Archive for May, 2008

This is the flight that never ends…

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…it just goes on and on my friends…:-(
AA4306 took FOREVER yesterday. We were stuck on the tarmac so long , the F/A just hung out in the cockpit:

Oh, and our co-pilot is like 12:

And to save on fuel, instead of turning the A/C on, they opened up the service door to let the breeze in…yes, [...]

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The one nice thing about being stuck in CVG…

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is the place that sells the single servings of Graeter’s….mmmm….Black Raspberry Chip. Muy good!

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AAARGH!

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Weather in ORD must suck ASS!

I wish I could blame AA, but the weather in ORD is crappy…*sigh* Guess I’m going to miss the Van Halen concert tonight.

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How sweet it is…

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(nod to Jackie Gleason)

God was it so fun to drive

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“I went back to Ohio…”

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Oh how sweet it is:
Graeters‘ for an ice cream social:

And Skyline Chili Dogs for dinner…woo!

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You know you’re in Kentucky…

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…when you see a larger-than-life Wild Turkey sign in front of the liquor store. heh.

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Avis First: Membership has its privileges

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With apologies to American Express, being a member of Avis First does have its privileges…I got to CVG today, and they informed me that since they were out of intermediate or full sized (the typical Avis First upgrade), would I terribly mind if they gave me a new Ford Mustang for the same price…come on, [...]

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The pain is getting worse…

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Filling up Hannah today now cost over $50 for regular unleaded…make it stop!

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Oregon Lottery: Good luck (just kidding!)

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Now, I realize that crossing your finger for luck is the point they’re going for here, but it’s also hard to not read into this the other way (crossing your fingers to scotch a deal)…it’s like the Oregon Lottery is selling you the ticket and saying “just kidding!” on your chances to win.

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AA’s new boarding passes: An innovation that’s actually not screwing the customer

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On our way to Portland last night, I noticed that AA has totally redesigned the boarding pass that you get from the gate agents (see image below…and yes, we got a sweet upgrade)…it’s of a slightly thicker stock, and has a nice bar code at the top…I was wondering why they did the redesign until [...]

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