Ground Control (True Story).....
During taxi, the crew of a US AIR departure
flight 2771 to Ft. Lauderdale made a wrong
turn and came nose to nose with a United 727.
The irate ground controller (a female) screamed,
"US Air 2771, where are you going? I told you
to turn right on "Charlie" taxiway; you turned
right on "Delta. Stop right there! I know it's
difficult to tell the difference between
C's & D's, but get it right!"
Continuing her lashing to the embarrassed crew,
she was now shouting, "You've
screwed everything up; it'll take forever to
sort this out. You stay right there and don't
move until I tell you to! Then, I want you to
go exactly where I tell you, when I tell you,
and how I tell you. You got that, US Air 2771?"
The humbled crew responded, "Yes, Ma'am." The
ground control frequency went terribly silent; no
one wanted to engage the irate ground controller
in her current incensed state.
Tension in every cockpit at LGA was running high.
Then an unknown male pilot broke the silence and
asked, "Wasn't I married to you once"
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