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Flight Attendant Blows His Top, Yells at Passengers and Bolts Down Emergency Slide {AOL Travel News}
Sep 9th 2010 2:35AM Well, lets see...some actions, on passengers' parts, will get them a meeting with law enforcement. You know them as well as I do. Is not disobeying specific instructions from the crew one of those actions? The identity of the offending passenger can be traced by seat assignment. Airline management should assume a leadership stance on this and press criminal charges. This is the ONLY way the airline industry can send the message to the flying public that this sort of crap will not be tolerated. But, in all probability, management will want to simply keep the skirts neat and pressed and not create "bad publicity". However, if they were to initiate such action, their airline would, in all probability, be viewed very favorably.
A Day in the Life of an Airline Meal {AOL Travel News}
Sep 9th 2010 1:49AM Living in the Atlanta area, my employer books me on Delta for the great majority of flights, with the other majors, to include Continental, taking up the slack. More and more, however, I am requesting, when feasable, Continental. WHY? On long flights, Continental somehow manages to provide finger sandwich-type meals ALL AROUND...certainly not a full course meal, just something to "fill the hole" for that flight to the west coast. On Delta, however, unless I get a bump-up to the front of the airplane, the best one can expect is a bag of nuts and one of them cookies.
C'mon, Delta, surely you can do better.
Five Places Pilots Hate to Fly {AOL Travel News}
Sep 9th 2010 1:24AM Mystery Pilot, I haven't been anywhere near DCA since shorly after the venerable DC-9 made it's appearance on the Victor Airways. Back then, DCA was the proverbial accident waiting to happen. True, the approach up the river was neat, as long as you kept an eye to starboard for Bolling traffic.
Five Places Pilots Hate to Fly {AOL Travel News}
Sep 9th 2010 1:07AM Hats off to the crews, the deck crews, and particularly the cabin personnel. I'm pretty fortunate to have a post-retirement job which pays pretty well and enables me to fly out about two to three times a month. I thoroughly enjoy the work, MOST destinations, and the people with whom I toil. What really pisses me off, however, are the throngs of vacationers and otherwise infrequent travelers. They lose all vestiges of common sense and courtesy, both in the airport and onboard the aircraft.
I often notice an attendant reaching the point of exhaustion because 1) people waddle on the aircraft and do not understand the concept of moving aside in order to accomodate rapid seating and on-time launch, and 2) people do not understand the need to power-down electronics prior to push back and, more precisely, to follow simple crew instructions.
I often wonder what would happen if cabin crews conducted their duties more in line with the no-nonsense demeanor of a Marine Corps Drill Instructor. I, for one, would certainly welcome the order-out-of-chaos. What are they going to do...COMPLAIN?! Fortunately, I have never been involved in a commercial aviation mishap (a few in the military, but that's another sea story for the bar!), but I often wonder how the average passenger would react to the confusion. Anyway, the complainers could always throw their business to Greyhound!
To the crews of all carriers, both the big iron and the feeders...THANKS!
10 Co-Workers Never to Befriend {Lemondrop}
Sep 8th 2010 1:24AM Let's not overlook the guy who knows what's wrong with everyone, and never passes up the opportunity to remind (and re-remind) everyone. At the same time, this guy never misses a chance to recount (and re-recount) the great things for which he, and he alone, is responsible. At work, he has a captive (more or less) audience, however, he never seems to be around for those after-work socials...GEE, I WONDER WHY!
Five reasons why buying a house is still a smart move {WalletPop}
Sep 5th 2010 11:24AM Good points, Maine. The vast majority of people who find themselves in financial poo poo probably, through stupidity and greed, invited their problems. While these people are quick to blame their troubles on banks, the gov, Wall Street, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and Santa, they refuse to take a modicum of responsibility. As far as I'm concerned, these people richly deserve every ounce of financial paine. Unfortunately, there are usually many others...family members, etc...who must share in the mess created by those they trust(ed).
Opinion: Banning 'D' Grades Puts Undue Pressure on Students {ParentDish}
Aug 12th 2010 9:55AM Good for you, Michele. Oftentimes, too much emphasis is placed on grades; as we mature, we often view our abilities far differently than just a few years earlier.
Good luck in your medical career.
OG
Opinion: Banning 'D' Grades Puts Undue Pressure on Students {ParentDish}
Aug 12th 2010 9:35AM There's nothing wrong with a "C", as long as it's mixed in with an "A" or two. Everyone's brain is "hardwired" differently (right brain/left brain concept). My "C to low-B" in the engineering disciplines was offset by my straight "A" record in humanities, both in hs and in college. I even squeeked by with a "D" in chem (I swore they made the rules up as they went along...stociometrics was just another foreign word). I still managed a 3.0 in the end...not the greatest, but not too shaby.
Opinion: Banning 'D' Grades Puts Undue Pressure on Students {ParentDish}
Aug 12th 2010 9:24AM This is nothing more than another form of grade inflation, devised to make the U.S. educational system appear at least respectably passable. There is no motivational force here, as educational gurus portend, which will somehow cause students to forge ahead. Let them know what their current status is within the world of academe. If they're internaly motivated, they'll "push through that last yard for the goal". If that "D" disheartens the kid to the point of losing the desire to push past the "D-C" line, the kid isn't worth the consideration, and will probably quit, in everything in life, which is just beyond grasp.
It wasn't too many years ago when our leaders spoke, in haughty, holier than thau tones, of preparing the Nation's youth for competitive markets, both at home and abroad. This proposal of eliminating the "D" grade is ten steps backward in striving for that lofty goal. Those who support it should have library books tossed at them till overcome by common sense.
How BP's Tony Hayward Got Shortchanged {Luxist}
Aug 12th 2010 9:06AM POOR GUY! Let's start a "HELP HAYWARD" fund.
