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Great story. Sad little addendum at the end though.
That was a long time ago though - he's been out of jail for 20+ years. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reg_Spiers
> In 2011, Spiers's daughter Jane was convicted on counts of manufacturing a controlled drug, and one count of doing so for sale
Some other ways to get around for cheap: http://www.vergemagazine.com/travel-intelligence/budget-trav... I looked into hitching a ride on a C-130... not nearly as free or fun as you might think. You can if you are a journalist (or blogger!) and want to write a positive piece about the military. In light of this story I will no longer bitch about coach. But travel does suck, and I can't wait for quantum transport to b…
>I looked into hitching a ride on a C-130... not nearly as free or fun as you might think. Can you elaborate on that at all? The link you posted doesn't mention military hitchhiking, which sounds interesting to say the least.
Some other ways to get around for cheap: http://www.vergemagazine.com/travel-intelligence/budget-trav... I looked into hitching a ride on a C-130... not nearly as free or fun as you might think. You can if you are a journalist (or blogger!) and want to write a positive piece about the military. In light of this story I will no longer bitch about coach. But travel does suck, and I can't wait for quantum transport to b…
Another way: get a job interview with a company at your desired location. Works best for big cities, like New York City. If you have moral qualms, only apply at banks. They deserve it.
The banks themselves won't even notice it.
I wonder if she was the same daughter who's birthday it was that he was trying to get back for.
I have read many articles that stowaways face a delicate balance of hypothermia and their body shutting down the need much breathing, thus able to deal with the thin (unpressurized) air. Sometimes it works out in their favor, sometimes not. If they survive they wake up dazed and confused.
This story doesn't sound like that. Why?
Here is a kid in a wheel well: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2609270/BREAKING-NEW...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wheel-well_stowaway_fli...
Perhaps the boxes are stored in a place where people and animals can easily survive?
Some other ways to get around for cheap: http://www.vergemagazine.com/travel-intelligence/budget-trav... I looked into hitching a ride on a C-130... not nearly as free or fun as you might think. You can if you are a journalist (or blogger!) and want to write a positive piece about the military. In light of this story I will no longer bitch about coach. But travel does suck, and I can't wait for quantum transport to b…
If anyone in the office had been travelling and then complained about their flight he'd say "Be glad it wasn't a C-130!" (or some military plane). I'm sure it would have been more practical to take commercial flights, but he loved the whole faux-spy thing of turning up at military bases and taking non-commercial flights.
I wonder where the box was stored during flight. I have read many articles that stowaways face a delicate balance of hypothermia and their body shutting down the need much breathing, thus able to deal with the thin (unpressurized) air. Sometimes it works out in their favor, sometimes not. If they survive they wake up dazed and confused. This story doesn't sound like that. Why? Here is a kid in a wheel well: http://ww…
Some random searching on the internet shows that the temperature of a cargo hold is about 10°C, and on at least one model of plane is (partially) heated by waste air from the cabins. Allegedly there's a flight deck switch which redirects the waste air overboard, which causes the temperature in the hold to plummet. This is known as the 'puppy snuffer' switch...