Timing is everything....

How many times have you heard this old adage? Probably a zillion. Never has this statement been more true than on October 29th.
     Our travel agent arranged for everyone to arrive in Ft. Lauderdale two days before the cruise ship was scheduled to depart. You know, just in case a flight is canceled (not that this ever happens).
     So we arrived on October 28th. The next day we loaded onto a bus and headed out for an air boat ride. We weren't on the road very long before traffic became snarled. Great! As we crept along, traffic came to a standstill parallel to the airport. Someone yelled, "Look, there's smoke coming from that plane on the runway!" Now, if I was the superstitious type I'd turn around and take the 1st plane back home. Pronto! But.....I'm not.
     According to the newspaper the next day a Dynamic Airways plane's engine burst into flames during taxing for takeoff. Apparently there was a fuel leak. Unfortunately, 15 people were injured while evacuating down the emergency chutes. Yikes
     As I said, timing is everything.