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Here’s something I’ve never been paranoid about before, and I don’t think I’ll ever be able to stop being paranoid about again. Comedian “Tamale Rocks” is a cautious traveler.  When she saw there was a full-length mirror directly facing the toilet in one of the venues she traveled to, she …

I have some sad news to report--Netflix is planning on removing Airplane! from its list of avaliabile movies as of May 1st.  Leaving Netflix? What is it?! It’s a movie rental system that’s half-digital half-by-mail but that’s not important. Fear not though!  We at Le Chic Geek have some options …

I wrote yesterday about a flight that landed after many passengers got ill.  The strange part was that it dropped suddenly when it landed. CNN reports that some passengers were losing consciousness on the flight.  Some passengers reported seeing spots and feeling pressure. According to ABC: Despite the company’s statement, …

People were tweeting earlier about a flight that suddenly descended at an incredibly fast rate.  We all assumed something mechanical happened.  Turned out something very strange was going on. According to NPR: Some passengers say part way into the flight, they started having trouble breathing, and felt dizzy and nauseous. …

Calbuco in Chile has erupted for the first time in over 40 years, causing flight cancellations in the area. According to Bloomberg.com:  The government declared a state of catastrophe in the area surrounding the Calbuco Volcano, about 960 kilometers (600 miles) south of Santiago, after two eruptions in the past 15 …

Heels First just linked to an older post of mine explaining how it is technically legal to fill a bra with wine and take it through security.  Leave it to this lawyer to find a loophole. A woman tried to take this a step further and attempted to bring cocaine through …

I’ve been on a diverted flight before and I felt trapped sitting on the tarmac while the airport figured out what to do with us. A United flight en route to Denver was diverted to Colorado Springs where it sat on the tarmac for seven hours before being cancelled. Even though …

I have an alert for plane crashes and never through I’d be pulling up an article about Harrison Ford, aka famed pilot from the Star Wars series, Han Solo. Ford crashed into a golf course after his plane stalled immediately after take off. From the New York Daily News: Assistant Fire Chief …

There’s a lot to worry about on flights.  Injuries due to turbulence, angry anti-reclining zealots, and passengers that just ate at Ben’s Chili Bowl. But a woman experienced something previously just part of Samuel L. Jackson’s darkest nightmares–scorpions on a plane. While the airline still doesn’t know how the scorpions got on the …

Conrad Hilton threw something beyond a hissy fit on a 10-hour flight, calling the rest of the passengers peasants and claiming he was going to kill a flight attendant. Hilton was upset because a flight attendant asked him to step out of the aisle so they could start beverage service, …