Seen in Print

[Rufus T. Firefly]

After our Spirit Air experience, I signed up Delta, because they're reputedly good. Flight TO PHL changed in Detroit (to a puddle jumper). The boarding gate to loading gate was, actually, less than the distance Earth-Moon. Barely made it in time...Mama is sorta old & a bad hip.
Flight back to LAX changed in Minneapolis. Solving a Rubix cube might have been easier than finding the departure gate, again just in the nick of time.
Otherwise, Delta with expensive economy is fine.

I've done that Minneapolis connection - once. Literally running from one end to the other end of the airport and getting on the plane with them slamming to door behind me. Never again.

We have tried the LAX-IAD route. Nice nonstop, but a bitch of drive to suburban Philadelphia.

That drive could take longer than the flight from LAX Done it way too many times. Just 2 weeks ago I was on the flip back to VA and they had north bound Rt 95 closed on a Sunday in part of MD. South bound was wretched through MD for no apparent reason other than to watch the empty other half of the road.

Plus, the Eagles suck, again.

They were too cheap to keep the quarterback that knew how to win.

[webenda]

Re the "comfort" level in most airliners. The seat arrangements are set by the airline, not the manufacturer.

I did not know. All this time I have been complimenting or blaming the aircraft manufacturer on the comfort level of the seating arrangement.
https://www.delta.com/us/en/aircraft/boeing/737-900er
https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel ... t-redesign

[chuck]

Wayne said:

All this time I have been complimenting or blaming the aircraft manufacturer on the comfort level of the seating arrangement.

At the time of introduction of a new plane this is commented on by the manufacturer usually as an afterthought unless they can somehow cast this as an advantage. Last time I saw a blurb on this was at the time of introduction on the 787 Dreamliner. Boeing actually showcased a couple of initial configurations for a Japanese airline and for an American airline. The only other time this comes up is when planes are refurbished which had been happening less frequently because of economic forces.

The most comfortable seats I remember flying in where on Frontier. This was about 10-12 years ago and things have probably changed.

Main issue with Frontier was everything went through Denver. I had two bad instances with wind shear and since we were actually going through Denver we missed our connecting flights (plus were scared sh*tless on the aborted landing and once we had the pleasure of being diverted to Fort Collins in an Airbus equivalent of a 737 aka an A 318). Denver closed down after our aborted approach and ALL aircraft were diverted to surrounding airfields capable of handling commercial jets (according to our pilot, about 20 planes in total).

Fort Collins is not a "commercial" airport. It has no terminal and one 8,000 foot + runway (asphalt). It services general aviation and corporate aircraft. It has jet fuel but the ground crew had to go to a local big box store with a pickup truck to get a taller ladder in order to reach the fuel port on the wing. Two more planes were diverted and we had a nice display of Frontier A-318, 319, and 320 planes. The ladder came in handy when they later sent out for pizza. They eventually allowed 5 passengers to "leave" with the understanding that a) you can't get back on, b) you can't have your luggage, and c) you understand that their is no car rental stand and you will need to call for a cab to get to Fort Collins to try to rent a car for the 50 mile drive back to Denver. The ground crew was able to rustle up an old school rolling stair that was probably stashed in the back of one of the hangars to handle the five castaways. That was the last time I went through Denver or flew on Frontier.

[John Webster]

I flew from Painesville, Ohio to Fon-Du-Lac, Wisconsin and back in a Great Lakes biplane in 1980. Spent one night in a sleeping bag under the lower wing. Navigated using paper maps following lakeshores and freeways.

Part of the flight was in rain. The rain would build up into a giant drop on the bottom of the windshield. When that drop reached a certain size it would migrate to the edge of the windshield where the airstream would blow it directly onto my neck just above the collar of my jacket. No matter how much I squirmed those raindrops all landed in the same general area. I landed thoroughly saturated from my belt to my ears.

Enjoyed it immensely.

[rex desilets]

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We have tried the LAX-IAD route. Nice nonstop, but a bitch of drive to suburban Philadelphia.

That drive could take longer than the flight from LAX Done it way too many times. Just 2 weeks ago I was on the flip back to VA and they had north bound Rt 95 closed on a Sunday in part of MD. South bound was wretched through MD for no apparent reason other than to watch the empty other half of the road.
The nonstop to IAD seems to get you in just in time to buck work traffic on I95 or late enough that by the time you get to your hotel it's about time to get up.

Plus, the Eagles suck, again.

They were too cheap to keep the quarterback that knew how to win.
Ah, you mean St. Nick, the gentleman who will never ever have to buy a drink in Philly. Dispensed with by the execrable Chip Kelley (spit) to the awful St Louis Rams for what's his name that coulda been great if he could have stayed uninjured. Foles had this knack of getting the team around him to play great, maybe because he didn't have an inflated idea of his greatness. Had to choose betwixt Foles and Wentz and Foles deserved the chance to be #1. Anyway, the Eagles are without Foles and suck, again.
But, Ohio State looks all world (OSU '64), so I have a reason to watch football this year.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[Mitch]

Apparently Abby quit but failed to tell anybody.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[webenda]

Meanwhile, in Microsoft Land, the fixes for Windows 10 1903 continue to stream to users.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Huh? Explain -a per me ? Please.

[chuck]

OMG, 1093 was first released in April. Clean installs on newer machines seem to work fine. This was a major update. Upgrades, especially on older hardware, not so well.

I do not miss dealing with this kind of sh*t. To be fair, this isn't just a Microsoft problem, various editions of Linux and OS X run into this but at a much less frequent and usually less serious manner.

[webenda]

Huh? Explain -a per me ? Please.

Facepalm is a gesture in which the palm of one's hand is brought to one's face, as an expression of disbelief, shame, or exasperation.

[webenda]

OMG, 1093 was first released in April. Clean installs on newer machines seem to work fine. This was a major update. Upgrades, especially on older hardware, not so well.

I do not miss dealing with this kind of sh*t. To be fair, this isn't just a Microsoft problem, various editions of Linux and OS X run into this but at a much less frequent and usually less serious manner.

I waited until August 18 to install Windows 10, Version 1903, thinking they would have the bugs out by then.
After the install and several reboots by the install software, I was ready to go. My computer asked for my password.
My password was not recognized and I could not create a new password because I could not log in.


So far the upgrade continuum has fixed problem after problem as well as giving me some new stuff I like.
I am still waiting for Microsoft to send an upgrade to fix the printer problem. The computer sees the printer but will not send the documents in the queue to the printer.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Facepalm is a gesture in which the palm of one's hand is brought to one's face, as an expression of disbelief, shame, or exasperation.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Huh? Explain -a per me ? Please.

Facepalm is a gesture in which the palm of one's hand is brought to one's face, as an expression of disbelief, shame, or exasperation....

Not that part, ya silly goose. The computer part.

However, the subsequent exchange between you and Chuck helped.