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A passenger on a United flight was forceably removed by police because United overbooked the flight and he refused to leave -- (link) - decline Apr 10, 06:12 23
- I don't fly but from what I read airlines are horrible and it seems there's nothing that can be done to make them a better business. - Krusty Apr 10, 06:24 2
  - Air travel is the new Greyhound. It's become a commodity. -- nm - ty97 Apr 10, 06:34
  - Well, part is that people keep complaining about the price even when we're paying like a fifth of what 1950s passengers were paying after inflation. - Ender Apr 10, 06:29
- That statement basically says "Hey, WE didn't drag him off. Talk to the cops about that." -- nm - Ender Apr 10, 06:23
- I don't get how overbooking is valid. - Will Hunting Apr 10, 06:23 6
  - Airline are allowed by law to overbook as they no they will have no-shows (hotels do it too) - ty97 Apr 10, 06:27 2
    - But here's my question -- you take my money for the ticket. If I don't show, I don't get the money back in many cases, do I? -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 10, 06:31 1
      - IDB amounts are higher than the cost of many tickets, but even if they are not, no you don't. - ty97 Apr 10, 06:33
  - I don't understand how it even happens unless it's a Southwest-style no-assigned-seating situation. -- nm - Ender Apr 10, 06:25 2
    - I'm just reminded of Seinfeld's reservations comments. "Sir, I understand what reservations are." "I'm not so sure you do." -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 10, 06:26 1
      - "You know how to -take- the reservation, you just don't know how to HOLD the reservation" -- nm - rollo Apr 10, 06:27
- ...and he was apparently a Doctor heading home to see patients. A (unsubstantiated) rumor has it he was bumped for an airline employee -- nm - decline Apr 10, 06:20 6
  - i think that was what he was told - they needed 4 seats for stand-by crew. -- nm - Andie Apr 10, 06:21 5
    - While researching the Delta situation yesterday, I came across part of United either pilot or FA contract that seemed to say -- (edited) - ty97 Apr 10, 06:35
    - 4 flight crew needed in Louisville that night for another flight. People were offered $800 + hotel to bump. No one agreed, so they forced people -- (link) - decline Apr 10, 06:29 3
      - they should never have boarded the plane. this is a terrible move by them. -- nm - Andie Apr 10, 06:31 2
        
        Yeah, as Will said, you sort the IBD at the gate before boarding -- nm - ty97 Apr 10, 06:32 1
        
        Actually, what I said if you sell 100% of the tickets, not 101%+. - Will Hunting Apr 10, 06:36
- Air Canada booted a couple who had booked their flight 3 months earlier due to overbooking - Beaker Apr 10, 06:19 2
  - For most airlines, when you booked could (or not) be a factor in determining who gets bumped, but it's not a prime factor. - ty97 Apr 10, 06:24
  - pre-paying for seats helps i think, but it's no guarantee. -- nm - Andie Apr 10, 06:20
- Apparently he refused to leave because he's a doctor & had to be somewhere for medical reasons (and apparently they let him back on after being *ass -- (edited) - Andie Apr 10, 06:19
- How do they even let people board until the overbooking is resolved? -- nm - TWuG Apr 10, 06:19
Former Atlanta Brave Otis Nixon has been reported missing. Not seen since Saturday when he never arrived at a golf course where he had a tee time. -- (link) - Krusty Apr 10, 05:54 4
- hope he is OK (he was part of a running gag while at University) -- (edited) - Beaker Apr 10, 06:18
- Heard this on the news driving in - Strongbad Apr 10, 06:11 1
  - I didn't know he had issues. I'm really hoping he's just sitting in a hotel room somewhere and is perfectly fine. - Krusty Apr 10, 06:17
- Chuck Knoblauch, what did you do? -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 10, 05:55
PSA: (Many of) you are entering a four day work week, i repeat, a four day work week. -- nm - Andie Apr 10, 05:53 4
- I think I'm taking next *Monday* off because head is leaving sunday. if the weather is nice, I'll paint my front porch and steam clean my rugs. - amanda jones state university Apr 10, 06:23 1
  - Fishing on Good Friday (first day out for me). Quiet easter at home -- nm - decline Apr 10, 06:24
- and it's going to be in the 70's and 80's all week. And I'm sick :( -- nm - decline Apr 10, 06:09
- Three for me! (Friday's a holiday here, taking Thursday off as well) -- nm - prayformojo Apr 10, 06:05
Has anyone seen Queen perform with Adam Lambert? Good? Bad? 50/50 we might go to Toronto to see them this summer - Beaker Apr 10, 05:44 3
- It' a really great show. He's the next version of Freddy if he'd lived (and finally been allowed to be who he truly was). -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 10, 06:06
- Pippy, IIRC -- nm - Roger More Apr 10, 05:48
- I saw the bit with James Corden and that was quite good. -- nm - Baronspringa Apr 10, 05:47
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- Baseball started, Trump said some stupid stuff, and ty97's pokemon obsession reachd new heights -- nm - decline Apr 10, 06:02 2
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    - oh, and we spent 100M bucks bombing a Syrian cafeteria at one of their airports -- nm* - decline Apr 10, 06:16
- Will we get a recap once it's complete? -- (edited) - Strongbad Apr 10, 05:37 4
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    - The situation -- (edited) - Strongbad Apr 10, 06:09 2
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        I am just ready for it to be done. - Strongbad Apr 10, 06:13
- oh and of interest to you, Delta completed melted down for 5 days after a day of storms in Atlanta last week. - ty97 Apr 10, 05:36 2
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    - I believe you - ty97 Apr 10, 05:43
- I've been playing Fallout Shelter, Better Call Saul starts tonight -- nm - Beaker Apr 10, 05:36 1
  - Oh, Saul, you lovable scamp. I can't wait to see what shenanigans you get involved in this week. -- nm - Baronspringa Apr 10, 05:46
- Also, this feels like a long trial. - ty97 Apr 10, 05:35 3
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    - are you still relatively on schedule? -- nm - Diva Apr 10, 06:27
    - IM: great point! -- nm - ty97 Apr 10, 05:37
- Pence resigned. Hillary was confirmed as the new VP. Then Trump resigned. -- nm - ty97 Apr 10, 05:34
- A week off? Will you be drunk for all seven days? More importantly, will it affect the trial ending on time? -- (edited) - Krusty Apr 10, 05:33 6
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    - I am certain opening day would be a good excuse for the court to convene at the ball park *everybody* loves a little fresh air -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 10, 10:45
    - I say you both agree that the judge is in the bag for the defense, shake hands and agree to meet again in a few months for the appeal. Why waste time - Krusty Apr 10, 05:39 3
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        :) -- nm - Diva Apr 10, 06:34
        
        I'm just messing around and I hope the rest of the month goes fantastic for you. -- nm - Krusty Apr 10, 05:48
TV PSA: 24, Antiques Roadshow, DWTS, Kevin Can Wait, NBA, Voice, Raw, Man With A Plan, American Pickers, Southern Charm, Street Outlaws, APB, -- nm - Beaker Apr 10, 04:21 1
- Superior Donuts, 2 Broke Girls, Bates Motel, Better Call Saul, Scorpion, Quantico, Taken, Pawn Stars, Angie Tribeca, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Apr 10, 04:22
A huge thanks to all the STers who were able to donate to St. Baldrick's this year. A last-minute push got me past my fundraising goal - prayformojo Apr 10, 03:51 [Image] 1
- :) -- nm - kelly Apr 10, 05:37
seriously ... God could have done w/out letting the whole "anxiety" thing come into being ... - call me Ishmael Apr 10, 03:36
Did the Avalanche make the playoffs this year? -- (edited) - prayformojo Apr 10, 03:29 4
- juuuust missed - Reagen Apr 10, 04:13 2
  - precisely! what a miserable season -- nm - prayformojo Apr 10, 04:19 1
    - Just took their foot off the gas a little too soon. -- nm - volnelk Apr 10, 04:42
- This may be humor (too early to tell ), but no, they did not -- nm - Diva Apr 10, 03:40
wake up! - prayformojo Apr 10, 01:56 1
- an hour? *I've* flown a thousand miles *and* been at work for 10 hours today. -- nm - mafic Apr 10, 02:16
I found this while making a twitter joke, but now I'm kind of thinking of ordering it. -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 10, 00:26 1
- Nice, but I'd go for the Cherry Sunburst. Always wanted an electric guitar in sunburst. -- nm - . Apr 10, 00:30
this is the weirdest line I've read in a while: "The government has lost $2.3bn of revenue over 14 years from importers going bankrupt before paying - mafic Apr 10, 00:18 4
- I know a lot of our bulk fresh garlic comes from China. Not sure if the mushrooms are canned or dried or both. - . Apr 10, 00:25 3
  - I refuse to eat any produce from China but especially the garlic. It's not right. They're messing with them because they look way too uniform in size - Krusty Apr 10, 05:28 2
    - Just to clarify, the chinese garlic looks too uniforn in size... - Will Hunting Apr 10, 05:31 1
      - A little from column A and a little from column B. ;-) - Krusty Apr 10, 05:36
Of all the silly names in Australia, "Townsville" kind of stands out for blandness. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 9, 23:00 9
- Toronto has an "Avenue Road", That always struck me as absurd (it's a fairly major street.) -- nm - Andie Apr 10, 05:52 3
  - Oh hey, Gin Blossoms earworm. -- nm - Reagen Apr 10, 05:57 2
    - I was at Jane and St Clair yesterday -- nm - Roger More Apr 10, 06:09 1
      - i love the story behind that. - Andie Apr 10, 06:26
- But they do have the Powerpuff Girls, so they got that going for them. -- nm* - Baronspringa Apr 10, 05:44
- though it is named after a guy called Towns. could be worse, could've been Townstown. -- nm - mafic Apr 9, 23:42 1
  - This would problematic for naming somewhere after Jacques Villeneuve. -- nm - Reagen Apr 10, 05:34
- And it's nowhere near "Damboring" -- nm - Meg Apr 9, 23:08 1
  - Which is better than Boring. -- nm - . Apr 10, 00:06
Chinese navy with an assist from the Indian Navy (helicopter support) rescue a merchant ship boarded by somali pirates -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 9, 22:30 5
- Seems strange the Chinese are patrolling that area? Protecting their own merchant fleet ? -- nm - Meg Apr 9, 22:57 4
  - Pretty much all the industrial nations have a presence there because the pirates don't discriminate - Will Hunting Apr 10, 05:13
  - basically everybody has ships in the Gulf of Aden. -- nm - mafic Apr 9, 23:36
  - most likely, I'm surprised we haven't done more. I'd like to see a funky old ship used to make a trap, put a squad of marines on it, set up traps - zeitgeist Apr 9, 23:23 1
    - There's not a ton you can do proactively when it just requires a couple fishing boats and a half dozen AKs. - Ender Apr 10, 06:35
Also... the Beavers have now won infinity games in a row. I stopped counting at some point. -- nm - Mop Apr 9, 22:14
As David surely knows, I am now going to be insufferable... CA-NA-DA! CA-NA-DA! CA-NA-DA! -- nm - Mop Apr 9, 22:13 6
- USA! USA! USA! We're better than you at your own sport. Suck it! - Krusty Apr 10, 05:31
- No, America won the US women's hockey tournament. - Da5id Apr 9, 22:16 2
  - Please. The kids are in bed. How soon can we get to the 8th end so Sweden can forfeit? -- nm - Mop Apr 9, 22:23 1
    - Not amused. - David's iPad Apr 9, 22:27
- "now"? -- nm - Reagen Apr 9, 22:15 1
  - Moreso! -- nm - Mop Apr 9, 22:19
And now, a very early edition of my Annual Guaranteed To Be Wrong NHL Playoff Predictions: - Reagen Apr 9, 21:34 17
- Dammit -- this matches mine. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 10, 05:47
- didn't take long to be wrong with that first line -- nm - dogbert Apr 9, 22:05
- you're wrong, Reagen! I want a repeat of the '86/'89 finals, and a Preds/Blues matchup so David's heart breaks just a little no matter who wins. - mafic Apr 9, 22:00 10
  - I'm for the Hawks, I need a cheap trip to the south side. -- nm - . Apr 10, 00:27
  - Why would my heart break if the Blues lose? - Da5id Apr 9, 22:02 8
    - I thought you had a soft spot for the Blues for some reason. I don't know why. geographic proximity? - mafic Apr 9, 22:06 7
      - Yeah, Jim's the Blues guy. I'm 100% Fang Fingers. -- nm - Da5id Apr 9, 22:07 6
        
        apologies kind sir. Nashville's still gonna lose, but now I hope to Calgary. -- nm - mafic Apr 9, 22:09 5
        
        Your brother's better looking than you. -- nm - Da5id Apr 9, 22:20 3
        
        pfft. at least try believable lies. -- nm - mafic Apr 9, 22:21 2
        
        If you're gonna wear skirts, you might as well put on makeup, too. -- nm - David's iPad Apr 9, 22:22 1
        
        a little eyeliner really makes my eyes pop. -- nm - mafic Apr 9, 22:39
        
        I threw my hat in for the playoff sale draw but it's not the same now -- nm - Reagen Apr 9, 22:10
- Go Barons! - Peglegpete Apr 9, 21:38 2
  - just call the Vegas team their spiritual successor. -- nm - mafic Apr 9, 22:01 1
    - I can't the Knights art sucks worse than if I drew it. even after the Barons were absorbed into San Jose, they had good art -- (link) - Peglegpete Apr 9, 22:08
- I was with you until round 2. -- nm - Da5id Apr 9, 21:35
I just posted a link for Fate of the Furious passes for tons of cities that STERS live in on FB in the group. -- nm* - Andie Apr 9, 20:21 11
- Related but threadjack: IMO the character of Han is among the greatest examples of you were there then so I got you now bro. spoils F&F series -- (edited) - JD Apr 9, 21:21 1
  - I really love that he did this. - Da5id Apr 9, 21:54
- Bah, Orange County all sold out. They actually included Garden Grove - must have been the Regal. -- nm - Meg Apr 9, 20:54
- WTH? None for Stockton or Lodi? - IrishStephen Apr 9, 20:46
- it's strange how little interest I have in this (but I appreciate the link). I liked some of the others, but they're getting increasingly stupid. -- nm - mafic Apr 9, 20:39 6
  - I have never seen even one of them. But I figured someone would want a free movie. -- nm - Andie Apr 9, 20:41 5
    - I couldn't actually tell you which ones I've seen. eminently forgettable. -- nm - mafic Apr 9, 20:42 4
      - Fast 4: Mexican Drug Tunnels. Fast 5: Rio Slums! Fast 6: Endless Runway. Fast 7: Skyscraper jump! -- nm - Reagen Apr 9, 22:10 3
        
        Fast 2: Actually after Fast 6 -- nm - JD Apr 9, 22:12 1
        
        you mean Fast 3. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 10, 05:35
        
        5 and 7 ring a bell. couldn't swear I watched entire movies though. -- nm - mafic Apr 9, 22:12
One hundy. -- nm - Reagen Apr 9, 20:18
this may legitimately be the first time I've wanted the Oilers to win. that plus a clean Kings win equals Battle of Alberta, I think. -- nm - mafic Apr 9, 20:01 5
- Kings are currently screwing it up though. -- nm - Reagen Apr 9, 20:10 4
  - figures. in about a minute I'll be back to not caring. -- nm - mafic Apr 9, 20:13 3
    - The Jordache jeans and Motely Crüe albums have to go back to storage. -- nm - Reagen Apr 9, 20:15 2
      - I can still hope for round 2, I guess. I would prefer this to Flames/Sharks. - mafic Apr 9, 20:20 1
        
        Sergio Garcia just won a Masters so anything's possible! -- nm* - Reagen Apr 9, 20:21
Whereas Jimmy somehow manages to be Lawful Chaotic. -- nm - Reagen Apr 9, 19:53 10
- What's your vote on Chuck? -- nm - Da5id Apr 9, 21:33 5
  - LN. -- nm - Reagen Apr 9, 21:48 4
    - I'm not sure I agree with either one. How is he lawful and how is he neutral? - Da5id Apr 9, 21:53 3
      - I'm most sure about the lawful part. - Reagen Apr 9, 21:59 2
        
        Sorry, I was still thinking of Jimmy, who is Unlawful something more than he's lawful/chaotic/neutral. -- (edited) - Da5id Apr 9, 22:03 1
        
        Chaotic Good if I'm forced to pick just one. -- nm - Reagen Apr 9, 22:07
- Jokes aside, Chaotic Neutral, right? Or possibly True Neutral? nm - ralph wiggum Apr 9, 21:12 3
  - He kind of breaks the scale. He means well and does nice things. He just filters everything through his own odd moral system. -- nm - Da5id Apr 9, 21:34 2
    - This I can agree with. He is lawful, but when the laws break down, he has his own weird internal moral code. - ReluctantCynic Apr 9, 21:40 1
      - One of the things I admire about Better Call Saul... - Da5id Apr 9, 21:44
99. -- nm - Shaun Apr 9, 19:50
All 156 of Dallas's tornado warning sirens were hacked on Friday night. -- (link) - Mop Apr 9, 19:47
so, this movie coming out in a couple of weeks, Unforgettable, w/ Katherine Heigel what's her face ... - call me Ishmael Apr 9, 19:20 5
- Katherine Heigl? Her best performance this year has been ... - Beryllium Apr 9, 19:53 3
  - The cat food commercial -- nm - Bacon Apr 9, 20:05 2
    - Cat *litter*. -- nm - Reagen Apr 9, 20:44
    - she did a cat *food* commercial? new to me ... or maybe the cat litter commercials were just that bad ... -- nm - call me Ishmael Apr 9, 20:40
- #alltheoscars -- nm - Dano Apr 9, 19:32

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