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Delta Air Lines Changes Mileage Program, Budget Travelers Lose {Gadling}
Jan 24th 2013 9:38AM After reading the two negative comments, I felt some balance was in order. As a diamond/multi-million miler, I am provided with a sky club membership that is recognized by the partner airlines and access to the partner lounges is afforded whether flying business outbound or not. I still have to use miles or certificates to upgrade on international flights. Having flown 300,000 miles last year and having spent 10s of thousands of dollars, the changes present themselves as a baby step forward. Why should I be treated with the same priority as someone who made diamond only by rolling over miles from a previous year? There are more elite level fliers than there are first class seats and diamond has become the new platinum. The only additional hurdle will affect those rolling miles over. If one flies more than 125,000 miles in a year, it is hard not to spend $12,500. But, flying 90,000 miles and rolling over 35,000 miles, a budget traveler might not make the cut.
Presidential hopeful promises travel to the Moon, Mars {Gadling}
Jan 26th 2012 7:02PM He's just trying to make sure that he can get back to his home planet (Far, Far Away) where truth and reality are conveniently out of view.
Sweepstakes Scam Shut Down by FTC {WalletPop}
Dec 16th 2010 7:54PM This guy has a screw loose. He claims that this is such an intelligent comment and then proceeds to butcher the English language on a topic that isn't even vaguely related to the article. Get a life!
What Are Your Best Travel Secrets? {AOL Small Business}
Nov 29th 2010 2:16PM I fly 250,000 miles a year (almost all domestic) and the tip that I agree with most is the tip to be loyal to an airline or hotel. Upgrades (both airline and hotel) make travel bearable and, sometimes, even pleasurable. The other part of loyalty comes up when something goes wrong. If my flight is canceled, I am the first in line for the next flight and am sure to get there even if they have to put me on another carrier. Missing the deadline for hotel cancellation without a fee can be overcome as well. The free airport lounge membership doesn't hurt during connections either. Another tip that makes a lot of sense is to travel early. If you are on a late flight and something happens, there are fewer options. Finally, I agree with the tip that you should just take the travel interruptions in stride. There is nothing you can do about it and getting upset does not help. It is always the inexperienced traveler making the scene when weather causes a flight delay. I would add that you should arrive with plenty of time before your flight to reduce stress. I get to file through expedited security lines, but I get there early just in case (especially at heavy travel times).
What Not to Wear: How to Speed Through Airport Security {AOL Travel News}
Nov 24th 2010 10:41AM Obviously, this is written by someone without a lot of air travel experience. I fly 250,000 miles on average each year (all domestic) and go through screening more than regularly. I wear suits much of the time with cuff links, tie pins and never remove my belt (the buckle is quite small). I just walk through right arm slightly forward and left arm slightly back. If you listen to the author, you will be afraid to go through screening with a metal zipper. I wish people would only write about things with which they have sufficient experience.
What Happens if You Decline a Full Body Scan? {AOL Travel News}
Nov 17th 2010 8:42AM TB - with regard to your question regarding women of child-bearing
age.
There are two mechanisms that come into play. Mutagenic influences
which cause changes to the egg or sperm and teratogenic influences
which cause changes to the embryo or fetus within a pregnant female.
Since females carry all of their eggs the entirety of their lives,
mutagenic influences are as bad for a 6 year old female as they are
for a woman of child-bearing age. So, the implications of exposure
are the same for all females from childhood through their
child-bearing years with potential for additional exposure
implications for the embryo or fetus of a pregnant woman.
Exposure to radiation is all around us (food, air, building materials,
earth) and air travel itself causes an additional exposure. However,
there is no sound science to indicate that the level or types of
exposures are significant. I fly 250,000 miles a year and am not
concerned. People exposed only a few times per year certainly have
nothing to be concerned about.
What Happens if You Decline a Full Body Scan? {AOL Travel News}
Nov 17th 2010 8:28AM TB - with regard to your question regarding women of child-bearing age.
There are two mechanisms that come into play. Mutagenic influences which cause changes to the egg or sperm and teratogenic influences which cause changes to the embryo or fetus within a pregnant female. Since females carry all of their eggs the entirety of their lives, mutagenic influences are as bad for a 6 year old female as they are for a woman of child-bearing age. So, the implications of exposure are the same for all females from childhood through their child-bearing years with potential for additional exposure implications for the embryo or fetus of a pregnant woman.
Exposure to radiation is all around us (food, air, building materials, earth) and air travel itself causes an additional exposure. However, there is no sound science to indicate that the level or types of exposures are significant. I fly 250,000 miles a year and am not concerned. People exposed only a few times per year certainly have nothing to be concerned about.
Best syrup? We rank the house brands {WalletPop}
Oct 20th 2010 2:16PM How can the author even make a statement about taste? Nothing compares to real maple syrup (certainly none of the tested brands). At least they didn't bother listing anything from WallyWorld/ChinaMart. Do the bottles from WallyWorld/ChinaMart list melamine as an ingredient? If it is from China, you have to worry about the ingredients. That is why I would never consider buying food (or anything else for that matter) from ChinaMart/WallyWorld.
You Can Insure Just Your Child ... for a Price {ParentDish}
Oct 18th 2010 11:59AM Matt - It would appear that you have some anger management issues! If you had even read the entire page, you would have seen a second post where Tony states that the premiums are more than all of his medical expanses for 8 years. Doesn't sound like he (or his family) is sickly. I think you are the one missing an education. Some states have very little competition in the health insurance realm and rates are only increased if the entire class of insured is subject to the same premium increase. 5 - 10% increase per year? You aren't living in this world. I don't believe that you are an insurance broker. More probably, you are a teenage poser or a welfare recipient (you seem to know something about welfare, unlike insurance).
You Can Insure Just Your Child ... for a Price {ParentDish}
Oct 18th 2010 10:00AM Yes, I raised my deductible to $3500.00. Assurant IS the bad guy here. I've taken my complaint to the state. I really think that I would be better off self insuring. One year of premiums is more than my entire medical expenses over the past 8 years.
