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Archive for November, 2008

Urination Forbidden On This Flight

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angry passengers

Though an airline Captain may forbid a passenger to pee, the Bladder very often has a mind of its own. Despite what we know about the Call of Nature, it’s clear that some folks, including the airlines, don’t quite understand the process. Some poor guy got on a flight and used the restroom immediately. He’d [...]

Jim Nearly Got Stranded

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Jim called. “Jet Blue screwed me,” he said. I couldn’t believe it.  I love Jet Blue. Although I was very annoyed at their complete lack of judgment in the snowstorm I did enjoy the San Jose to Boston route that doesn’t exist anymore. That was my gateway route to Europe. Jim didn’t have any problems [...]

Stranding Passengers- Stellar Performance

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I thought we would be done with this by now. I thought that the federal task force created last December to address the issue of stranded passengers would decide something. They had nearly a year and all they could accomplish in that time was well, nothing. According to a recent news report, the task force [...]

Frogtown – Willimantic, Connecticut

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I had lived in Willimantic, Connecticut years ago and I was utterly amazed at the transformation that had taken place at some point during my absence. While driving into town I came to a dead stop in the middle of the road, shocked by the view.  In front of me was the bridge over the [...]