I see the mask mandates no different than the common “no shirt, no shoes, no service” rule. A passenger can get fined and kicked off the plane for refusing to leave the lavatory, refusing to buckle up or refusing to quit playing with matches. If abiding by CDC recommendations on board is too crushing on ones soul to oblige, it’s not the flight attendants job to negotiate middle ground. Don’t fly, problem solved. Everyone certainly has a right to express their beliefs but a business has the right to refuse service if one tries to use their assets as a platform of dissent and FAA disobedience. It’s amazing how easily people get offended/outraged these days when they’re asked to do something as simple as put on a mask. God forbid they be asked to ration like in WWII…….

(Written on 07/05/2021)(Permalink)

Well stated Larry. Unfortunately, “implied bias” exists in all of us. It is genetic and critical to the continuation of our species. We carry the same genetic traits that cause “birds of a feather to flock together”. We can consciously try to oppress this ever present tendency but it’s always there. Some struggle with this inner conflict and to make it seem “less wrong”, they project it on others providing insight into their own insecurities. Imagine being forced down a narrow street. On the left is a large group of angry pro-white protestors. On the left, angry pro-black protestors. You must go through one of those crowds to exit. Implied bias has repeatedly proven you will choose the group that you closest visually resemble. That doesn’t make you racist, it makes you human. Humanity will never evolve genetically beyond that until we recognize it for what is is and consciously dismiss it, even when under pressure. This has been a great conversation even though there

(Written on 07/06/2020)(Permalink)

Mr Morean, I am grateful for your willingness to share your perspective with Mary. Being white my whole life, I can only imagine your experience from what you shared and since you’ve been black your whole life, you can only assume your imagined experience with what has been shared with you. Unfortunately, our mutual inclination to assumption is an equal opportunity burden. I’d like to continue this conversation, would you be up for it? Maybe we can both learn something.

(Written on 05/06/2020)(Permalink)

I rarely downvote anything because I enjoy observing the commentary but your reaction to two lousy downvotes earned one from me. Your initial post was neither fantastic nor ignorant but your second post was just ridiculous. Disagreeing purely by downvote doesn’t mean someone is being a troll, rude or hateful, it means they disagree. Labeling anyone and every who disagrees with you as “dicks” suggests you feel your statements are to be accepted without dissent. That’s not going to happen and surely you should have the capacity to understand that.

(Written on 29/05/2020)(Permalink)

Good thinking but then we’d have to do something with Larry’s itty bitty fuel tank. If my numbers are right, he’d have about 7 minutes of fuel at full load RPM. I think the 4 corner burn out would almost be worth it!

(Written on 10/04/2020)(Permalink)

Agreed. On older cars that was quite common but with improved thermal shielding on today’s catalytic converters, the risk has been greatly reduced. One only has to look as far as all those vehicles that raced to the scene not lighting fires under themselves. Something as simple as a rat chewing through a wire harness could have started this.

(Written on 10/04/2020)(Permalink)

Because everyone knows a 6.2 Hellcat Hemi will occupy the same space and Larry shouldn’t settle for a 5.7 if he wants to impress the chicks.....

(Written on 10/04/2020)(Permalink)

The author “selectively” omitted the suggestion that perhaps some if not all of those flights were connecting so the originating flight has to leave the airport it arrived at previously to pick up connections (and drop off freight) on its next scheduled route. Slots are what pays the bills at the airport and to prevent a single carrier from buying them all up but using only a few to block out competition, they are sold with a contractual obligation to be occupied per the contract terms else lose them. If the airport waives the usage obligation, it opens the door to a “right to use” lawsuit by a competitive airline willing to fly empty planes for the value of that slot. It doesn’t matter. If we want to fly when al this is over, we the taxpayers either fund the airlines or we fund the airports and all the supporting costs associated. To put this in perspective, consider the number of taxpayer funded busses/trolleys/trains that drive empty at times along their routes as part of

(Written on 10/04/2020)(Permalink)

Just for clarification: 1) After losing a bid, you loitered at the office of the company that won the bid so that you could observe how often their mailboxes were checked? 2) After “someone” dumped mail into duffel size bags, you followed the shipment all the way to their corporate offices? 3) You bid at cost, lost and are upset because the item from the winning bid cost taxpayers less? 4) You imply you’re older than 10 but go to forums and post stories to convince the world lobbyists exist? 5) You imply if a business is given taxpayer money, they’ll give back millions and that will somehow create a Jedi mind trick to manipulate the “unawakened” voter to vote to their favor? Please, do tell.....

(Written on 10/04/2020)(Permalink)

Judging by face mask, hand sanitizer and toilet paper sales, capitalism appears to be quite fine. The only thing collapsing is my 401K...... :(

(Written on 13/03/2020)(Permalink)