As an ex-air traffic controller (aviation professional and enthusiast for more than 30 years), I think the media were very slow this afternoon to acknowledge the crew of US Airways 1549. It was at least an hour before I heard any mention of the miraculous feat pulled off by the pilots. Airplanes weren't designed to swim. Crash landings on water, especially in jet airliners, rarely turn out … [Read more...]
5 Days at the Rio in Las Vegas
January 15, 2009 By 6 Comments
"Hello?" "Hello?" I responded, incredulous. "Isn't this housekeeping?" "No." "I called housekeeping." "You dialed the wrong number" came the reply. "I didn't DIAL at all, I pushed the 'Housekeeping' button." "You DIALED the wrong number, I'm a GUEST of the hotel". UGH. Wake someone up at 1AM because the phone doesn't work. Housekeeping's response (when I finally managed to contact them) to … [Read more...]
Playing in the Snow
January 8, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Greetings and a very Happy New Year to all the Roamsters' readers! I do hope you all had a wonderful holiday and that 2009 is off to a roaring good start for you. My apologies for not writing for so long - and I really DO have a million different topics to catch up on, all the way back to the last portion of our August / September road trip during which we did some absolutely excellent hiking in … [Read more...]
Tim Horton’s Drive-Thru Ban: NO Loss
January 8, 2009 By 15 Comments
Since yesterday, CBC has been rife with the news about a moratorium that the St. John's Newfoundland city council has ordered on new drive-thru applications, due to driving safety hazards caused by lineups at some coffee shops - namely Tim Hortons (aka Timmy Ho's). Well, hallelujah. It's about flippin' time. I've seen those crazy lineups where traffic turning LEFT into the Tim Hortons … [Read more...]
