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Greed returns to Wall Street -- Merrill Lynch CEO wants his bonus (update) {BloggingStocks}
Dec 8th 2008 3:05PM Give him his 1 million bonus. He has "earned" it?? but at $5.00 per year. This might give him an idea how "valuable" the common folks feel he has been.
Woman ends up in Sydney, Nova Scotia by mistake. She wanted Australia {Gadling}
Sep 25th 2008 12:15PM Several years ago I was returning to the US from England and was sitting beside a lady from Belgium who was visiting her son in the US.
Our flight was headed for Chicago and I was then coming on to Dallas. After a while she started to check her watch. When I asked if she had a problem, she said she had expected to have been met by her son.
It turned out she had wanted DULLES (in Washington), not DALLAS (in Texas). An explanation of the predicament to a flight attendant got the correct wheels moving.
NFL Reverses Course, Former Chad Johnson Can't Wear 'Ocho Cinco' on Jersey {Fanhouse NFL Blog}
Sep 7th 2008 6:33PM He may be Ocho Cinco now and playing for Cincinnati, but what happens if and when he gets traded and his new team already has a for real Ocho Cinco and this number is not available to him?
Spirit Airlines to start charging for MIDDLE seats! {Gadling}
Jul 3rd 2008 6:08PM Two words -- greed and avarice.
American Airlines flight loses panel during takeoff, continues to fly to Paris {Gadling}
May 9th 2008 6:22PM So a panel fell off. The equipment in the photos is the aircraft air conditioning packs and valves. If I had to guess, some maintenence work was done on the air conditioning pack and the latches holding the panel in place were not correctly secured. Unfortunately pieces of all sizes and shapes fall off aircraft on a daily occasion. In this case no damage was done. However does anyone remember the one and only crash of Concorde? This was caused when a strip fell off a Continental aircraft in Paris and was swallowed by the Concorde engine. No one survived this one.
New United baggage policy: $25 for second checked bag {Gadling}
Apr 6th 2008 5:00PM An added item not mentioned in this article is that UA, as well as the $25 for bag#2 they have a charge for bag#1.
If it exceeds 50 pounds weight, the charge is $25. If it weighs 50 to 75 pounds this will cost $50 and over 75 pounds it is $100.
And I would guess if bag#2 exceeds 50 pounds this same charge will also apply.
And certainly at DFW UA has a lot of people transferring to international destinations in India and Africa and it is heart breaking to see families with 6, 7 or even 10 very large suitcases full of items for their relatives. In some cases they have had to abandon their trips because it is too expensive for them to take all their goodies.
In-Flight Cell Phone Calls Now Allowed On Emirates {Switched.com}
Mar 24th 2008 1:28PM Use of cell phones on aircraft is not a good idea. Aircraft safety is not an issue but the obnoxiousness of a lot of cell users most certainly is. If an airline feels it has to appease a small segment of their passengers by allowing cells, then group these people together. When smoking was allowed on flights, just before it was banned the back three or four rows of seats in Economy (aka Stowage)were designated "Smoking" Whereas the choice was Smoking? or None?, change this to Cell? or None? Maybe they will all self destruct if they have to listen to each other prattle for 5 or six hours. We can only hope!!
The Canadian Border: Homeland Security tightens ID regulations {Gadling}
Jan 23rd 2008 5:57PM As a volunteer at Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) airport I have heard some very interesting conversations (albeit only one side) but do these clowns realise their comments are open for any one to hear, and inadvertently they could be giving away information (personal or businesss) that they would prefer not to divulge, yet their ego demands they show how important they perceive themselves to be?
Truly legends in their own minds!!!
Eight mice found - dead and alive - on United Airlines flight {Gadling}
Jan 11th 2008 6:37PM I have a couple. On a return trip from Manila to Los Angeles, I got off the plane to realise I had gained a whole crop of FLEA BITES!!
Last year on United (again) we left London Heathrow bound for Washington IAD with an errant FLY who quite happily buzzed any one it felt like. How do you reckon TSA handled that one, or did they pass it on to ICE??
McDonald's brews up McCafes in Japan {Slashfood}
Jul 20th 2007 6:15PM I can well imagine McCafe giving Starbucks a run for their money. As a volunteer at Dallas/Fort Worth airport I drink both MickeyD and Starbucks depending in which terminal I am located. My potion is coffee with half and half and sugar. In terms of taste they are both good. In terms of cost there is absolutely no comparison. Starbucks is twice as expensive as McD.
