Coke posts

by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed) (7 months ago)
Apr 2nd, 2009 at 9:00AM: This week, Northwest employees will get some new threads. Delta has announced that the vanquished will don the mother ship's uniforms this week, calling it "one of the first outwardly visible signs that the two airlines are now one." More important than the employees' new sartorial splendor, free snacks are coming back to all flights! But, one important question remains: Coke or Pepsi? Delta and ...

by Scott Carmichael (RSS feed) (8 months ago)
Mar 7th, 2009 at 11:00AM: Someone needs to tell Artis Leon Ivey Jr. (a.k.a. Coolio) that the workers at the airport checkpoint are on the lookout for more than just guns, bombs and terrorists. When they go through your stuff and discover crack cocaine, the will haul you off to jail. And not the good "Gangsta's paradise" jail, they'll lock you away in the dirty jail, with all the other naughty people. Coolio posted a ...

by Jeremy Kressmann (RSS feed) (9 months ago)
Feb 24th, 2009 at 3:00PM: Venice has always been a huge tourist draw. This city of majestic canals, picturesque medieval architecture and serenading gondoliers has long attracted visitors from near and far for its historic beauty and aesthetic charms. In fact Venice hosted nearly 20 million visitors in 2008, an increase of more than 30%. Yet all is not well in this visitor-friendly Italian tourism magnet - in addition to ...

by Heather Poole (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Jun 4th, 2008 at 9:00AM: I'm working the very last leg of a three day, three-leg-a-day, trip. Still with me? Good.
I'm rolling down the aisle behind a 150 pound cart loaded with ice, soda, beer, liquor, and snacks for sale, along with inserts on top filled with cups, napkins, juice, water, and a couple of hot pots of coffee and tea. Nine times out of ten, I'll probably reach your row and ask the question of the day: ...

by Justin Glow (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
May 11th, 2007 at 6:30PM:
I grew up in southern Texas, so when I was younger and thirsty for, say, a Dr. Pepper, I'd order a Coke. Luckily the waitress would know that when someone orders a "Coke" in southern Texas, it didn't necessarily mean they wanted Coca-Cola Classic. "What kind?" they'd ask, and only then you were free to say "Dr. Pepper, please." This didn't work out too well when I traveled, of course. If I ...