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Hole in the ceiling

Posted on July 15, 2009 | Comments Off on Hole in the ceiling

I suppose the one foot-square hole that developed in a Southwest Airlines jet over West Virginia Tuesday could have happened to any airline flying older planes. The 737-300 is twenty-eight years old, though this plane might be younger. That it happened to my favorite airline, the former "national airline of Texas" is just sad. It fits, unfortunately, into some of their questionable activities of late. Just stick to the no-crash policy, boys. Please.

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Smile and wave, boys

Posted on March 4, 2009 | Comments Off on Smile and wave, boys

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Nice artwork on our favorite airline, Southwest, considering it’s Israeli model Bar Refaeli. I hear some passengers complained. Well, there’s always that ten percent. Just keep up the no-crash policy, okay boys?

Via JammieWearingFool.

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Happy New Year, y’all

Posted on December 31, 2008 | Comments Off on Happy New Year, y’all

Still scouting around for appropriate links for likely end of the year sentiments.

I hope the IDF can end the Gaza deal with minimal casualties of its own. I’m sure our spineless leaders–who nevertheless provide IAF bombs–will force them to quit soon, as they always do.

Mr. Boy claims he wants to stay up until midnight, but he probably won’t make it. He had a sleepover last night at a pal’s place out in the western hills, events which usually mean little actual sleep. Fortunately he hasn’t heard about this yet, so we’re safe for another year, anyhow.

I’m hustling to finish a Civil War historical novel in time for Amazon’s Feb. 2 fiction contest. That will be it for me and make-believe. My next literary attempt will be some non-fiction Texana.

Mrs. Charm and I will spend a quiet evening and then enjoy her day off tomorrow, although forecast is for chilly. At the least we’ll get going on airline reservations for a planned D.C. trip in March.

UPDATE: My novel made the first cut to the top twenty percent. Then it went down in flames on the second cut to five percent. Oh, well. Bragging rights, at least, in the impending hunt for an agent.

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When pigs fly

Posted on April 25, 2008 | Comments Off on When pigs fly

Hogs, actually. Three hundred pounders in the seat next to you in economy class, spilling over into your seat. Their arms are so fat they can’t keep them in their own area–an average airline seat width of nineteen inches. Their thighs are as big around as your waist. Happened to Mr. B.’s mom this week on a business trip to D.C.–going and coming. Maybe airlines should charge by the pound, the way  slave traders did. Unfortunately Southwest Airlines has set a bad precedent. Now, we’re supposed to believe it’s discrimination to complain. Hogwash!

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The aluminum cattlecar

Posted on March 14, 2008 | Comments Off on The aluminum cattlecar

The bloom is off Southwest Airlines for me. Oh, some of the old passenger camaraderie, especially when flying within Texas, is still more or less in evidence. But, in becoming a big coast-to-coast business, Southwest has become just another screwup-your-luggage, make-you-wait, not-on-time behemoth that plows through storms instead of flying around them. So our trip to Mississippi on Monday was nightmarish. The hop to Houston-Hobby through a vicious thunderstorm was frightening, as we were tossed around the sky. Then we sat on the ground for two unplanned hours awaiting our connection, which was late. When we finally arrived, someone had left our bags on the tarmac in the rain because the top layer of clothing inside was wet. Coming back yesterday was quicker, and not wet since it wasn’t raining. But, as every seat was filled, and takeoff was delayed while the latecomers milled in the aisle trying to decide where to sit, the ambience of the crowded cattlecar took the shine off it.

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Off to Mississippi

Posted on March 10, 2008 | Comments Off on Off to Mississippi

Heading out to Mississippi via Southwest Airlines late this morning to visit relatives during part of Mr. B.’s spring break from elementary school. As I have no glittering stable of substitute writers, like Instapundit and other blogging stars, there will be no posts until we get back on Thursday. Have a pleasant week, y’all.

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Southwest Airlines

Posted on August 8, 2007 | Comments Off on Southwest Airlines

I hate flying, but when I have to fly I always try to book Southwest. It’s partly nostalgia. Back in the 1970s and 1980s, they were the "national airline of Texas" and their Boeing 737s were full of friendly Texans flying around the state. Now that they’ve expanded across the country, the passengers are no longer so friendly, as they are a mix from everywhere, including places where people are used to snarling at each other. But I still like Southwest’s "no crash" policy. They’ve never had one. And the free peanuts and soda. Other airlines, American for instance, the terrorists’ favorite, make you buy them.

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