Another sets of closures are happening on the metro line from DCA.  The bad news for most tourists is that the section going into DC from the airport is closing down for a week.  While the trains themselves are shut down, shuttle busses are running to replace those segments. From ArlNow.com: Arlington …
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Flight Attendant Goes Above and Beyond for Little Girl With Severe Anxiety
With the week that just happened, it’s nice to hear a heartwarming story. A crew member on Southwest Airlines went above and beyond when he noticed a little girl was extremely anxious in the air. Â She also has type 1 diabetes, and was beginning to have blood sugar issues due …
Read More »Magic Bullet Blender for $40 plus Get a $30 Store Credit
The Magic Bullet, despite having a very unfortunate name, has been a staple in my kitchen, According to Slick Deals, Kmart has a the Magic Bullet Blender for $40, but it also comes with 30,000 “Shop Your Way Points”. Â This is the equivalent of $30 of in-store credit. You must …
Read More »How to Keep Track of All Your Flights, Credit Card Bonus Timeliness and There’s a Monkey in Business Class!
Ever wonder how much you’ve flown overall? Or have you had trouble remembering when you went to that destination you love? I personally use Swarm (previously FourSquare) to keep track of all my flights. But it doesn’t give me detailed knowledge. Just what airports I’ve been to and when. There are …
Read More »A Personal-Sized Air Filtration System That Can Travel With You
Allergies suck.  I’m on my fourth week of bronchitis thanks to overloading my allergies.  But it is difficult to keep allergies in check on the road. Every new city brings a new set of allergens.  And sometimes, you can discover a new allergy while on the road.  I discovered a new …
Read More »This Pilot Survived a Plane Crash and 43 Hours in the Woods
A pilot recently opened up about his experience (barely) surviving a plane crash and 43 hours in the woods afterwards. His harrowing story is located here.  But I want to warn you that there are graphic details about his injuries in the story. He was flying with a friend around the …
Read More »What Happens If You Try to Make Sparkling Wine Using Your SodaStream
It’s Sunday morning and all you can think about is some bubbly.  (Okay, it’s Sunday evening this moment, but pretend). All you have in the fridge is some white wine.  You look over at your SodaStream.  Should you do it? If you’ve ever had that thought, you weren’t the first. I …
Read More »If It Sounds Too Good to Be True… Just Figure Out Where the Profit Margins Are
I’ve meet many people who don’t take advantage of deals out of fear they are being tricked. For example, the Chase Freedom card is giving 5% cash back for restaurants right now. The Chase Freedom card is free. So there has to be a catch, right? Well yes and no. …
Read More »Buy $11 of Cleaning Products from Target, Get $10 in Gift Cards
Not so much a travel deal, but a great deal none the less. Target currently has a deal where you get two $5 gift cards when you buy four products from a list including Windex, Lysol, Tilex, and Scrubbing Bubbles. Someone at SlickDeals has figured out how to match up the …
Read More »They Used a Boeing 787 Dreamliner as a Stunt Plane
When you hear “stunt plane,” you probably think of this: But apparently, someone has ventured into the world of using wide-body planes as stunt planes. Â Namely, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. According to Popular Mechanics: Last years for the 2015 Paris Air Show, a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner decked out in Vietnam …
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