OK, here’s the silliness of the day ….
The fiscal pin prick (aka, the “Catastrophic Sequester”) puts this fall’s college football season at risk … at least for the National Champions — the University of Alabama.
Apparently, the only thing that can possibly be cut from the FAA budget are the air traffic controllers at the Tuscaloosa, Alabama airport on Crimson Tide football weekends.
According to Channel 42 WIAT News:
Looming budget cuts from the Federal Aviation Administration could have an impact on the next college football season.
Budget cuts could include eliminating local air traffic controllers at the Tuscaloosa Regional Airport.
We’re told that the airport wouldn’t shut down, but pilots would fly in and out using “visual flight rules” and Birmingham’s air traffic system.
Hundreds of flights come in and out of the Tuscaloosa Airport during the football season.
This development is mind-blowing for a couple of reasons …
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