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The Upright and Locked Position
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| August 31, 2014
| Debra J. Saunders
Posted on 08/31/2014 4:51:34 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: italianquaker
That is no excuse for being rude and inconsiderate of others
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posted on
08/31/2014 8:53:24 AM PDT
by
Kaslin
(He needed the ignorant to reelect him, and he got them. Now we all have to pay the consequenses)
To: F15Eagle
I think we all you use those.
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posted on
08/31/2014 8:54:39 AM PDT
by
Kaslin
(He needed the ignorant to reelect him, and he got them. Now we all have to pay the consequenses)
To: Kaslin
Airline travel today = 10lb of excrement in a 5lb bag! Plus you get a colonoscopy courtesy of the TSA both going and returning! You have to wonder when they are going to push the pilots “forward” and add some more seats! Better still, make all planes “drones.”
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To: Rodamala
Ref: 747 Economy from the late '60s. I think that this was a publicity shot as the first commercial 747 flight was NYC to London in January 1970. Still with the costs and customs of that age, it might very well have looked like that in actual flight but that age's economy fare was indeed quite a bit higher in cost than today.
In comparison, when Airbus rolled out its A380 super-jumbo program in the late 1990s, there were equivalent pictures of roomy seats, lounges and bars to be found on this enormous airplane. While it is true that you can get those amenities on the super-premium 1st class Emirate Air and equivalents, most of the 535 (3 class config) or 800+ (all economy seating) never see the breathing space.
Just for grins, imagine the wait for deplaning from the all economy version ... wince!
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posted on
08/31/2014 9:37:43 AM PDT
by
SES1066
(Quality, Speed or Economical - Any 2 of 3 except in government - 1 at best but never #3!)
To: Kaslin
Jumbo jets defy the laws of gravity?
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posted on
08/31/2014 9:42:52 AM PDT
by
loungitude
(The truth hurts.)
To: RepRivFarm
“Anyone who is stupid enough to expose themselves to today’s air travel deserves exactly what they get. I dont know whether to laugh at them or weep for them for willingly subjecting themselves to such indignity.”
Ditto. I won’t fly again unless someone’s life is at stake.
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posted on
08/31/2014 9:45:38 AM PDT
by
dsc
(Any attempt to move a government to the left is a crime against humanity.)
To: SES1066; SamAdams76; upchuck
NEXT TIME, TRY THE TRAIN. RELAX.
Southern Pacific
68
posted on
08/31/2014 11:23:10 AM PDT
by
Rodamala
(International Travel is so elegant these days!)
To: Rodamala
:) Warren Buffet would approve, I’m sure.
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posted on
08/31/2014 11:27:30 AM PDT
by
upchuck
(It's a shame nobama truly doesn't care about any of this. Our country, our future, he doesn't care.)
To: Kaslin
True I guess it works both ways
To: RepRivFarm
Anyone who is stupid enough to expose themselves to todays air travel deserves exactly what they get. I dont know whether to laugh at them or weep for them for willingly subjecting themselves to such indignity. Living in North Carolina, we fly to Arizona to visit my folks to take the rugrat to see the grandparents. Of course, our latest flight to Arizona was a couple of weeks ago, to go to my mother's funeral. Driving to Arizona is a four-day one-way proposition, so no thanks.
This being said, we've never once had a bad experience with TSA, nor have we ever had a problem with any of the other passengers, nor have we ever been "crammed in" like cattle, even though we fly economy.
Honestly, I'm not really sure what you people are whining about.
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posted on
08/31/2014 6:09:02 PM PDT
by
Yashcheritsiy
(It's time to Repeal and Replace the Republican Party)
To: Kaslin
I too am fairly large and prevented the person in front of me from reclining by wedging my knees into the back of their seat. That’s MY space, sucka.
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posted on
08/31/2014 9:17:48 PM PDT
by
Some Fat Guy in L.A.
(Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite it's unfashionability)
To: greeneyes
Multiply you and I by a few million and we might see a change in the tune of the industry and the government who regulates that business...
Its all about the Benjamin’s...;-)
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posted on
09/02/2014 5:14:56 AM PDT
by
stevie_d_64
(I will settle for a "perfectly good, gently used" kidney...Apply within...)
To: stevie_d_64
Yep. Voting with your wallet will make changes no doubt.
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posted on
09/02/2014 8:30:29 AM PDT
by
greeneyes
(Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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