Guest shiloh357 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse for United Airlines, this happens. According to Travel and Leisure, Richard and Linda Bell were on a United Airlines flight home from Houston to Calgary on Sunday, after spending two weeks on vacation in Mexico. And while they were not violently deplaned out of yet another overbooked airplane, a just as traumatic ordeal took place when a scorpion fell from the overhead compartment and on to Richard. They didn’t immediately recognize the honey-colored, 1.5-inch animal until a passenger sitting next to them pointed out that it was probably a scorpion. That's when things got even more confusing: according to T&L instead of promptly discarding the toxic animal, Richard took the scorpion from his hair and dropped it onto his tray. Then, predictably when he picked it up again, the animal stung him. Bell told Global News Canada that it “felt like a wasp sting.” Luckily, someone showed some common sense when another passenger took the scorpion, stomped it on the ground and then threw the remains in the toilet. http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-04-13/scorpion-stings-passenger-united-flight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shiloh357 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 No word on whether the scorpion has retained legal counsel for being flushed off of the plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted April 14, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,991 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,689 Content Per Day: 11.81 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted April 14, 2017 2 hours ago, shiloh357 said: No word on whether the scorpion has retained legal counsel for being flushed off of the plane. What is your point? The scorpion stunk a person and caused physical harm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningGlory Posted April 14, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1,022 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 39,193 Content Per Day: 6.11 Reputation: 9,977 Days Won: 78 Joined: 10/01/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted April 14, 2017 3 hours ago, shiloh357 said: No word on whether the scorpion has retained legal counsel for being flushed off of the plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningGlory Posted April 14, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1,022 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 39,193 Content Per Day: 6.11 Reputation: 9,977 Days Won: 78 Joined: 10/01/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted April 14, 2017 3 hours ago, shiloh357 said: Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse for United Airlines, this happens. According to Travel and Leisure, Richard and Linda Bell were on a United Airlines flight home from Houston to Calgary on Sunday, after spending two weeks on vacation in Mexico. And while they were not violently deplaned out of yet another overbooked airplane, a just as traumatic ordeal took place when a scorpion fell from the overhead compartment and on to Richard. They didn’t immediately recognize the honey-colored, 1.5-inch animal until a passenger sitting next to them pointed out that it was probably a scorpion. That's when things got even more confusing: according to T&L instead of promptly discarding the toxic animal, Richard took the scorpion from his hair and dropped it onto his tray. Then, predictably when he picked it up again, the animal stung him. Bell told Global News Canada that it “felt like a wasp sting.” Luckily, someone showed some common sense when another passenger took the scorpion, stomped it on the ground and then threw the remains in the toilet. http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-04-13/scorpion-stings-passenger-united-flight Scorpians are fairly common down here; I've killed a couple in my house over the years and a few in my garage. They DO sting so I really don't understand why anyone would handle one. United may, or may not, be liable for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayin jade Posted April 14, 2017 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 44 Topic Count: 6,178 Topics Per Day: 0.88 Content Count: 43,795 Content Per Day: 6.21 Reputation: 11,243 Days Won: 58 Joined: 01/03/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted April 14, 2017 It likely came in with the passengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kindle Posted April 14, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 53 Topic Count: 88 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 4,064 Content Per Day: 1.36 Reputation: 3,748 Days Won: 8 Joined: 02/23/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted April 14, 2017 13 hours ago, shiloh357 said: No word on whether the scorpion has retained legal counsel for being flushed off of the plane. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted April 14, 2017 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 597 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,106 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,836 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted April 14, 2017 14 hours ago, shiloh357 said: No word on whether the scorpion has retained legal counsel for being flushed off of the plane. I would not be surprised if some environmentalst filed for it. Poor thing didn't deserve death just defending itself.. I can hear it now.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kindle Posted April 14, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 53 Topic Count: 88 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 4,064 Content Per Day: 1.36 Reputation: 3,748 Days Won: 8 Joined: 02/23/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted April 14, 2017 1 minute ago, other one said: I would not be surprised if some environmentalst filed for it. Poor thing didn't deserve death just defending itself.. I can hear it now.... Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningGlory Posted April 14, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1,022 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 39,193 Content Per Day: 6.11 Reputation: 9,977 Days Won: 78 Joined: 10/01/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted April 14, 2017 6 hours ago, ayin jade said: It likely came in with the passengers. That was my first thought too; the couple was returning from Mexico and they are commonplace there as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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