the 941

After last month’s hideousness, JetBlue Airways pre-emptively cancelled 215 flights today, as a winter storms prepare to hit the northeast. When the news broke that the airline kept passengers on the runway for ten hours during a storm in January, I was actually happy. “The prices will go down,” I figured, “and I’ll keep on flying.” But with today’s cancellations, which I’m sure make sense, I gotta admit — my confidence is shaken. Clearly they’re nervous, and I’m not trying to fly with a nervous airline.
Plus, their SRQ flights make no sense. Afternoon flighs to NYC vs morning flighs to SRQ? Who’s coming here to do business?
The flights should be reversed — so you can have the day in the city. I’ve been to NYC three times in the past six months, and every time I’ve had to drive to Tampa (shoot me) so I wasn’t forced to take a day off work. Nobody likes driving to Tampa, JetBlue.

Nobody.

Bookmark to:

You can kill me now or later, but I decided to take pretty much my only vacation of the year early, after little more than one official month on the job.

Here�s what happened: while I was interning a bit here and freelancing a bit there (and freelancing a bit more there, there, and there), my girlfriend was squirreling away her time off. So by the time Max got around to hiring me, Elena�d amassed over two free weeks of vacation.

At her work � or at least this was her argument � you lose your chance at a vacation if the year ends before you�ve gotten around to buying those plane tickets or booking that cruise. According to her, that left us with one of two options. The ensuing dialogue went something like this:

(more…)

Bookmark to:

Out cruising for ice cream and shells painted like sailors Friday evening, I realized that no one has yet delineated the finer points of navigating St. Armands Circle by car. It seems as if there is always a massive 10-Cadillac pile-up just waiting to happen, as vehicles speed around the rim of the Circle, while those leaving side streets gun it out into the traffic. So let’s go over the rules, shall we?

1. Pedestrians always have the right of way in crosswalks. This means all cars must stop, even if you’re hopped up on a binge of Kilwin’s fudge and Chunky Monkey after having just gotten out of prison.

2. Those driving in the Circle have the right of way over vehicles entering from side streets. This may come as a shock to some of you, but “Stop” on a octagonal red sign actually means “Stop.”

3. The speed limit on the Circle is 25 miles-per-hour. I’m looking at you, lady gawking at Oh My Gauze while straddling both lanes going 10.

Wasn’t that simple? Three easy lessons and we’ve already all helped make the mean streets of St. Armands Circle less lethal in the future.

Bookmark to: