According to this piece in the USA Today, TSA is testing a machine that automatically authenticates most forms of identification. They’re testing it at Washington Dulles (IAD), my home airport, so I may get to try it soon. I don’t really view this as…
Okay, so it’s not “MY” club, but IAD is my home airport. And, according to this report, AA is closing a number of clubs. The only one I actually care about is Dulles. I truly love all of the IAD club employees. Not only…
We actually ended up getting a little more than we bargained for with the space shuttle landing. We were hoping for a low pass, then a landing. We got the first low pass at 9:45. Standing on the roof of the daily garage, we…
I don’t have a ton of time to post, but the shuttle Discovery landed piggy back on a 747 at IAD this morning. Since the shuttle program has been discontinued, landings such as these are bound to be a thing of the past quite…
I’ve probably booked a few hundred room nights at the Hyatt Regency Denver over the last couple of years, so the staff knows me pretty well. I’m always treated very well by the staff, but I especially look forward to when the hotel is…
Sorry for the initial blank post. Not sure what happened. It was reported a couple of days ago that Johnny Damon was signing with the Cleveland Indians. Until tonight, I hadn’t seen the numbers on the contract. It’s being reported as 1 year, $1.25MM…
19 hours in San Antonio. I’d never been before, and was looking forward to seeing if the River Walk was as interesting as it had been described. I’d be spending most of my time at a conference, but I figured I would have time…
I blogged earlier on the check presentations for oneworld MegaDO. And now, we’ve got a short video featuring Suzanne Rubin from AAdvantage and Randy Petersen from Milepoint.com. It’s the single biggest amount of money going to one charity as a result of MegaDO fundraising. …
US Airways flight attendants rejected yet another contract to give them pay raises and consolidate them into one seniority list. Flight attendants from the old US Airways are still working under pay cuts they took under a 2005 contract while the airline was still…
Restaurant website here. The first thing we noticed upon arrival is that “Guppy’s on the Beach” is not a very appropriate name. The restaurant is next to the main road. To get to the beach, you have to cross the road, walk through a…