Showing posts with label Travel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Travel. Show all posts
Friday, December 30, 2022

How Southwest Airlines Melted Down

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At WSJ, " Airline executives and labor leaders point to inadequate technology systems as one reason why a brutal winter storm turned in...

Southwest Meltdown Was 'Perfect Storm' of Well-Known Vulnerabilities

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Total nightmare. I'm so happy I got to stay home for holidays.  At LAT , " Far from a shock, Southwest meltdown was ‘perfect storm’...
Saturday, December 11, 2021

Covid-Era Travel Risks Are Changing

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 At WSJ , " What to Consider So You Don’t Get Stranded: Sudden border closures. Quarantines. Given the new risks, the days of improvise...
Saturday, November 27, 2021

Boris Johnson Announces New Travel Restrictions (VIDEO)

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Following-up, " New South Africa Covid Strain Omicron Sends Shockwaves Across the Globe ." And at the BBC , " LIVE: Travel an...
Friday, November 26, 2021

New South Africa Covid Strain Omicron Sends Shockwaves Across the Globe

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There's a lot of hype, but Dr. Peter Hotez, at the video, says he's not panicked, as he's not seen anything as infectious as the...
Monday, July 12, 2021

Woman Duct-Taped to Her Seat After Attempting to Open Airplane Door (VIDEO)

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As noted at the story, the woman had psychological issues.  At the New York Post , " Video shows woman duct-taped to seat after trying ...
Thursday, December 26, 2019

Massive Storm Hits Southern California

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Following-up, " Nasty SoCal Weather ."

Nasty SoCal Weather

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Bunch of highways closed over night, not least of all the I-5 over the Grapevine. I'm glad I'm not traveling. A fast-moving winte...
Thursday, November 28, 2019

Evelyn Taft's Thanksgiving Forecast

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Well, I've posted on the Thanksgiving snowmageddon already, but I can't resist Ms. Evelyn. BONUS : Danielle Gersh's foreca...
Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Do You Fly Coach?

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If you do, and I do, you're sucked. CEOs defend packing 'em in like sardines on the major airlines coach sections. At WSJ, "...
Thursday, February 8, 2018

Emotional Support Hamster Flushed Down the Toilet

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Well, perhaps it's better to get a larger animal --- like a peacock --- to avoid traumatic situations like this. At the Miami Herald, ...
Wednesday, December 27, 2017

Chrissy Teigen's Flight to Nowhere

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Actually, it was LAX to LAX, round-trip, eight hours ---  because one passenger was able to board without at ticket. Ms. Chrissy wasn'...
Monday, May 29, 2017

Finding Florida

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The Angels just finished up a 10-day road trip, hitting Tampa Bay and Miami on the last two legs. (They finished 4-6 for the trip.) While ...
Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Washington D.C. — One of America's 'Most Beautiful Cities'

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I love D.C. A little chilly, otherwise I could fully hang. At the Telegraph U.K.: Tracy Chevalier: 'Washington DC is one of America&#...
Friday, June 3, 2016

The Great American Road Trip

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Summertime and the livin' is easy, heh. At the New York Times, " America Is Hitting the Road Again ": ON ROUTE 66 IN NEW M...
Wednesday, February 10, 2016

TSA: The Total Security Abyss

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From Michelle Malkin : While a TSA agent pawed my hair bun this weekend, presumably on high alert for improvised explosive bobby pins, I p...
Thursday, December 24, 2015

U.S. Flights Hit by Major Weather Delays Ahead of Christmas (VIDEO)

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At WSJ, " U.S. Flights Hit by Major Weather Delays ": Fog and storms triggered major flight delays in pockets of the U.S. ahe...
Tuesday, December 22, 2015

High Winds, Cold Weather Batter the Pacific Northwest (VIDEO)

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At KOIN 6 News Portland, " Heavy winds wreak havoc across Oregon and Washington ." And at CBS This Morning, " Rain and snow...
Tuesday, November 24, 2015

France Can't Keep Tabs on 10,000 Radicalized Young Muslims (VIDEO)

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From last night's CBS Evening News:
Monday, November 23, 2015

State Department Issues Worldwide Travel Warning

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At USA Today, " State Department issues 'worldwide' travel alert ." And the opening segment from tonight's CBS Eveni...