Viddy well, little brother
BoingBoing has a very interesting article on how to tell why an airplane is REALLY late. You do it by checking the disposition of the cargo instead of the passengers. Presumably the airlines lie less about the cargo.
The airline service this year is the worst that I've ever seen. I cringe every time I have to do anything different or unusual. I know that any given flight will be delayed (for the "weather", right?). I know that my luggage will be lost. I know that the flight attendants will be people that were too ugly and mean-spirited to get cast as extras for Shaun of the Dead. I know that the pilot has a pistol and is waiting to use it. I know that every airline employee is newly empowered to be a Clockwork Orange-like thug and vent years of petty grievances on the first protesting passenger's head.
Airlines suck. If any business sector were ever to be nationalized, fixed and spit out for competitive bid, it would be this one.
Posted on October 19, 2007
