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Mr.Bill

(24,330 posts)
1. I think at least at it's home base they could build a jetway out to it
Tue Mar 23, 2021, 08:51 PM
Mar 2021

so people could board and exit without using steps and going out in the weather.

 

Treefrog

(4,170 posts)
2. President Biden is doing just fine. Let's not feed the right wing machine.
Tue Mar 23, 2021, 08:56 PM
Mar 2021

I still run, but because of an old knee injury there is no way I could go down steps as easily as he does.

bamagal62

(3,270 posts)
4. I've fallen "up" on my stairs more than
Tue Mar 23, 2021, 09:04 PM
Mar 2021

Once. Usually, it’s because I’m going to fast and not paying attention. Once I was carrying my dog. The dog was fine, I was not!

PJMcK

(22,053 posts)
6. The real problem
Tue Mar 23, 2021, 09:36 PM
Mar 2021

For some traditional stupid reason, the stairway to the airplane has red carpeting. If the President is wearing dress shoes with leather soles, the shoes can slip. It's happened to me dozens of times.

Whenever I've traveled and had to board a plane parked away from a jetway, the treads on the stairs have a non-slip surface for the obvious reasons. Air Force One, or the airports, should improve the stairways presidents use.

GoCubsGo

(32,095 posts)
7. They put handrails on stairs for a reason.
Tue Mar 23, 2021, 09:53 PM
Mar 2021

Everyone should use them, because...shit happens. Yeah, the lighting sucks there.

 

Treefrog

(4,170 posts)
9. I'm thinking maybe you're not wearing the mask correctly. It should conform to your face with no gap
Tue Mar 23, 2021, 10:33 PM
Mar 2021

Unless you're like me and wear glasses. Mine fog up when I look down.

Ms. Toad

(34,102 posts)
11. Your mask needs a nose wire.
Wed Mar 24, 2021, 01:07 AM
Mar 2021

A nose wire prevents gaps around the nose - glasses fog when moist air seeps out between the gap between the mask and the cheek near the nose.

3D masks conform to the face around the edges (to prevent air leakage), but stand out from the lips and the forward part of the cheeks to make it easier to speak without sucking in part of the mask. That does make it somewhat more difficult to glance down.

Phoenix61

(17,019 posts)
10. I'm guessing his foot isn't 100%.
Tue Mar 23, 2021, 11:47 PM
Mar 2021

If you wear a boot or awhile you lose strength and flexabilty in your ankle.

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