DTW has very limited mass transit connections. The one they have isn't even well known. You can take the bus to downtown Detroit; it stops in front of the Renaissance Center. A few years ago there was an organization wanting commuter rail between Detroit, Dearborn and Ann Arbor. They wanted to have...
Jump to post400km is not a long distance. I would have never considered flying that short of a distance unless it was to fly on some kind of aircraft I hadn't flown on before. I generally consider air travel for anything over 500 miles. I take into consideration how long I'm going to be at the destination and w...
Jump to postGood riddance! Under his leadership he increased the pleasantries for premium cabin passengers and made riding in Y much more unpleasant. He did the opposite at Amtrak. Riding in coach changed very little but he cut the perks for the premium passenger who spent FAR more money. The "contemporary...
Jump to postI'm not a fan of forgiving student loan debt because it leaves out everyone who took out similar loans and paid them back. I was fortunate enough to come from a family with enough wealth that my parents were able to pay for my education, so this doesn't effect me one way or the other. A vast majorit...
Jump to postNot a surprise... I know a number of Evangelicals who don't like Trump and never have. Many probably voted for him because they vote Republican, not because they actually like the guy. I see a lot of people here using Christian and Evangelical interchangeably. Not all Christians are Evangelicals. I ...
Jump to postOne thing that would amaze them pretty much anywhere in the civilized world is that there is electricity 24 hours a day.
Jump to postI like the MD-80 because it brings me back to another era. The 717 (MD-95) does the same thing to me. When I see them it reminds me of a time period when I would go to the airport and see airlines that are fallen flags. I have a soft spot for McDonnell Douglas because it was HQed in St. Louis. MD wa...
Jump to postI think a lot of it will depend on your core values. If you're from China, Turkey, Russia or a Republican I think you'd tend to value authoritarian leadership that's above the law and can carry out executive decision-making with complete disregard for the law or precedent. It works well for them an...
Jump to postNothing says love like putting yourself in deep debt. Not for everyone... People buy cars all the time and some are more expensive than others; that is just the way it is. I have never met anyone in my entire 60 years of life that gave a car as a Christmas gift. I'm a high school teacher in a well ...
Jump to postBad policing is just bad policing. There's nothing to suggest that there was a racial component to this shooting. Yes, bad policing happens regardless of race. I bet most of you never have heard of the 1988 Documentary "Thin Blue Line". Sloppy police work in Texas put a white man away for...
Jump to postIs DL still running any mainline between FNT and DTW? NW ran that route with a DC-9 at one time. You all are gonna love this: United ran a DC-10 on this route in the 1990's. I took it once and ,yes, it was full! That is a good one. The shortest widebody flight I ever was on was on TW, back in '91 OR...
Jump to postI could see Lands End being confused for Sears Private label at one time. Other than the catalog you couldn't get Lands End at other stores.
Jump to postBlack family arrested for ‘loitering’ on their own front lawn Depending on where they are that could actually be illegal. Back in the late 1960s Lake Ozark, Missouri had an ordinance that said you couldn't sit on the hood of the car, even if it was yours. The policy was geared to tourists and count...
Jump to postArchGuy1 wrote:I also heard that they are degrading the quality of life in New York City.
Back in 1984 I was thrown up on by a drunken passenger on a Republic DC-9 LAS-DEN. I was given a Republic t-shirt and a Republic "Frisbee" (I still have it). My dad received some sort of financial compensation on my ticket. Our next door neighbor was the captain and he was rather embarrass...
Jump to postHigh School automotive technology teacher. I teach teenagers how to fix cars.
Jump to postBeechtobus wrote:hey did have a business class section called Spirt Plus. Basically you got a domestic F seat and free alcoholic beverages.
I hope I am long dead before we can't have meat and alcohol anymore. Sure you could avoid that stuff and live longer, but why bother? You can live to be really old, but you'll still die at some point and you should enjoy yourself while you are here. How good for you are these meatless meats on the l...
Jump to postI saw Senator Richard Blumenthal on the news last night making a non statement statement. "I think there is a real need for scrutiny and oversight here. And the tragedy that happened here may be a source of lessons for others who are still flying those B-17s. It's a vintage airplane and it need...
Jump to postI'm 43 and I don't remember a time when hazmat trucks and school buses didn't stop at railroad crossings. There is an exception to the rule and that is when the crossing is marked "exempt". That generally applies one of three types of railroad crossings. 1.) abandoned railroad, but the rai...
Jump to postThe sentencing is going on NOW???? How unusual is THAT??? That is normal. The verdict is read and sentencing is carried out during another court session. You can't shoot people because you break down the door to the wrong apartment and wrongly assume they broke into yours. Goodbye felicia. She didn...
Jump to postYou vote at your primary residence and just have to deal with that if you have property elsewhere. It's just the way things are. It's like paying school taxes but not having any kids or paying a tax for your local library, but never going there. It's just one of the things you do. There are people w...
Jump to postCadet985 wrote:bennett123 wrote:How do you cheat on yourself?.
Switching hands?
There would be no point in marrying yourself.... If you want an excuse to have a party just go ahead and do it. 15 years ago a friend's daughter was supposed to get married and due to a cheating soon to be husband she broke it off a week before the date. She couldn't get a refund on the reception, b...
Jump to postI've never heard of the "Seattle Space Needle" before this post. The Space Needle is to Seattle what the CN Tower is to Toronto. The Queen Mary symbolizes Long Beach the same way the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe symbolize Paris, the Statue of Liberty and Empire State Building symboliz...
Jump to postIf you really want to attract the ladies, you need to get yourself a snow globe. And be sure to track her flight across the country and tell her all about it. At airports I've done quite well meeting people, but it does depend on the airport: At DFW and PHX no problem, but at LAX you'd need to be w...
Jump to postThat "source" isn't exactly very objective. It is mostly an opinion about what the author thinks of Trump voters. I am not supportive of this guy's efforts and I think people should have kept their money, but this "news" piece is really short on facts. Opinion isn't news...
Jump to postDidn't DL have a DTW-FNT flight? I recall several years ago my RJ to STL was delayed because of poor weather in FNT that kept it from leaving on time.
The shortest ever had to be CO's IAH-HOU flight back in the 80s.
Joining a club is a good way to meet like minded people. For example I collect vintage brewery memorabilia (Falstaff Beer mostly) and over the last 22 years I have made A LOT of friends in the three national organizations of breweriana collectors. There are local and national trade shows all over th...
Jump to postA number of years ago I was dining with some friends in Halle, Germany. I was complimenting my buddy's wife about how mushy her mashed potatoes were. When I said "mushy" my buddy's entire family laughed at me. Apparently "Mushi" is German slang for vagina.
Jump to postAll of them except South Carolina, South Dakota and Hawaii. I'll be in in South Carolina in a couple weeks so I'll be able to scratch one more off my list.
Jump to postIn the US tires are sized in both metric and imperial and example would be P195/50R16 The P indicates metric and the 195 and 50 indicate width and sidewall height in millimeters. The 16 indicates a 16inch rim.
Jump to postAnother good question is, when will the UK settle on one system? The UK still uses miles. Cars in the UK have mph speedometers. Canadian railroads still measure distance in miles as far as operations go. The entire Canadian rail network has mile posts, just like in the US. Brexiteers love Imperial,...
Jump to postI wonder what the FFDO program costs and how many times they've actually engaged a hijacker? To my knowledge they have never engaged a hijacker because they never have had an opportunity to. I've known plenty of police officers who never shot at anyone, but they still carry a gun because of what ca...
Jump to postA United Airlines captain threw bullets in a trash bin accessible to passengers and later flushed them down a toilet on board a flight that he was piloting to Germany. Flushing them down the john wasn't a good idea. But tossing them out in the trash may have been the best available option. Bullets ...
Jump to postWe have the ability to have a gun because we are the last line of defense when someone tries to breech our cockpit. Makes sense to me. If the pilot(s) want to carry a firearm all all for it. It is within the realm of possibility that somebody who wants to take over an aircraft has a gun. The cockpi...
Jump to postI am dating a woman 17 years older than me; I'm 43. She is in better shape than a lot of women who are in their 40s. She's never been married and we have a lot of the same interests; we met at church. We are on the same page when it comes to politics, religion, interests and thoughts about life in g...
Jump to postCan you buy one in the USA and ship it to Holland? You could but I bet the warranty would be voided. I know that is the case for a variety of manufactures. That would most certainly be the case for a GM, Ford or Chrysler. The same would be true if the car was bought in Europe and shipped here. You ...
Jump to postHotel vouchers?! Damn, even Allegiant gives better service than United. I doubt they would have had to give many hotel vouchers. Its not like any were connecting passengers so they all originated at TOL. I would bet most live within an hour of Toledo and could easily go home. Offering vouchers to t...
Jump to postThe quality of discussion here has taken a nosedive since free accounts were allowed. I've been on here for 13 years and was a paid "first class" member when that was still a thing. I rarely look at a.net NonAv anymore because so many discussions have degenerated into political nonsense a...
Jump to postSigh...just how out of touch some people can be. What's next, tell them to "go get another job"? I have heard that argument from some individuals. I have also heard "They should just go find a job while they are on furlough". When I hear that I ask "Would you want to hire s...
Jump to postSometimes I think that all passengers should be compelled to receive a basic education in aviation before being allowed on planes. I also believe all prospective drivers should receive a lesson in how cars work. I have an American Airlines route map from 1959. On the back it has all kinds of info a...
Jump to postseb146 wrote:When I have a blood draw, there is a tiny bit on the cotton ball when I finally remove it.
I didn't even know they named the trains. In the USA named trains were generally full service coach trains or full service overnight trains, with sleeping cars. These trains also had number. Local trains usually had no names and only numbers. An example of a coach only train with a name would be Sa...
Jump to postYeah, phlebotomists will go for the vein right there if they can't coax a vein in the arm to pop out in an accessible manner. Every blood test I have had since I was in my early teens has been taken out of my hand, because the vein is so easy to get at (If I make a fist it sticks out). They use a s...
Jump to postI would bet some government employees are getting loans. Not good loans, but those loans at shady payday loan places that ask few questions and charge insane interest rates. I have always felt those places are only one step above loan sharks. I am sure many are taking advantage of the situation.
Jump to postHe's trolling for sure, but I don't think he's really off base. I have sat through sensitivity trainimg for my employer that stated that gender and sexuality aren't the same thing. People who claim to be a different gender than that they were "assigned" change genders based on the way they...
Jump to postFalse equivalence. I can turn off radio and television. I cannot turn off these text messages. I can't turn off the Tornado or storm warning siren. The siren also goes off during a city snow emergency, signaling people to not park on the streets. That is a message from my local government. Like it ...
Jump to postI'm right in the middle for Detroit area earners and that makes me a top 14% person on a national scale. I looked at what I would be in San Francisco and I see I would still be in the middle income range there too. However I wouldn't have much in the way of disposable income if I lived there. I can ...
Jump to postI don't know that DTW-HNL is a big corporate market... I couldn't imagine it would be. Hawaii isn't exactly known for its auto suppliers and manufacturing. MSP-HNL goes way back. Back in the mid 2000s NW had a MSP-SFO-HNL flight on a 753. I flew on it a couple times on the MSP-SFO routing section. ...
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