The tail is too busy, as another poster mentioned in Part 1. It makes me stressed just looking at it.
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Lufthansa" class="quote" target="_blank">Lufthansa</a> (<a href="#75" class="quote">Reply 75</a>):<br/><i>You can't just compare it to UAL and <...
Jump to postDoes anyone have any statistics showing the overall load factors for an airline for each day of the week? I have always had a feel for which days are busiest with some vague reasons. Mondays and Fridays should be busy since the business travelers are returning and leaving home, right? Saturdays and ...
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Jump to postI guess there isn't a site he can go to for vending machine enthusiasts? I can, of course, understand planes, and the non-av topics about trains, and to an extent the topics about buses, although not quite my cup of tea. But the topics about IFE manufacturers and vending machine makes and models? Is...
Jump to postGreat, thank you guys for the help! We will spend more time in Budapest.
Jump to postI'll be taking a trip to Europe soon and will be spending time in both Budapest and Prague. We have the option to stay in Budapest 2 days and Prague 3 days or Budapest 3 days and Prague 2 days. Which place has more to see/do?
Jump to postThis might be the first place in the world I've seen anything like this. Why are there no lines running parallel to the edges of the runway at YUL? Isn't this potentially unsafe? I remember learning that when the U.S. decided to put markings along the edges of their roadways crashes were greatly red...
Jump to postFirst sentence of the article appears to be grammatically incorrect:
"Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, the court's oldest member and leader of its liberal bloc, he is retiring."
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/burnsie28" class="quote" target="_blank">burnsie28</a> (<a href="#17" class="quote">Reply 17</a>):<br/><i>This is <acronym title="Tropic Air (Be...
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Jump to postMany phones have a full QWERTY keypad. When you have this memorized, texting while driving is easier. You rarely have to look down at the phone and when you're on a straightaway holding the wheel isn't necessary (for at least a short period of time). I realize I am in the minority, but yes, I text w...
Jump to postDelta is currently flying 772ER's and 764ER's down to <acronym title="Lima - Callao / Jorge Chavez International (LIM / SPIM), Peru">LIM</acronym>. Both are comfortably configured with AVOD, headrests, and powerports (throughout coach on the 764, first half of coach on the 772). Granted you get Amer...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote" ><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Jetmatt777" class="quote" target="_blank">Jetmatt777</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>Let's fix the stuff that is taking aw...
Jump to postI became incredulous when I read that: 1) 42 in 100 Republicans might want their State to secede from the Union 2) 64 in 100 Republicans might think Obama is a racist 3) 64 in 100 Republicans might think Obama wasn't born in the U.S. and 4) 51 in 100 Republicans don't think sexual education should b...
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Jump to postEarlier today a dog was rescued by helicopter from an <acronym title="Lan Chile">LA</acronym> river. You gotta check out this video. No one can do it like Shepard Smith: <a href="http://video.foxnews.com/v/3982203/incredible-dog-rescue" target=_blank>http://video.foxnews.com/v/3982203/incredible-dog...
Jump to postFinding other life forms.
Not going to happen in our lifetime. Hell, we'll all probably be extinct before any of the aforementioned even comes close to happening. Or else, we'll have made ourselves extinct by converting ourself to robots.
Indeed, a great topic. One thing I've always wondered, which may be obvious to some, is why dogs are so much more different among their species than humans. From what I assume, dogs all originated from a common ancestor, correct? So then why is it that we have big dogs, small dogs, spotted dogs, bla...
Jump to postJay Leno is can't tell jokes. At least Conan can make me laugh.
Jump to postIs that the same story where some guy: got swallowed by a whale and survived? parted a vast body of water with his magical hands? boarded a (handmade?) ship for 40 days with 2 of <i>every</i> animal while the earth flooded? was born to a virgin? An above poster puts it well: "say whaa?" While I'm fa...
Jump to postNorth America: Love Chicago for its cultural diversity. South America: Only been to Buenos Aires and Santiago, but I love Santiago for its seemingly lack of tourists and spectacular views of snowcapped Andes. Europe: Barcelona. Africa: Only been to Cape Town and Jo'burg but absolutely loved the scen...
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Jump to postA) Take a tour of the Church of Latter-Day Saints. Roam around the boring city. B) I keep reading in things like Delta's Sky Magazine that <acronym title="Salt Lake City - International (SLC / KSLC), USA - Utah">SLC</acronym> is just 40 minutes from the nearest ski resort. Rent yourself a set of ski...
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Jump to postI have a couple of questions as to how crew rotation works on long flights. Also, I'm curious to the nature of layovers for F/A's and pilots. Here are a few different scenarios I'd like someone to help clean up for me. All flights are hypothetical Delta Air Lines flights since I am most familiar wit...
Jump to postThanks for all your help. We never like to spend more than 2-3 days in the same city when we travel. For example, we had about a week in Jordan and we spent 1 day in Amman, 1 day in Petra, 1/2 a day in Jerash, and then a day in the Dead Sea/Mt. Nebo/Madaba area. We just want to see it and leave it, ...
Jump to postMy father and I are planning on spending a week in Australia this month and will be flying into Sydney. We don't think we want to spend an entire week in just Sydney and we are unsure if we should travel to another city. We were thinking about maybe making a two-day trip up to Cairns to see the Grea...
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Jump to postSo what, your chances of getting shot in your lifetime go from .1% to .4%? I think I'll take my chances.
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Jump to postAlright now I love this guy's music and I have for the past few months but today I just first discovered his music videos. The link below will lead you to an especially disturbing music video of his. Many of the older members may have already seen since it has been out for a while. It's unique and I...
Jump to postDelta has refurbished their domestic 763's with PTV's, this is not part of their ER fleet. Delta's 764ER's have also all been refurbished with PTV's; these now fly international routes.
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Jump to postDid you get to see the solar eclipse? I was in Hangzhou to see it on the 22nd; it was amazing. After the eclipse, we booked it to <acronym title="Shanghai - Pudong International (PVG / ZSPD), China">PVG</acronym> to catch our flight home (DL18) at 3:35 <acronym title="Tropic Air (Belize)">PM</acrony...
Jump to postJust got back home to the US from Shanghai today. Saw the solar eclipse in the city of Hangzhou, south of Shanghai. It was definitely one of the most amazing sights of my life. We lucked out because it was cloudy in the morning when we woke up but the clouds cleared at 9:30 and the total solar eclip...
Jump to postDid you get breakfast or lunch for your pre-arrival snack into NRT? Also, which seats were better?
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Jump to postWhat kind of questions do they ask at the geography bee? I feel like I'd do well if I were given the chance. I just finished <acronym title="Air One (Italy)">AP</acronym> Human Geography and loved the class; on top of that I know most countries and their capitals. Nice report, and congratulations!
Jump to postI was in Kuwait the day before you were, early on the 7th, flying to <acronym title="Atlanta - Hartsfield-Jackson International (The William B Hartsfield) (ATL / KATL), USA - Georgia">ATL</acronym>. I was impressed with KWI as an airport, though I have read they have magnificent plans to build a new...
Jump to postWow, I love your two shots of the sun's glow before sunrise. Great pictures.
Jump to postNice trip report. It must've been pretty wild seeing that old lady coming close with that train.
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Jump to postWow, rarely ever do I respond to trip reports, but this one is amazing! Really nice tour of the Toronto-Ottawa-Montreal corridor in a populous area of Canada. Great pictures of the locals; they really gave me a feel of how French the culture might be in each city, obviously the most French one being...
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