How are they taking it back, Kat? Spreading the pain, I hope. That's just not right. Not that they're wallowing in money that I know of, but what's been spent's been spent and there's no way this can't hit hard.
Sorry, Captain. I'm real sorry. I shoulda kept better care of her. Usually she lets me know when something's wrong. Maybe she did, I just wasn't paying attention...
Kaylee ,'Out Of Gas'
Natter 55: It's the 55th Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Dec 13, 2007 8:27:14 am PST #7159 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Gudanov - Dec 13, 2007 8:28:07 am PST #7160 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
The 787 looks like a really nice plane. I think Boeing has a better feel for the airliner marker than Airbus does right now.
So sorry Kat, that really sucks.
Don't give in shrift, that's just what IE wants you to do.
megan walker - Dec 13, 2007 8:28:34 am PST #7161 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Statistically most airline crashes do have survivors. Being able to get to the exit in time with proper equipment is statistically part of what separates the survivors from the dead. Also being in the right seating section. (I forget where, but statistically, some sections are more likely to survive a crash than others.)
As a rule, back of the plane is better than the front.
Also, wear natural fibers, and particularly (although less of an issue these days) women should never wear stockings since resulting fire and heat can melt these on your skin.
Trudy Booth - Dec 13, 2007 8:31:14 am PST #7162 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Also, wear natural fibers
but not leather!
(not a fiber, but certainly natural)
The description I heard was "shrinkwrap"
Kat - Dec 13, 2007 8:31:16 am PST #7163 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
How are they taking it back, Kat? Spreading the pain, I hope. That's just not right. Not that they're wallowing in money that I know of, but what's been spent's been spent and there's no way this can't hit hard.
They make you either hand a check over by the 17 or you have to sign a promissory note. If you take longer than 12 months to pay it back, then they charge you 4% interest.
juliana - Dec 13, 2007 8:32:01 am PST #7164 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Kat, that sucks so hard. I'm sorry.
My next flight is on United (shudder) but it's one of the regional flights on a Bombardier (45ish-seat jet). Hopefully it'll be big enough to prevent the inner-ear thingy, and it's a small enough hop to be on time.
§ ita § - Dec 13, 2007 8:32:48 am PST #7165 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
They make you either hand a check over by the 17 or you have to sign a promissory note. If you take longer than 12 months to pay it back, then they charge you 4% interest.
No good answer to that question, I guess.
Scrappy - Dec 13, 2007 8:33:58 am PST #7166 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
WindSparrow - Dec 13, 2007 8:35:26 am PST #7167 of 10001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Kat that sucks so badly.
Susan W. - Dec 13, 2007 8:38:02 am PST #7168 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Well, United is getting a reputation for really poor maintenance.
Interesting. We haven't flown them in awhile, because for the past couple of years we've been flying Southwest almost exclusively--friendlier, more legroom, and the cattle call boarding paradoxically makes it less likely rather than more so for us as a family of three to get stuck with miserably bad seats. I don't like the new boarding system they just started as much, because now as a family with a small child we board between the A and B groups instead of before the A, but so far we've been getting around that by making sure to print out our boarding passes as soon as they're available so we get in the A group. But I'm sure next time I travel alone I'll like it better, because now you have a place number and board in order rather than just being in the A group, so you don't have to line up until they're ready to board.