Apr 14th, 2009 at 11:30AM: They say that the vast majority of problems you'll encounter while flying are during takeoff. That's what happened to Doug White and his family. Pilot Joe Cabuk's head fell back, and he died. In a display worthy of a Hollywood script, White got on the radio and was walked through the landing of the King Air in which he was promoted from passenger to captain. It did help that White had a pilot's ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Pilot dies, passenger affects Hollywood ending
Apr 14th, 2009 at 11:30AM: They say that the vast majority of problems you'll encounter while flying are during takeoff. That's what happened to Doug White and his family. Pilot Joe Cabuk's head fell back, and he died. In a display worthy of a Hollywood script, White got on the radio and was walked through the landing of the King Air in which he was promoted from passenger to captain. It did help that White had a pilot's ...Super Bowl attracts fewer private jets
Jan 31st, 2009 at 3:00PM: I've said it before, and I'll say it again: rich people feel pain, too. Super Bowl weekend is usually a big one for private jet rental, but a fierce recession is forcing more to take airlines or ... dare I say it ... watch the game at home. Around 750 private jets are expected to touch down in Tampa for Super Bowl XLIII, down 25 percent from last year's 1,000. The last time the Super Bowl was ...Strippers abound in Tampa, as expected, for big game
Jan 31st, 2009 at 11:00AM: There won't be many lonely nights in Tampa this Super Bowl weekend. Prostitutes, it seems, will be widely available. As one of these sex workers remarked, "Pimps see the Super Bowl as a moneymaking opportunity sent by God." So, if you're making the trek down to Florida for the biggest sporting event of the year, know that you won't be alone. Now, if street-corner encounters are not for you, ...Super Bowl impact on Tampa uncertain
Jan 26th, 2009 at 2:00PM: Playboy has canceled its Super Bowl party. Sports Illustrated has done the same. And, these are just two of the events that have been flushed as team owners and corporate sponsors try to navigate a difficult financial environment. The good news is that an estimated 100,000 visitors are expected to spend $150 million in Tampa this week, so the Super Bowl is good for something ... beside monkeys in ...Holiday Travel Hell Part 3: If you book with Payless Car Rental, make sure your flight is on time
Jan 9th, 2008 at 9:30AM: As I've written over the past few days, my and my sister Ali's trip to Tampa started about fairly rocky. There was the disinterested and blatantly untruthful American Airlines customer service agent, and then the lost car rental reservation with Expedia and Payless Car Rental (we still don't know who to blame, but Exepedia eventually worked it out for us).
But while I sat around the Payless Car ...Now I understand why travelers get angry
Jan 6th, 2008 at 5:30PM:
I've always been a patient traveler -- or so I like to think. Missed trains and delayed planes don't normally phase me beyond a general annoyance. I've always regarded the stressed-out angry traveler as someone who needs to take a chill pill and enjoy the journey. I plan to get sick, get robbed, and/or see big insects in my guesthouse; so I don't take valuable items with me, and usually sleep ...Tampa Bay's Big Cat Rescue
Mar 18th, 2007 at 3:51PM: It was an easy breezy Saturday morn when I set out from my home with a close friend of mine to check out Tampa's Big Cat Rescue. The animal attraction is only a good five miles away from my place and after three plus years of living in the area the perfect opportunity finally presented itself and I took the bull by the horns or in this case I should say the cat by the tail, or wait whiskers... Bad ...One Hundred Very Angry U.S. Cities
Aug 22nd, 2006 at 7:35PM: Why this list of angry U.S. cities makes me laugh - I don't know? Could it be that Orlando, the very home of Disney World's Magic Kingdom and Mickey Mouse ranks number one for some bizarre reason? Maybe it's because my city (Tampa, FL) ranks 12 and the near by St. Petersburg, FL comes in second? So my first question is this - what's up with all the anger Florida? World Hum points readers to a fine ...Tampa Bay's Latin Quarter & Centro Ybor
Sep 12th, 2005 at 11:16PM: No trip to Tampa, Florida is ever complete without one tour down the historic streets of Ybor City. So while my gal friends from Jersey were in town it was only natural that a good day and a half would be spent strolling the streets, shops, restaurants, and a night of all out debauchery at a dance club or two. They had the time of their life and though Ybor may not be for everyone depending on ...
