As a kid, my parents had a cute little rhyme that they would say occasionally when tucking me into bed. I’ll admit, I even taught it to my kids, and they still remember it today. If you haven’t ever heard it, it goes like this:
One theory is that the saying originated in the 1700s. For the sake of time, I won’t go into a lot of detail about how it started. Suffice it to say that the ropes that were used under the mattresses needed “tightening.” so they didn’t sink and become uncomfortable. As far as the bed bug part, well most mattresses were stuffed with hay, so back then they weren’t that uncommon.
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By Granny on 2024 03 14
How about being wired and if they sleep, they get Zapped awake! REALLY zapped! This is totally terrifying!!!
By James on 2024 03 14
Milt,
Stay with me on this one...for a moment.
Have you ever flown a mile in the shoes of a PIC, in the drone of monotony of an commercial aircraft cockpit? You must also bear in mind that pilots, in most cases now, do not fly the airplane. They fly the computer...the computer flies the aircraft. I make the above statements as a retired aviation professional, with over 29+ years of experience. My experience is ATC based, at major Canadian airport.
My suggestion is that...maybe the industry should consider installing a "Deadman Switch" as a solution to this occasional problem? It has been in use with the railroad locomotives since the early 20th century and works.
Just sayin'.
James
By Bob L. on 2024 03 16
There have been several accidents or situations in the past where fatigue or an asleep crew were involved.
I remember once reading about a U.S. airline flight crew headed to LA from Chicago that fell asleep after last contacting Denver enroute. When they failed to check in with LA and several attempts to contact them failed, an effort was made to call them on the company phone which finally awakened them, but only after they were out over the Pacific, still at cruising altitude.
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