Haines His Way

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der Brucer

I am happy to say my kids have only ever set foot in a McDonald's once or twice in their lives...

Well, I had to cope with parents who take the kids through the drive thru on a regular basis. Grandpa's rule - we go inside and eat our meals toether at a table like civilized people - a small victory! (The younger lad would much rather eat out in a real resturant - he likes salads and shrimp scampi and all that other grown-up stuff; even when we order from the kids menu, or have a pizza, William still wants his salad!)

der Brucer

My child reading advice: if they misbehave, tell the little ones you are going to give them away to the gypsies.

My child rearing advice: kids in comas cause no problems.

That Jet Blue experience sounds horrific.

I just don't get that they did nothing to try to get you another flight. They just expected you to stay in NYC for a week at your own expense?

I would also write a letter. That is ridiculous.

Jet Blue is a low-cost no-frills airline - you get what you pay for.

When forces of nature close down most of the east coast airline network for most of the day at a peak travel time, there is no way Jet Blue. or any other carrier, is going to get you another flight out at a convenient time. Jet Blue did offer them seats on the next available flight - which was Friday.

Of course they expect you to pay for your own accommodations - you purchased no guarantee that weather would not cause flight cancellations (if you are so concerned, then pay for special trip insurance). Concerned travellers can always book back-up flights for the following day before leaving on a trip - but the are refundable tickets and pricey!

If Jet Blue covered lay-over expenses due to weather caused flight cancellations the basic cost of their tickets would be considerably more.

der Brucer

A whiney letter to Jet Blue management will do little good.

Jet Blue is a low-cost no-frills airline - you get what you pay for.

I know someone else said this as well.  I think what I stated before was thought to be towards United that it was expensive, which it was but what I meant was the Jet Blue tickets were NOT low cost, believe you me!  So we did not get what we paid for.  

Big Brother.......









I love Keesha! I think Jessie needs to be voted off, so as to break up the Jessie/Michelle alliance. I don't think Angie is much of a threat to anyone's game. Memphis is the next one who needs to leave, he scared me last night when he got so mad at Jerry.

OMG we agree! (this must be a first).

I love keesha. I think jessie needs to go. And i don't think angie is a threat.

However, the only point i disagree on is memphis. I like him. And he didn't scare me at all. I really dislike jerry and think he was totally at fault. Jerry is the one who told everyone memphis is a womanizer. And it's probably not true. He has no proof. It's one thing to criticize someone's game or their actions in the house. But jerry went after memphis' reputation. And i think he was right. Jerry is not all innocent. He felt april's breasts and has done quite a few inappropriate things (and he is married, memphis is not!).

Looks like this little NY thing in December might just happen.  More I cannot say at this time, but if I get a deal memo (I would be donating my services but I'd be flown in and put up), and if I see the guy has booked the theater and everything seems kosher, then I'll let you all know what it is.

Wasn't DR Cillaliz talking a while ago about going to NYC between Thanksgiving and Christmas?

We had actually looked for lower cost ways to go and did find them but decided on Jet Blue because we found a lot of reviews that said they were good and had educated ourselves on Jet Blue from other sources as well but much to our dismay we found out too late that their prices had gone up and service level down in the last year or so.

Ah!  Well, that's one "catch" with JetBlue - You really do have to take advantage of their lower fares - BUY! - while they are still available.  As the plane fills up, and as the date gets closer to your departure, the price goes up.  *JetBlue also went through the same "spike" in prices a couple of weeks ago that all the airlines had to institute due to the rising fuel costs.

I don't fly that frequently, but I fly regularly.  I've always had a good experience flying JetBlue.  However, I will say I will usual investigate other carriers since I'd rather not make the trek out to JFK.  LGA is much closer to and more convenient for me.

Regardless of the demeanor of the counter people, I think we all have to remember that the airlines are a means of transportation.  They are not weather forecasters nor foretellers.

There were a bunch of special features on the DVD. 4 music videos of numbers from the movie, a "let's dance" segment where one of the chroegraphers teaches moves for the two big production numbers, deleted scenes, a gag reel, two commentary tracks.

As I said, when it premieres on MYV in about 10 days, it may go over pretty big, but I did find both HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL movies more entertaining.

I had just enough time to skim through today's AS THE WORLD TURNS. Nothing. And nothing in the previews either.

This I completely understand that...I really do.  It just would have been nice if they said something like, "I'm really sorry for the inconvenience but this is the best we can do at this time.  I wish there was soemthing more I could do."  Just a little empathy would be nice, ya know?

I totally understand, and I do empathize with you too.  And, yes, they should have your treated you with a bit more tact and compassion.

*I also have a friend who works at JFK - not for JetBlue - but he's also a counter person.  He tries to "put on a happy face" as much as possible during weather delays, but he also wants to make sure he solves and resolves everyone's problems in a timely manner.  -No one likes being the "next person in line", if you get my drift.  If you've had a long day, so has he.  On the bright side, you got to spend a few more days in New York City!  

BRIGADOON spelled backwards is NOODAGIRB.

The very first musical that I ever performed in was in Western Washington University's 1989 production of Brigadoon.  I played Angus McGuffie and was in the chorus.  Friends of mine here in Olympia were in a local production and they always referred to it as "Bridge of Doom." I guess there were bridge issues.  

My child rearing advice: kids in comas cause no problems.

When our DS Rob was a baby, I often thought of that Rodgers & Hart song, "Everyone Loves You When You're Asleep."