Lewdog and Cwpfly. I essentially agree with soe if not all that you say. I think that people have to deal with these sorts of horror as best as they can. No one thinks that it is wrong to talk of these things, and most of us adore flying.

I have been here a year now, and I value this place greatly. I have learnt much and wondered in amazement at some things. I have met some amamzing people and some have become dear and valued friends. I think that I would have felt that worrying about miles, points, mileage runs, and so on at that time would be like visiting a bereaved family and conducting a chat about the price of the coffin. It would be regarded as bad taste.

Similarly, it was not the notions but the timing that was out. Give us all a little while and we'll regard them as important again. just for now, I feel that such things are a little superfluous.

One small question - please do not think that I am tryng to be rude - would you want the wife of someone killed on Tuesday to read that that all we think about at such times is this? How would they feel? You get my drift.

Tomorrow we'll all be back to normal, and if not tomorrow maybe the day after that. Bear with us if we seem a bit testy. YOu are right in that life must go back to normal, I am just not quite sure how "normal" normal is going to be from now on.