Flying? Better Pack Light! (Trees And Things)

ivyafire: Re: Flying? Better Pack Light!

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:40:48 EST

Um, you don't know me.

I've flown exactly once in the past 7 years.

The truth of the matter is, both the airlines that closed here in Hawaii were mismanaging their funds. Aloha had been bailed out by the government once before and they were rel

ckm: Re: Flying? Better Pack Light!

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:08:16 EST

I actually don't carry ANY liquids. I have an electric razor and pretty much no hair (I shave my head). I used to take toothpaste, but most hotels will provide it on request, so I don't bother. Same with other things like shampoo and suc

ckm: Re: Flying? Better Pack Light!

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:00:03 EST

Sure, but for me, it's just another loophole to make travel easier. Besides, I used to work for the government and so did my dad, so it's not like they don't know everything about me already....

Chris.

ckm: Re: Flying? Better Pack Light!

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:58:22 EST

A lot of airlines will still do that if you have a full-fare ticket. BA once upgraded me from Economy Plus (which is like the old business class seating) all the way to First on a round trip from SF to London. To be fair, I had bought the ticke

postillion: Re: Flying? Better Pack Light!

Wed, 9 Apr 2008 20:08:18 EST

I used to do 1 carry-on per trip until the whole liquid security thing started. Given the amount of ointments and lotion I need to have in order to make sure my eczema doesn't break out, I just can't fit it all into that small ziplock bag to bring th

thefadd: Re: Flying? Better Pack Light!

Wed, 9 Apr 2008 19:02:11 EST

(http://www.flyclear.com/)

Wow. What an amazingly, sickeningly disgusting perversion of public policy. Not that I'm at all surprised.

skeeter1: Re: Flying? Better Pack Light!

Wed, 9 Apr 2008 15:19:22 EST

"and enough airmiles to get upgraded often, plus 'elite' status on a couple of airlines (which gives you access to separate security lines, like 'Clear'). My company also has a policy of booking business class tickets for flights over 6 hours, wh

ckm: Re: That's $5 billion for a 105 mile line.

Wed, 9 Apr 2008 11:56:48 EST
A couple of notes about the TGV and the french rail system. First off, I lived in France for years and my uncle used to own a company which laid the rails for the TGV.
The line have to be incredibly straight and the turns are huge (I think around

ckm: Re: Flying? Better Pack Light!

Wed, 9 Apr 2008 11:29:17 EST
See, that's just the problem. People like you expect rock bottom prices, then you are surprised when you get shitty service. No wonder two airlines went out of business last week...
I'm not saying that prices should double, but for a lot of

ckm: Re: Flying? Better Pack Light!

Wed, 9 Apr 2008 03:40:51 EST
I just came back from a 2-day business trip (literally, about 4 hours ago). All I had was a laptop bag. In it was a full change of clothes, a razor, and a 2.5 lb laptop with it's charger. Overall, it was about 8 lbs, and about 3x12x17 in

postillion: Re: I want my flying car.

Wed, 9 Apr 2008 00:51:33 EST
It was a mad dash for seats, and I'm afraid that's coming here, too.
Otherwise known as flying during the holiday season. The amount of overbooking on the plane that I took from SF to NY right before Christmas was crazy...the poor people t

skeeter1: Re: I want my flying car.

Wed, 9 Apr 2008 00:15:40 EST
"Last time I was on an Amtrak, the seats felt decadent in comparison to plane seating"
My last train trip was a shorty, from Cleveland to Akron on the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railway. A few h

port1080: Re: That's $5 billion for a 105 mile line.

Tue, 8 Apr 2008 22:50:31 EST
Conveniently, the US already has a railroad system. Presumably, if we were serious about a TGV (my preference, since it's got a much more proven track-record - even the French d

MayorBob: That's $5 billion for a 105 mile line.

Tue, 8 Apr 2008 22:35:07 EST
That's in China, a country not noted for dotting all the i's and crossing all the t's for occupational safety (or safety of any sort) traversing mostly flat coastal country. So, if we're talking about expanding that project a bit here in the States,

postillion: Re: I want my flying car.

Tue, 8 Apr 2008 21:56:47 EST
Thus, I got to believe even if we pour the substantial amount of dollars to fund such a system that you'll ever be able to travel from coast to coast in under six hours.
I would happily take six hours coast to coast on a train over the six hours

thefadd: ps

Tue, 8 Apr 2008 19:52:18 EST
The one in China is costing approximately US$5 Billion to build--not much more than two modern football stadiums--and it takes only about 3 miles to reach top speed as opposed to the current standard 11 miles.

thefadd: Here's Your Flying Car And It's Called Maglev

Tue, 8 Apr 2008 19:43:05 EST
There is now a maglev train being built in China. This technology is very reasonably expected to a

MayorBob: Re: I want my flying car.

Tue, 8 Apr 2008 18:41:41 EST
I agree we could do better and maybe even hit 400 mph for stretches of the trip. But there's a whole bunch of geographic features in between that straight line measurement between LA and NYC -- stuff like mountains, valleys, rivers, lakes, not to men

port1080: Re: I want my flying car.

Tue, 8 Apr 2008 17:37:30 EST
400mph isn't completely crazy - a prototype French TGV was able to clock 357 mph in 2007. While we're not there yet, if we put a Manhattan project amount of money into high speed rail developme

MayorBob: I want my flying car.

Tue, 8 Apr 2008 17:09:34 EST
How could you ever manage a trip across the US by rail "in under six hours?" A straight line between LA and NYC is close to 2500 miles which means any train built on a straight track has to travel 400 miles per hour.

skeeter1: Re: Flying? Better Pack Light!

Tue, 8 Apr 2008 14:58:00 EST
"It costs the same to fly across the country that it did ten year ago!"
That maybe true in Kalifornia, but the flight from CLE to Skybus airlines, Aloha - carriers are dropping like flies right now. It shouldn't be a shocker to anyone that with rising fuel costs, tickets

ivyafire: Re: Flying? Better Pack Light!

Mon, 7 Apr 2008 18:57:27 EST
They will never charge me for luggage because I only do carry on and I'll start mailing things home before I'll pay them another dime.
I just relented for the first time ever and let my daughter check 2 bags for a recent trip. Gu

thefadd: Re: Flying? Better Pack Light!

Mon, 7 Apr 2008 15:56:34 EST
Rising fees for commercial flights? If only! It costs the same to fly across the country that it did ten year ago! It used to be flying on an airplane was something. Now it's so cheap, it's like riding the greyhound. The popularity of private jet co-owners