I live in Nova Scotia, Canada. This province on the East coast of Canada
lies in one of the best Lobster "grounds" in the world. "Grounds" is a
commercial fishing term meaning an area with an abundance of fish or
crustacean. The Airlines I work for and some International Airlines ship
Lobster seasonally to markets around the world.

Lobster are shipped live in chilled salted water and kept alive until boiled
to bring out the freshest taste. Also once a Lobster dies it deteriates very
rapidly and not edible after a certain time period.



A few years back on a typical hectic day at Halifax International Airport,
one of our jets returned from Toronto and was beleaguered with delays from
the first "leg" at 4:30 AM. After the baggage was unloaded a baggage
handler noticed a fluid in the bottom of the cargo hold. He reported it
to the Captain and  it was relayed to the maintenance office.

The first flight of the day contained fresh Lobster destined for the restaurants
in Toronto. The Captain of the Aircraft suspected the fluid leaked from the
container carrying the Lobster, and was probably just salt water. One of
our Maintenance Engineers arrived at the scene as the captain stood by
the cargo hold in question.

The Captain assured the Engineer it wasn't salt water or any kind or fluid
from the Aircraft. The Engineer asked the Captain how he figured that out.
"It looked clear, I smelled and there was no odor and then to make sure
I put my finger in it and tasted it and there was no taste to it at all."
The Captain ordered the fluid wiped up and prepare for boarding avoiding
any more delays.

Typically, the Engineer had suspicions about the fluid and took a sample
back to the hangar. He made a note of it in the Aircraft maintenance log
to be checked on return to Halifax, which it was and no more fluid was found.
Any suspicious fluid causes concerns where there could be a leak from
a system aboard the aircraft or damaging salt water. On routine inspections
the smallest pool of fluid usually raises an eyebrow with a seasoned
mechanic or engineer and further investigation follows.

The Engineer still thinking about the mystery fluid decided to do a check on
the contents of the baggage hold with the fluid and discovered there was
a casket loaded on board the flight in Toronto destined for Halifax. A quick
analysis of the contents in the sample bottle revealed...embalming fluid

Although I am an Affiliate Marketer as well, it reminds me of unsuspecting
subscribers of splashpages that are advertised by scam artists or programs
that are just waiting to take your money and run. Don't always believe
what you "see", and if you "smell" a rat, do some more research until
you find an opportunity the "tastes" right to you