21:07:54 GMT -5 gretchenindisguise said:

I think the people are already dead. I'm hanging my hat on the high altitude to kill them theory.

I assume the plane will be painted and no longer says Malaysian airlines big on the side.

It'll be used for something. Not sure what yet, but man is my mind good at going wild.

This is what H and I think, too.

[cinderbella]

I read somewhere that it only needed 3500 feet to land safely - and obviously much, much more than that to take off. So even if it did land, wouldn't it be really hard to take off again?

I'm in the 'hoping it crashed so there's no more suffering and/or worries about Wtf is being done with the plane' camp. And there's probably something huge that I'm missing in regard to it being able to take off again. Just, ugh.

[Deleted]

In a trench a the bottom of the Indian Ocean. In that case it could be months, if not years before any pieces or clues are ever found.

[joshlyman]

Mar 17, 2014 21:26:00 GMT -5 vino said:

In a trench a the bottom of the Indian Ocean. In that case it could be months, if not years before any pieces or clues are ever found.

While I hope this is the case, I really doubt it now. Why spend what was probably years planning something so intricate, and succeeding at every little detail so that the entire world is perplexed, only to crash the plane in the middle of the Indian Ocean?

I am not worried about the plane taking off and hitting an American target - there is no way we (and most countries) would let that happen. BUT there are many many countries where it would be much more plausible, and that is what I worry about.

[Deleted]

I have moved on from reading the reddit threads because I had a terrible nightmare about a plane crash. I am now having H give me the TLDR and interpret the pilot speak from them.

Sometimes it is helpful being married to a pilot. Because he can tell me when people post things that are not possible.

[Deleted]

I'm having serious anxiety about this.

[Kore]

Mar 17, 2014 21:18:37 GMT -5 mofongo said:

Patience people! HUGE area they are searching.

Also, say it is on land and being prepped to do something. What do you think that is? I'm pretty sure the US, and any other country with the capability, would shoot it down as soon as it was noticed, right? I'm also sure everyone is on high alert right now.

Maybe I need to lower my meds. I am not freaking at all. I do feel for the families. I don't know what to think about the passengers. Some things are worse than death. If they are alive, I can't imagine what they've been through:(

I feel the same way. I know my Lexapro works TOO well, but I can't relate to genuine anxiety/fear. Even if it is, the chance that I or anyone I've ever met will be a victim is so absurdly remote that it doesn't cross my mind at all. Driving to work should be far more terrifying; I am a billion times more likely to be killed that way.

[papie]

I am not worried for me or anybody I know even if there were a terrorist act. I am terrified for those poor people in the plane if they are still alive and going through pure hell.

[sake]

I just try not to think about it so I don't have an anxiety attack

[ZoeHart]

Mar 17, 2014 21:11:35 GMT -5 jaycee said:

It just seems so crazy to me that it could land somewhere and be used again. Where could it have landed undetected? How would they get fuel and supplies to such a remote location?

This is what I keep thinking. Wouldn't it have shown up on someone's radar again?

[jaycee]

I'm with Kore and mofongo in that I feel almost no anxiety about this. I really think it's in the middle of the ocean somewhere. If it were to have landed, I can't imagine how it would be possible to have it be undetected and to get the supplies to it in order to cause any damage. Even if it were able to take off again, it wouldn't be able to enter any airspace near us anyway.

[pantsparty]

Mar 17, 2014 21:43:04 GMT -5 Kore said:

Mar 17, 2014 21:18:37 GMT -5 mofongo said:

Patience people! HUGE area they are searching.

Also, say it is on land and being prepped to do something. What do you think that is? I'm pretty sure the US, and any other country with the capability, would shoot it down as soon as it was noticed, right? I'm also sure everyone is on high alert right now.

Maybe I need to lower my meds. I am not freaking at all. I do feel for the families. I don't know what to think about the passengers. Some things are worse than death. If they are alive, I can't imagine what they've been through:(

I feel the same way. I know my Lexapro works TOO well, but I can't relate to genuine anxiety/fear. Even if it is, the chance that I or anyone I've ever met will be a victim is so absurdly remote that it doesn't cross my mind at all. Driving to work should be far more terrifying; I am a billion times more likely to be killed that way.

I think the "I'm so scared!" posts are completely over the top and tragedy whoring. You know who's scared? THE FAMILIES OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE MOST LIKELY DEAD.

Even if it's being prepped for a terrorist act - shit, what can I do? Is rehashing and trying to figure it out and looking at maps going to do ANYTHING but increase my own anxiety?

At this point I'm waiting for facts.

[pantsparty]

Mar 17, 2014 21:44:29 GMT -5 papie said:

I am not worried for me or anybody I know even if there were a terrorist act. I am terrified for those poor people in the plane if they are still alive and going through pure hell.

Yes, I sincerely hope they are dead. The alternative is too horrible to imagine

[lilac05]

I like to tell myself that it was an attempted hijacking, but one of the pilots overcame the hijackers and deliberately crashed it into the water to prevent further misuse of the plane.

I just hope whatever happened (is happening??), the passengers were blissfully unaware of what was happening at the time (or are miraculously OK). It was a red eye, so hopefully everyone was sleeping.

[gretchenindisguise]

I don't think I'm in the sky is falling mode yet, but I am fascinated by it and have been reading a lot about it.

I'm not particularly worried about my family proper being hurt, but if I let my mind go wild I can start to worry about family in Spain. Then again, if I let my mind go wild I can start to worry about an earthquake and not being able to get to L in time. I'm pretty good at not letting my mind run wild though.

Anyways. Back to the plane. Something I hadn't considered was them shadowing another plane. So if they paint it and shadow another plane well enough, I wonder if they could get over airspace before being noticed.

I would really like to just fast forward to the point where I can read the black box transcripts a la the Air France flight. I feel like I'm reading a book and someone ripped out the end. I want to know how it ends dammit.

And if it goes on for a few more months, I will more buy that it's at the bottom of the ocean. That would be good at this point unfortunately.

[pantsparty]

AND OH MY GOD IF I NEVER SEE ANOTHER REFERENCE TO TIN FOIL HATS AND PADDED ROOMS IT WILL BE TOO SOON.

[gretchenindisguise]

Mar 17, 2014 22:03:01 GMT -5 kooshball said:

I LIKE NEWS A LOT OK? I don't have any anxiety about it. I JUST LIKE NEWS.... and learning shit. I like wikipedia.... and random links found in the reddit threads. leave me alone!!!!! ok, good.

Or I guess I could have just answered this. It was shorter.

I also like mysteries and solving the problem. That's kind of the mode I'm in right now.

[gretchenindisguise]

Mar 17, 2014 22:05:28 GMT -5 pantsparty said:

AND OH MY GOD IF I NEVER SEE ANOTHER REFERENCE TO TIN FOIL HATS AND PADDED ROOMS IT WILL BE TOO SOON.

Not even the cat tinfoil hat song??

[FastHands]

Mar 17, 2014 21:49:36 GMT -5 jaycee said:

I'm with Kore and mofongo in that I feel almost no anxiety about this. I really think it's in the middle of the ocean somewhere. If it were to have landed, I can't imagine how it would be possible to have it be undetected and to get the supplies to it in order to cause any damage. Even if it were able to take off again, it wouldn't be able to enter any airspace near us anyway.

::sits here::
Besides, aren't there easier ways to get a plane..? I mean, a hijacking to fly a plane into a nearish target within a short period of time makes a certain amount of sense. But hijacking it full, in flight, to land it in a jungle or something? There have got to be more low-profile ways to get air transport for dastardly deeds.

[gozf]

I like news and current events as much as anyone, but I don't like speculation or conspiracy theories. I'm leaving this alone until it's sorted out. I'm not even sure why I'm in here.