August, 2016

• 25 August

  Great Happy Hour Last Night!

  

  Thank you to everyone who came out to our happy hour last night.  Ed from Pizza in Motion and I were pleasantly surprised by the large turnout.   And a special thanks to Yael for manning the check-in table. Check out Ed’s recap here. The place was packed last night. It was …

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• 25 August

  Flight Delayed, Crew Replaced, Due to Flight Attendant Fight

  

  An EasyJet flight headed to Belfast from Gatwick was delayed yesterday after two flight attendants couldn’t stop arguing. According to CNN a passenger reported that: …crew members were removed from the flight, then other crew members had a furtive cockpit powow, and an aggrieved captain tried to put on a …

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• 23 August

  Pilot and Flight Attendant Suspended Over Use of Blow-Up Doll in Cockpit

  

  A pilot and a flight attendant for Air New Zealand were suspended over their photos with a blow up doll in the Air New Zealand cockpit. Perhaps Air New Zealand wasn’t a fan of them using the auto-pilot. While I’m sure it is an unconventional approach Situs Judi Slot Terbaik dan …

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• 23 August

  Is Khal Drogo Returning to Game of Thrones?

  

  Is there a huge plot twist coming up in the Game of Thrones? Jason Momoa (who played Khal Drogo) has been posting some Instragrams that have left people wondering if his character is returning to Game of Thrones.  Fueling the fire (aside from his Khaleesi) is the fact that he’s …

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• 23 August

  Fly from New York to Paris for Only $299

  

  Right now, you can get a round-trip from Newark to Paris for only $299.  As always, the wonders of travel deals, the Flight Deal, has the details.  They go into what dates you can purchase this travel for, as well as any things you need to take into consideration. This …

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• 23 August

  Should Airlines Compensate You if Your Requested Specialty Meal Isn’t Available?

  

  Let’s say you request a vegetarian meal.  Or you request a kosher meal.  Or a diabetic meal. Either way, the airline gave you an option to request a meal ahead of time, and when you got on the airplane, it wasn’t avaliable. What should happen next? In India, a man …

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• 23 August

  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 for Only $5.93

  

  Amazon currently has Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 for less than $6 on Xbox 360. Modern Warfare is a sort-of a spin off of Call of Duty.  It is within the franchise but has its own system of sequels.  So this isn’t the 3rd installment in the Call of …

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• 23 August

  Amazon to Release Cheap, Echo/Alexa Only Streaming Music Service

  

  When Amazon released the Echo, they promised to continually make it better.  This has come in the form of products you can use the Echo with (for example, dimming the lights via speech), and apps the Echo connects to (for example, I connected to an audio RPG app that let …

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• 23 August

  TOMORROW: Frequent Flyer Meet-Up in DC Area

  

  I’m so excited because the frequent flyer meet up is tomorrow! This is our highest number of RSVPs yet, and while I can’t guarantee anything, it looks like this will be the biggest event yet as well. If you cannot attend this one, no worries.  We’re going to have more …

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• 22 August

  Man Stiffs Waitress Writing, “We Only Tip Citizens”

  

  A man stiffed a waitress on her tip writing, “We only tip citizens.”  The waitress, 18-year old Sadie Karina Elledge, was born in the United States and is a natural-born citizen. These types of stories disappoint me.  This one especially disappointed me because this story took place in the state I …

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