Dubai can build all the skyscrapers and huge resorts it wants, but it is still highly authoritarian. I'll make sure to avoid it.
Jump to postIt is one of these two - I'm not sure which because I'm not sure when the Ryanair aircraft was delivered, but I know it was only a few months old. <acronym title="Northwest Airlines (USA)">NW</acronym> CRJ-200 operated by Mesaba (N602XJ), delivered 9/2005 and I flew it 12/2005 <acronym title="Housto...
Jump to postI haven't seen many lapses. That said, the one and only time I got SSSS, I got personally inspected as normal for SSSS passengers, but my checked bag either did not get inspected or the <acronym title="Taipei - Sung Shan (TSA / RCSS), Taiwan">TSA</acronym> didn't put in the "we inspected your bag" c...
Jump to postSedan: Of that list, I'd get a Malibu. But in reality I'd get a Fusion which did not make that list. Note that the new Taurus is full-size (a size I avoid), and the former mid-size (my preferred size and current car) model has been replaced in Ford's lineup with a Fusion. Coupe: Mustang <acronym tit...
Jump to postFor the most part, and almost always for those people who consistently do it, it is disgusting. However, from personal experience I have had to do it occasionally: - Sometimes the food is at such a temperature to be just about hot enough to burn the inside of the mouth. Having the mouth open can hel...
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Jump to postBecause Diet Coke has no calories.
Are multivitamins a substitute for a proper diet?
This is also a repeat as it is probably more relevant here now. I voted in Maricopa County, <acronym title="Alitalia (Italy)">AZ</acronym> this morning. Largest county in the state. Voter registration deadline was January 7. I registered online the day after the Iowa caucuses (technically I changed ...
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Jump to postI voted in Maricopa County, <acronym title="Alitalia (Italy)">AZ</acronym> this morning. Largest county in the state. Voter registration deadline was January 7. I registered online the day after the Iowa caucuses (technically I changed my party from a previous registration). I got my updated voter r...
Jump to postI was 16. It was November 2003. I flew <acronym title="Minneapolis / St. Paul - International / Wold-Chamberlain Field (MSP / KMSP), USA - Minnesota">MSP</acronym>-<acronym title="Washington - Ronald Reagan National (DCA / KDCA), USA - Virginia">DCA</acronym> on a Northwest B752. It was cold and rai...
Jump to post1. Champion Air 2. Northwest - Northwest mainline - Northwest Airlink by Mesaba 3. Sun Country 4. America West (pre-merger) - America West mainline - America West Express by Mesa 5. Continental - Continental mainline - Continental Express by ExpressJet 6. Delta - Delta mainline - Delta Connection by...
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Jump to postThree here for me, although it was due to a rebooking: May 17 2007: <acronym title="Northwest Airlines (USA)">NW</acronym> B752 <acronym title="Minneapolis / St. Paul - International / Wold-Chamberlain Field (MSP / KMSP), USA - Minnesota">MSP</acronym>-<acronym title="Detroit - Metropolitan Wayne Co...
Jump to postI would get a 2009 Cadillac <acronym title="Sapporo - New Chitose / Chitose (CTS / RJCC / RJCJ), Japan">CTS</acronym>-V. I'd get a red one, probably. Fully loaded but still with automatic transmission (even if I did know how to drive a stick, I don't want that extra workload). 550 horsepower. A bit ...
Jump to postThis morning it was about 48F here when I left at 8 <acronym title="Aeromexico">AM</acronym>. Phoenix <acronym title="Alitalia (Italy)">AZ</acronym>. Right now it is 5 <acronym title="Tropic Air (Belize)">PM</acronym>, shortly before sunset and it is 57F. It actually rained a little bit about an hou...
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Jump to postMine was $109 for a one-way flight. I believe it was <acronym title="Phoenix - Sky Harbor International (PHX / KPHX), USA - Arizona">PHX</acronym>-<acronym title="Minneapolis / St. Paul - International / Wold-Chamberlain Field (MSP / KMSP), USA - Minnesota">MSP</acronym> or <acronym title="Minneapol...
Jump to postLive east of the airport, like south Scottsdale or north Tempe. Some very specific areas of east Phoenix that are adjacent to south Scottsdale / north Tempe would also work. Avoid west of the airport, as it is either Downtown Phoenix (and it isn't a very good one), or the poor areas south of Downtow...
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Jump to postStar is my secondary alliance after SkyTeam (as my most common route by far is between <acronym title="Minneapolis / St. Paul - International / Wold-Chamberlain Field (MSP / KMSP), USA - Minnesota">MSP</acronym> and <acronym title="Phoenix - Sky Harbor International (PHX / KPHX), USA - Arizona">PHX<...
Jump to postArrrgggh! So, I'm from Wisconsin but happen to go to <acronym title="Asuncion - Silvio Pettirossi (Presidente Stroessner) (ASU / SGAS), Paraguay">ASU</acronym> for school, which is about 20 miles from where Super Bowl XLII is going to be. Needless to say I am not happy right now. The fact that the S...
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Jump to postPHX: My number one peeve about <acronym title="Phoenix - Sky Harbor International (PHX / KPHX), USA - Arizona">PHX</acronym> just has to be about the bag claims. <acronym title="Phoenix - Sky Harbor International (PHX / KPHX), USA - Arizona">PHX</acronym> bag claims: - Carousel assignments are often...
Jump to postLos Angeles is definitely the largest metro area without any fortress hubs, but United does call <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym> a hub, but they have a lot of competition there. Other than that, Boston is the biggest metro area without anyone...
Jump to postPHX - Free, and yes it is pretty fast. Nice to have. I think all three terminals have it, but I've never used it in <acronym title="Lotus Air (Egypt) and Thai Air Cargo">T2</acronym>. <acronym title="Minneapolis / St. Paul - International / Wold-Chamberlain Field (MSP / KMSP), USA - Minnesota">MSP</...
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Jump to postHaving only visited three airports outside of North America (all in Europe) this was easy for me to figure out! For me it is <acronym title="Paris - Charles de Gaulle (Roissy) (CDG / LFPG), France">CDG</acronym> and <acronym title="Puerto Vallarta - Licenciado Gustavo Diaz Ordaz International (PVR /...
Jump to postThe smallest was <acronym title="Beauvais - Tille (BVA / LFOB), France">BVA</acronym> (Paris-Beauvais which Ryanair uses among others), from which I flew to and from Madrid. But since that was an intra-EU flight I'm not sure if it counts for this question. Excluding that, it would have to be <acrony...
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Jump to postI will do mine chronologically and break them down into O&D airports and transfer airports. O&D: <acronym title="Minneapolis / St. Paul - International / Wold-Chamberlain Field (MSP / KMSP), USA - Minnesota">MSP</acronym> (Mar 2001, Nov 2003, Apr 2005, Aug 2005, Sep 2005, Oct 2005, Nov 2005, Dec 200...
Jump to postAnother hint - in that area, look for the Northwest portable rebooking station which is usually parked in front of the stairs up to the observation deck (it is easy to just go around the rebooking station and head on up). It is a great place to spend a layover, as it isn't crowded.
Jump to postMerger Mania, often speculated on these forums for the airline industry, is actually hitting the finance industry once again. Not only is Bank of America buying Countrywide to save it from Bankruptcy, but now <acronym title="Adria Airways (Slovenia)">JP</acronym> Morgan Chase and WaMu are now in mer...
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Jump to postFor me:
1. Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865)
2. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1933-1945)
Hilary Duff is spelled with one L. Hillary Clinton is spelled with two Ls. The only other real famous person who spelled it with two Ls is the late Sir Edmund Hillary, and then it's a last name. Humphrey reminds me of Hubert Humphrey, especially being from the Twin Cities (Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodo...
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Jump to postMy top five specific aircraft: 1. B737-800 (13, will be 14 on Tuesday) 2. A319 (10) 3. B757-200 (7) 4. A320 (5) 5. CRJ-200 (3) For actual families: 1. A320-family (16) 2. B737NG (14, will be 15 on Tuesday) 3. B757 (8) 4. CRJ (5) And, expanding it a little more: 1. B737-all series (16, will be 17 on ...
Jump to postLet's see, including time spent in transit to/from the airport, I have two such instances. May 17-18, 2007. Left home at about 9:45 <acronym title="Aeromexico">AM</acronym> CDT for <acronym title="Minneapolis / St. Paul - International / Wold-Chamberlain Field (MSP / KMSP), USA - Minnesota">MSP</acr...
Jump to postJan 3 - <acronym title="Newark - Liberty International (EWR / KEWR), USA - New Jersey">EWR</acronym>-<acronym title="Minneapolis / St. Paul - International / Wold-Chamberlain Field (MSP / KMSP), USA - Minnesota">MSP</acronym> <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym> E145XR (Expressje...
Jump to postAlso, I say "pop", and I use the either of the "either" pronunciations interchangeably.
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