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Originally posted by Anne Elk
*For example, how much ocean footage have we had to watch over the years whenever there is a plane crash at sea - JFK, Jr., Egypt Air, TWA. Can't speak to OJ's bronco, I was on a bus to Montreal and missed it. Darn.
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Off the main topic here. I flew from JFK to Paris on July 17, 1996 -- the night of the infamous TWA flight. I looked at that flight, and decided to save money by going Air France. At first I was going to go Air Pakistan to save even more money, but my mom thought that sounded like a sketchy operation, and they'd be happy to chip in if it meant I could fly a safer airline.
When I landed at de Gaulle, I was so excited to be there (I was doing a 6 week-type hostel trip, and the first two weeks I was on my own) that I didn't really think anything of the news I heard about the crash. A few days later though, I started thinking about how my survival was pre-ordained and that I was invincible, and destined for great things (I was starting law school that fall).
