My wife’s suggestion seemed innocent enough: let’s visit my cousins on the farm for a couple days before the wedding. I was at the farm once – in the winter of 2013 – and it seemed like an okay...
Airplane Feet Etiquette
I could never become a medical doctor because blood makes me squeamish. That’s about it, though – most things do not bother me. Except bare feet. I don’t know how those people with permanently dirt-stained, calloused feet can stand it:...
This Commercial Made Me Laugh
I’ve been on some rather unsafe planes over the years, from a rickety old TU-134 in Russia, to a poorly-maintained 727 in Bolivia, and a battered ATR-42 in Cuba, but nothing all that bad, nothing out of a horror...
I Will Not Allow This Plane to Land!
It sure pays to have friends (or fathers) in high places… A passenger plane flying from Lebanon to Iraq was forced to turn back after the Iraqi transport minister’s son missed the flight and phoned Baghdad to stop the...
Video: Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule on United Airlines Flight
I don’t own a TV and rarely watch television programming online. That saves me from a great deal of wasted time, though sometimes I wonder just what I am missing. Like this: Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule...
Humor: American Airlines to Eliminate Complimentary Cabin Pressurization
Oh, how I love the Onion, America’s finest news source! FT. WORTH, TX—Explaining that the costs of the service have grown too high in recent years, American Airlines announced Tuesday that it will no longer offer free cabin pressurization...
The TSA Presents: The 12 Banned Items of Christmas (Humor)
I love intelligent humor that not only draws a laugh, but makes a deeper point–perhaps a reflection on an pertinent political issue or on society at large that invites contemplation and discussion. A new video out poking fun at...
Birds of a Feather Get Two Seats Together
My brother travels to the Bay Area regularly for business and buys same-day tickets which has led to frequent trips on Southwest Airlines. Burbank Airport is his preferred departure point in LA and he flies out of the “other...
Local News Station Reports Racist Joke as Names of Asiana Flight 214 Pilots
I have yet to offer my analysis on the recent Asiana crash, but it will be forthcoming and will focus not on the crash itself, but on the way the media reported on it: irresponsibly in many cases. With...
Video: Drunk Passenger Attacks United Pilot at Washington Dulles
I’m not the type that hangs around bars, but in my travels around the world I’ve run into a lot of drunk people and must admit that there are a few things I enjoy more than observing disorderly conduct...
More Hilarity from US Airways: "I love a man who knows what he wants"
Readers: if you are getting bored of posts like this, just leave a comment below, but I cannot get enough of the US Airways call center when it comes to booking a complex international award tickets. Here’s how my...
US Airways Agent: "Since we acquired American, we are sticking with Star Alliance" (humor)
I have a confession to make. If I am ever feeling down or just need a good laugh, I call US Airways to book an award trip. I’ve shared about two recent experiences with the call center and had...
Your Driver’s License is not an ID Card!
ID Card (noun) – a card bearing identifying data (as age or organizational membership) about the individual whose name appears thereon. Betcha thought this was going to be a post about the TSA. It’s not. It’s about Budget Rent-A-Car. And...
Hey British Airways: It’s Japan Airlines, not Japanese Airlines!
British Airways is tinkering with their online Executive Club award booking search engine and right now it is not possible to book online award flights with Japan Airlines (JAL), or as BA calls it: Japanese Airlines. I have to...
Breaking News from US Airways (Humor)
You’ll never believe what I just heard from US Airways reservations! Let’s join a conversation already in progress: ME: That’s right–South African Airways, SA. The airport code is Juliet, November, Bravo. AGENT: Oh great, thanks–that’s not one I know,...
Rage Comic on United-Continental Integration
To be honest, I did not even know what a rage comic was until I looked it up this evening, but I sure got a kick out of this (click on it): The funny thing is, the comic is...
Humor: Leaked US Airways Memo on Philadelphia Expansion
A great brouhaha is going on right now in the City of Brotherly Love over the proposed expansion of Philadelphia International Airport. Not surprisingly, US Airways (which currently holds a dominant position in Philadelphia) wants to keep it that way...
Alec Baldwin Pokes Fun at American Airlines on SNL
Alec Baldwin is such a jerk. But this video is hilarious: For those of you unfamilar with what happened, Baldwin was tossed off an AA flight last week after repeatdly ignoring FA requests to turn off his electronic equipment....
The Poor Folks at United Airlines Customer Service
I’ve written before about untied.com, the site that allows disgruntled United (and now Continental) passengers to post complaints about their expeirence. The sight recently got a facelift, humorously now resembling the current United.com homepage. Whenever I need a...
TSA Spots Concealed Knife in Carry-On Bag at Newark Airport!
Stop the presses! Stop the presses! The Wall Street Journal brings us this groundbeaking accomplishment of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA): NEWARK, N.J. — A Transportation Security Administration screener at a New Jersey airport spotted a knife concealed in...
