sometimes when you're having a bad week, something puts it all in perspective
The news are making wild speculation about whether the plane may or may not have used the wrong runway based on anecdotal evidence on the crash site in relationship to the layout of the runways. I personally find that very, very hard to believe. That means there would've been a complete breakdown in communication between the pilot, the tower, and the ground crew. Also, the runway in question would've not even been lit, as it's only a daytime use runway.
The last restaurant job I held before entering the trucking industry was at the airport. I was the General Manager of the Food and Beverage services in the airport and worked closely with the airport administration and the airline management, particularly Delta/ComAir. Part of those duties was the provision of "continental breakfast" boxes for the ComAir flights every day. As
This is just awful.
Now I've got to figure out how I'm going to get to the south-side of Lexington from Frankfort this afternoon to see my kids. I'm definitely not taking Versailles Rd.