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| Why Air Travel Is Going to Keep Getting Worse | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Dec 30 2014, 05:27 PM (984 Views) | |
| George K | Dec 30 2014, 05:27 PM Post #1 |
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Finally
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http://www.popularmechanics.com/how-to/blog/why-the-airlines-charge-so-many-fees?click=pm_latest
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| Copper | Dec 30 2014, 05:57 PM Post #2 |
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Shortstop
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Get a pilot's certificate, buy an airplane, problem solved. |
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The Confederate soldier was peculiar in that he was ever ready to fight, but never ready to submit to the routine duty and discipline of the camp or the march. The soldiers were determined to be soldiers after their own notions, and do their duty, for the love of it, as they thought best. Carlton McCarthy | |
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| George K | Dec 30 2014, 06:00 PM Post #3 |
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Finally
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Civilized |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| jon-nyc | Dec 30 2014, 06:03 PM Post #4 |
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Cheers
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Seems a lot easier to just go fractional. |
| In my defense, I was left unsupervised. | |
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| George K | Dec 30 2014, 06:07 PM Post #5 |
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Finally
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Easier, faster, and probably cheaper. |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| Copper | Dec 30 2014, 06:08 PM Post #6 |
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Shortstop
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Nobody goes commercial anymore http://americantrainvacations.com/ |
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The Confederate soldier was peculiar in that he was ever ready to fight, but never ready to submit to the routine duty and discipline of the camp or the march. The soldiers were determined to be soldiers after their own notions, and do their duty, for the love of it, as they thought best. Carlton McCarthy | |
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| Copper | Dec 30 2014, 06:11 PM Post #7 |
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Shortstop
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They stick out like a sore thumb, everybody knows the fractional tail numbers (QS) - there's no ramp presence. |
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The Confederate soldier was peculiar in that he was ever ready to fight, but never ready to submit to the routine duty and discipline of the camp or the march. The soldiers were determined to be soldiers after their own notions, and do their duty, for the love of it, as they thought best. Carlton McCarthy | |
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| John D'Oh | Dec 30 2014, 07:54 PM Post #8 |
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MAMIL
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Flying international isn't really that bad - at least nowadays you get your own TV, which is the single biggest improvement in the last 20 years for longer flights, particularly involving children. Admittedly the prices are pretty horrendous compared to 15 years ago. As long as internal flights aren't longer than 2-3 hours, they're bearable. After that, the misery starts kicking in. |
| What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket? | |
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| bachophile | Dec 31 2014, 06:42 AM Post #9 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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i fly alot i guess, and i really dont mind the airplane time, (and i pretty much stick to economy class, no frills, but always always a window seat so i can rest my head on the side). its the aiport time that i cant stand. check in lines, security, lousy expensive food. if i could just get from the curbside right on the plane, i could pass on any amenities. just give me my book/kindle/tv screen, a sleeping pill, and im set for pretty much any trip. |
| "I don't know much about classical music. For years I thought the Goldberg Variations were something Mr. and Mrs. Goldberg did on their wedding night." Woody Allen | |
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| jon-nyc | Dec 31 2014, 06:59 AM Post #10 |
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I agree the security time can be the worst, but if you were 6'3" you might not find coach as acceptable as you do. |
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| John D'Oh | Dec 31 2014, 07:24 AM Post #11 |
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MAMIL
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Yes, this is the real misery. A few years ago I missed a connection and spent the first 24 hours of my annual holiday at JFK, with a stomach upset. It wasn't actually hell, but you could smell it from there, and not just because of my stomach upset. |
| What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket? | |
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| Chris Aher | Dec 31 2014, 07:29 AM Post #12 |
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Middle Aged Carp
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Regards, Chris | |
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| bachophile | Dec 31 2014, 07:30 AM Post #13 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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yes i agree, im 5 10 and i have no seat issues. and i recline and dont care if im reclined on. but thats me. i just dont mind airplanes. well, i dont like it when they fall into the sea, but other than that, im a very comfortable flyer. |
| "I don't know much about classical music. For years I thought the Goldberg Variations were something Mr. and Mrs. Goldberg did on their wedding night." Woody Allen | |
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| Horace | Dec 31 2014, 08:16 PM Post #14 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Flying coach is torture (ok, overstatement), and normal height people do not understand this. Where's the advocacy group for us tall people anyway? Where's my government when I need it? I can't even get an exit row before a normal sized person, if they choose to pay $50 for it. I seriously consider really hard before traveling. About as hard as if a first class fare was the only reasonable option. And it's not like I'm the tallest guy in the world. I'm in the 99th percentile but there are millions still taller than me. I don't even know how they can do it. |
| As a good person, I implore you to do as I, a good person, do. Be good. Do NOT be bad. If you see bad, end bad. End it in yourself, and end it in others. By any means necessary, the good must conquer the bad. Good people know this. Do you know this? Are you good? | |
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| bachophile | Dec 31 2014, 08:24 PM Post #15 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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as the randy Newman song goes... Tall people got no reason to live |
| "I don't know much about classical music. For years I thought the Goldberg Variations were something Mr. and Mrs. Goldberg did on their wedding night." Woody Allen | |
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| jon-nyc | Jan 1 2015, 04:25 AM Post #16 |
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Cheers
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How tall are you, Horace? |
| In my defense, I was left unsupervised. | |
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| Moonbat | Jan 1 2015, 05:36 AM Post #17 |
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Pisa-Carp
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mmm 6 4? |
| Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem | |
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| Horace | Jan 1 2015, 11:43 AM Post #18 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Somewhere between 6 4 and 6 5. |
| As a good person, I implore you to do as I, a good person, do. Be good. Do NOT be bad. If you see bad, end bad. End it in yourself, and end it in others. By any means necessary, the good must conquer the bad. Good people know this. Do you know this? Are you good? | |
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| jon-nyc | Jan 1 2015, 11:56 AM Post #19 |
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Cheers
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Freak. |
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| Horace | Jan 1 2015, 12:01 PM Post #20 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Shunned by society. |
| As a good person, I implore you to do as I, a good person, do. Be good. Do NOT be bad. If you see bad, end bad. End it in yourself, and end it in others. By any means necessary, the good must conquer the bad. Good people know this. Do you know this? Are you good? | |
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| Mikhailoh | Jan 1 2015, 01:07 PM Post #21 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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They got too short sleeves Big old toes You gotta climb a ladder Just to say hello... |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| Horace | Jan 1 2015, 10:26 PM Post #22 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Me and her.
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| As a good person, I implore you to do as I, a good person, do. Be good. Do NOT be bad. If you see bad, end bad. End it in yourself, and end it in others. By any means necessary, the good must conquer the bad. Good people know this. Do you know this? Are you good? | |
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| Mikhailoh | Jan 1 2015, 10:30 PM Post #23 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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Well, you are a tall one, Horace! She looks lovely. You never do better - you do different. And that is where the beauty of it comes in. None of the women I have had serious relationships with over the years were alike. The few times that I did try to replace one with someone I thought was similar it was a disappointment for me and a disaster for them. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| Horace | Jan 1 2015, 10:31 PM Post #24 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Pardon the weird claw on my left hand. I was trying to keep my other hand steady for the picture, and everything in my body tensed up. |
| As a good person, I implore you to do as I, a good person, do. Be good. Do NOT be bad. If you see bad, end bad. End it in yourself, and end it in others. By any means necessary, the good must conquer the bad. Good people know this. Do you know this? Are you good? | |
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| Horace | Jan 1 2015, 10:32 PM Post #25 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Thanks Mik. That's good stuff, as always. |
| As a good person, I implore you to do as I, a good person, do. Be good. Do NOT be bad. If you see bad, end bad. End it in yourself, and end it in others. By any means necessary, the good must conquer the bad. Good people know this. Do you know this? Are you good? | |
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