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[cimorene]

"they put a bunch of fuel on our new plane. ...when we got out to the end of the runway, the pilot announced that we had too much fuel, which struck us ignorant laypersons as odd, because we were under the impression that having a lot of fuel is good, especially when you're flying over a major ocean such as the pacific. nevertheless we went back to the gate and got off the plane while they removed fuel, apparently using eyedroppers, because it took them two hours. we got back on the plane ande the pilot announced that--remember, i am not making this up--we were going to fly to los angeles to get some more fuel. so needless to say... we landed in san francisco. there they told us (why not?) that we had to change planes. ... as we taxied out to the runway, the pilot said--i swear--'hopefully, this one will fly all the way.' ... after about an hour over the pacific, which is famous for not having anyplace on it where you can land, the pilot announced that we had a 'minor engine problem.'"

--dave barry, dave barry's only travel guide you'll ever need