Who’s Buying Who And Merging And What Now?
walterh So what in the hell is exactly going on these days? First, AMR, the parent company of American Airlines (but then again if you’re an airline junkie like I am,…
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…
TSA Gone Wild!
That’s what they need to be called. Not Transportation Safety Administration, but TSA Gone Wild! Why? Okay, so there’s already the 85 year old grandmother who was stripsearched. Now comes…
I knew the TSA was bad, but…
…strip-searching an 84 year old woman who can’t walk without the assistance of a walker? WTF is this world – scratch that – WTF is the TSA coming to? Are…
The TSA Prefers Women
Okay, so not exactly. Maybe I should say the TSA just hates men more. At least here in Phoenix. I’ve been going through Terminal 2 of Phoenix’s Sky Harbor airport…
HRC Rankings of Airlines, Hotels, etc. and a Word about United
For those of you that aren’t familiar, HRC stands for The Human Rights Campaign, which is the leading LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered) rights organization. Okay, so you’re not part…
Add PDX to the Porno Scanner List
I flew out of Portland International yesterday, and was really unhappy to see that the porno scanners have been installed, at least at the ABC checkpoint. A couple of things.…
Backscatter Machine Information
This is pretty incredible. Mashable.com took on “The Science Behind Airport Body Scanners” and did a pretty good job at explaining them. It’s a pretty damned good article, and you…
When “Do Not Disturb” means, “Yes! Please call me!”
Okay, so I’m working nights this week. I usually work nights, given the chance, since it’s quieter. We just did a major software upgrade, and I’m supporting the hospital, making…
Shame on every airline – except Alaska, Hawaiian, and Spirit
This is disgusting. Because of the House GOP having a temper tantrum and shutting down the FAA, taxes of 7.5% were no longer able to be charged to tickets purchased…