An overly fatigued worker came clean and admitted to falling asleep for nearly a half hour while on the job early Wednesday morning after his fourth straight solo night shift. This admission came after fears that the controller had been locked out of the tower as budget cutbacks resulted in a huge shortage of keys.
Reagan National Airport, located practically within spitting distance from the Pentagon and other vital government structures, should be the LAST air traffic control tower to be understaffed, but due to Reagan’s breaking the PATCO union back in 1981, this was not the case. This incident has prompted a national review of air traffic tower staffing, but it should never have happened in the first place!
We wondered what the deceased union-busting President would have to say about this safety gaffe and we reached out to Nancy Reagan’s psychic for comment. The medium told us, “Yes, Mrs. Reagan did contact ‘her Ronnie’ upon hearing of the incident. He spoke through me and told her, ‘Well, Mommie, I guess the notion of unguided planes smashing into the Pentagon didn’t cross my mind back then, but as you know, there were any number of things that didn’t cross my mind during my presidency. It was ironic to begin with that they named an airport after me after my firing the air traffic controllers and now here's this potential disaster. Who says karma can’t bite you on the ass even after death? Anyway, if you or the kids have to go back to DC for some more unwarranted ceremonies honoring my legacy, please stick to flying into BWI or Dulles.’ Then he also complained, mumbling something like he ‘doesn’t usually have to account for his past behavior down here’ wherever that is.”
*Copyright Unsolicited Drivel, 2011.
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