Oh racism, my old enemy
walterh So you’ve probably heard about the TSA agent at JFK Airport in New York who didn’t realize his metal detector was off, right? If not, have at it – the…
Now THIS is monumentally stupid
One of my regular blogs is USA Today’s “Today In The Sky” column by Ben Mutzabaugh; I check it a few times a day. Today’s lead-off story is how a…
Paying Our Respects
I originally posted something similar to this over at CatastropheCast.com, but thought it should go here as well… I’m not only a regular business traveler, but I’m an airline geek…
American Airlines: Worry About Your Own Ass First!
We’ve all been there, done that. Gotten on a plane where we have a connection. Plane gets delayed a little. Flight Attendant asks if you have a connection, then tells…
Damned body scanners!
So most people have heard of it, but if now, here’s an awesome video that someone put together to show just how easy it is to get ANYTHING past the…
Why I Love the State of Alaska
Last year there was an Alaska State lawmaker that got “randomly selected” to be porno-groped while going through security. And when I say porno-grope, I mean it. I’ve gotten farther…
Who wants to fly?
Okay, so yes, I’m a bit addicted to flying. I’m a million miler (I hit 1 million miles flown in 2011), and yes – I fly for work, and when…
TSA Run-in, Anyone?
So you know that I’ve been pretty snarky when it comes to run-ins with the TSA. Sometimes the agents surprise me and are just as wary of the scanners, or…
Dear Aeroflot: YOU SUCK!
I knew that things weren’t all that good for gays and lesbians in Russia, but I didn’t know it was this bad. In 2011, a gay male flight attendant started…
Developing: Sen. Rand Paul Detained at BNA
Okay, so there’s a developing story out of Nashville that Senator Rand Paul has been detained because he refused to go through the full porno-patdown. From my research, it appears…