rant · moment 5 of 20
Missouri Road Story: Bass Pro Shop and the Lost Runway
from Carney Code · #123
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4 minTim tells about his trip to Springfield, Missouri, touring the massive Bass Pro Shops flagship with its giant aquarium and Goliath grouper, then a story about his flight being delayed because the incoming pilot couldn't find the runway.
- 12:43Red states are nicer and kinder than New York, which he describes as a hellscape built on oppression.
- 13:20Suburban residents are just as racist as anyone in red states.
- 13:56Bass Pro Shop in Springfield, Missouri is a massive hunting and fishing complex the size of half a mall.
- 14:14The shop features the largest indoor wildlife exhibit in the country, with an amazing aquarium and wildlife refuge.
- 14:44A 400-pound Goliath grouper in the aquarium is one of the biggest fish you can see, so massive it takes two and a half to three hours to walk through.
- 15:37Tim's flight from Springfield airport gets delayed when the incoming pilot can't find the runway and gets diverted to Memphis.
- 16:14He refuses to board a plane with a pilot who couldn't locate the runway despite having navigation aids.
- 16:27Airlines shouldn't announce pilot navigation problems on the loudspeaker to passengers.
- 16:44Tim chooses to skip the delayed flight, book a hotel, and return to Bass Pro Shop the next day rather than fly when visibility is poor.
MissouriBass ProSpringfield, MissouriGoliath grouperJohnny MorrisonJoe ListCabela's