Amazing 1920s feat

[erynn999.livejournal.com]

There's a vid clip here of a woman mechanic wing-walking and replacing the landing wheel of a plane in flight. It's from a newsreel from about 1920. One wonders what Bertie might have made of this kind of beazel!

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[mellifluous-gel.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow! That's really cool. I suppose they used women because they were lighter? And now it makes me wonder about girls like Amelia Earhart, and if Bertie and Jeeves had met her... *shoos the plot bunnies away* Go bother someone else, you little critters.

[erynn999.livejournal.com]

In this particular case, she was a barnstormer. They weren't using women particularly, it was just this one who had the necessary skills.

Maybe Bertie and Jeeves *did* meet Ameila?

[dogwoodblossom.livejournal.com]

Bertie would love her instantly and Jeeves would hate her. This would go on humorously until she offered to take Bertie up with her to do barrel rolls or something. He'd be vaguely alarmed and try to demure but Jeeves would insist that it was not an opportunity to be missed.

She'd do some incredibly wreckless thing and Bertie would come down convinced that rail and sea were really the only safe/sane ways to travel. Jeeves would "Indeed Sir," and they'd agree to get back to London post haste.

Also, there might be gay sex. One never knows quite how these things will end up.

[hazeltea.livejournal.com]

loool I agree.

This lady is amazing! I can't even imagine doing what she did without feeling faint.

[erynn999.livejournal.com]

Me either. I'd be terrified.

[pantropia.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure I could do it. I'd just be screaming the whole time. And then I would get VERY VERY DRUNK on landing.

[erynn999.livejournal.com]

That would be about the only way I'd ever be able to cope with it. ;)

[pantropia.livejournal.com]

But, going by past experience, second time I'd be all 'yeah, whatever'

[erynn999.livejournal.com]

Yes. This would totally happen. Especially the gay sex.

[sex-in-spats.livejournal.com]

...Wow. Also, that wheel must have been incredibly heavy.

[erynn999.livejournal.com]

Incredibly awkward at the very least!

[laughinggas13.livejournal.com]

That was incredible! (And if mid-air maintenance work now shows up in my NaNo, I wouldn't be at all surprised.)

[erynn999.livejournal.com]

That would be fun, I'm sure!

[maldeluxx.livejournal.com]

That's really impressive! O.o

[erynn999.livejournal.com]

It certainly is.

[chaoticchaos13.livejournal.com]

Go get it, Gladys!

[erynn999.livejournal.com]

She must have been pretty amazing.

[mellifluous-gel.livejournal.com]

Oh, my god. That icon. You've watched "The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra"?!

...*coughs* But on-topic, Gladys spelled without a 'w' is most definitely an amazing lady.

[erynn999.livejournal.com]

It is one of my favorite movies of all time! WITH DOOMSAUCE!

Oh well.

[lawnnun.livejournal.com]

What would Bertie say to this? Probably what I do: HAWT<3

[erynn999.livejournal.com]

I suspect he'd adore her as long as she didn't try to marry him. ;) He's not very into those forceful, modern beazels.