Interesting alternative to airline hassels
 

On Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:30:36 -0500, Jim wrote:

John H wrote:
On Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:51:19 -0500, Jim wrote:

Jim wrote:
Loogypicker wrote:
On Jan 7, 3:21 pm, Richard Casady wrote:
On Thu, 7 Jan 2010 07:49:11 -0800 (PST), Loogypicker





wrote:
On Jan 7, 10:19 am, Richard Casady
wrote:
On Wed, 6 Jan 2010 10:05:47 -0800 (PST), Loogypicker
wrote:
On Jan 6, 11:54 am, "Don White" wrote:
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Business/1160855.html
An overnight trip on a ferry is an alternative to a five hour flight?
Five hours at six hundred MPH is three thousand miles. Your 20 MPH
ferry will take more than a week.
Casady
So do you think that as soon as you arrive at an airport you are
instantly transported at 600 mph to your destination and then
teleported to your hotel? You have to get to the airport with enough
time to check your baggage, then be at your gate a minimum of 45
minutes to an hour before your flight, get on the plane, plan on it
being overbooked so they have to take the time to try to get
passengers to take a later flight, taxi, take off, get delayed because
of sequencing into a large airport, land, taxi, get off at your gate,
get your luggage, then leave.
Flight time is the time the plane is off the ground, just the obvious
Any pilot will tell you that. They all have to write down flight time
in a log book, and it sure as hell doesn't include time retrieving
luggage. Or sitting on your butt in the terminal. I started writing
down flight time in 1964.

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So.....you don't consider the time spent at the airport as relevant? I
do, because it IS time, there is no time warp, and it is time taken
out of my day. Period.
Why didn't you state that it would take 5 hours out of your day to go on
a 1 1/2 hour flight if you take into account all the diddle around time
before and after the 1 1/2 hour flight. You said it was a 5 hour flight
and you were wrong wrong wrong. Admit it.

You have to admit I am the biggest child in this newsgroup.

Harry finally made a true statement about himself.



ACtually, I, jim, made that statement about myself. I'm such a fool.

Harry, you got the last part right.

Interesting alternative to airline hassels
 

John H wrote:
On Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:51:19 -0500, Jim wrote:

Jim wrote:
Loogypicker wrote:
On Jan 7, 3:21 pm, Richard Casady wrote:
On Thu, 7 Jan 2010 07:49:11 -0800 (PST), Loogypicker





wrote:
On Jan 7, 10:19 am, Richard Casady
wrote:
On Wed, 6 Jan 2010 10:05:47 -0800 (PST), Loogypicker
wrote:
On Jan 6, 11:54 am, "Don White" wrote:
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Business/1160855.html
An overnight trip on a ferry is an alternative to a five hour flight?
Five hours at six hundred MPH is three thousand miles. Your 20 MPH
ferry will take more than a week.
Casady
So do you think that as soon as you arrive at an airport you are
instantly transported at 600 mph to your destination and then
teleported to your hotel? You have to get to the airport with enough
time to check your baggage, then be at your gate a minimum of 45
minutes to an hour before your flight, get on the plane, plan on it
being overbooked so they have to take the time to try to get
passengers to take a later flight, taxi, take off, get delayed because
of sequencing into a large airport, land, taxi, get off at your gate,
get your luggage, then leave.
Flight time is the time the plane is off the ground, just the obvious
Any pilot will tell you that. They all have to write down flight time
in a log book, and it sure as hell doesn't include time retrieving
luggage. Or sitting on your butt in the terminal. I started writing
down flight time in 1964.

Casady- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -
So.....you don't consider the time spent at the airport as relevant? I
do, because it IS time, there is no time warp, and it is time taken
out of my day. Period.
Why didn't you state that it would take 5 hours out of your day to go on
a 1 1/2 hour flight if you take into account all the diddle around time
before and after the 1 1/2 hour flight. You said it was a 5 hour flight
and you were wrong wrong wrong. Admit it.

You have to admit I am the biggest child in this newsgroup.

Harry finally made a true statement about himself.

Agreed.
We should stand aside and let him play for a while till he gets himself
up to speed.

Interesting alternative to airline hassels
 

On Thu, 7 Jan 2010 13:00:37 -0800 (PST), Loogypicker
wrote:

Flight time is the time the plane is off the ground, just the obvious
Any pilot will tell you that. They all have to write down flight time
in a log book, and it sure as hell doesn't include time retrieving
luggage. Or sitting on your butt in the terminal. I started writing
down flight time in 1964.

Casady- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

So.....you don't consider the time spent at the airport as relevant? I
do, because it IS time, there is no time warp, and it is time taken
out of my day. Period.

There is a perfectly good phrase known as " trip time " which you
think is called " flying time ". It is not. You are plain ignorant.
Period.

Casady

Interesting alternative to airline hassels
 

Richard Casady wrote:
On Thu, 7 Jan 2010 13:00:37 -0800 (PST), Loogypicker
wrote:

Flight time is the time the plane is off the ground, just the obvious
Any pilot will tell you that. They all have to write down flight time
in a log book, and it sure as hell doesn't include time retrieving
luggage. Or sitting on your butt in the terminal. I started writing
down flight time in 1964.

Casady- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -
So.....you don't consider the time spent at the airport as relevant? I
do, because it IS time, there is no time warp, and it is time taken
out of my day. Period.

There is a perfectly good phrase known as " trip time " which you
think is called " flying time ". It is not. You are plain ignorant.
Period.

Casady


Too much "trip time" these days in flying commercial. Seems to be far
fewer direct, 0-stop cross countries. Chicago seems to be the fastest
for one-stoppers to the left coast. Minneapolis is just plain awful
because of the tremendous distances between the different sections/gates
at the terminal. Detroit, surprisingly, is pretty good, too, and has
some unusual restaurants.

Interesting alternative to airline hassels
 

On Jan 9, 10:39*am, Richard Casady
wrote:
On Thu, 7 Jan 2010 13:00:37 -0800 (PST), Loogypicker

wrote:
Flight time is the time the plane is off the ground, just the obvious
Any pilot will tell you that. They all have to write down flight time
in a log book, and it sure as hell doesn't include time retrieving
luggage. Or sitting on your butt in the terminal. I started writing
down flight time in 1964.

Casady- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

So.....you don't consider the time spent at the airport as relevant? I
do, because it IS time, there is no time warp, and it is time taken
out of my day. Period.

There is a perfectly good phrase known as " trip time " which you
think is called " flying time ". It is not. You are plain ignorant.
Period.

Casady

I'm "ignorant"? First of all, you can quit being as ass and show me
where I ever differentiated between "trip time" and "flight time". It
will take five hours out of your life. Period. If you don't think the
time wasted is relevant, you certainly shouldn't be calling others
ignorant.

Interesting alternative to airline hassels
 

Loogypicker wrote:
On Jan 9, 10:39 am, Richard Casady
wrote:
On Thu, 7 Jan 2010 13:00:37 -0800 (PST), Loogypicker

wrote:
Flight time is the time the plane is off the ground, just the obvious
Any pilot will tell you that. They all have to write down flight time
in a log book, and it sure as hell doesn't include time retrieving
luggage. Or sitting on your butt in the terminal. I started writing
down flight time in 1964.
Casady- Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -
So.....you don't consider the time spent at the airport as relevant? I
do, because it IS time, there is no time warp, and it is time taken
out of my day. Period.
There is a perfectly good phrase known as " trip time " which you
think is called " flying time ". It is not. You are plain ignorant.
Period.

Casady

I'm "ignorant"? First of all, you can quit being as ass and show me
where I ever differentiated between "trip time" and "flight time". It
will take five hours out of your life. Period. If you don't think the
time wasted is relevant, you certainly shouldn't be calling others
ignorant.

You didn't. That is what he is trying to get across to you.

Interesting alternative to airline hassels
 

On Jan 9, 12:51*pm, Jim wrote:
Loogypicker wrote:
On Jan 9, 10:39 am, Richard Casady
wrote:
On Thu, 7 Jan 2010 13:00:37 -0800 (PST), Loogypicker

wrote:
Flight time is the time the plane is off the ground, just the obvious
Any pilot will tell you that. They all have to write down flight time
in a log book, and it sure as hell doesn't include time retrieving
luggage. Or sitting on your butt in the terminal. I started writing
down flight time in 1964.
Casady- Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -
So.....you don't consider the time spent at the airport as relevant? I
do, because it IS time, there is no time warp, and it is time taken
out of my day. Period.
There is a perfectly good phrase known as " trip time " which you
think is called " flying time ". It is not. You are plain ignorant.
Period.

Casady

I'm "ignorant"? First of all, you can quit being as ass and show me
where I ever differentiated between "trip time" and "flight time". It
will take five hours out of your life. Period. If you don't think the
time wasted is relevant, you certainly shouldn't be calling others
ignorant.

You didn't. That is what he is trying to get across to you.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Damned right I didn't. Again, the friggin' time spent at the airport
is part and parcel. That time comes right out of your life. It's
absolutely silly to think that that time doesn't somehow count.

Interesting alternative to airline hassels
 

"Loogypicker" wrote in message
...
On Jan 9, 12:51 pm, Jim wrote:
Loogypicker wrote:
On Jan 9, 10:39 am, Richard Casady
wrote:
On Thu, 7 Jan 2010 13:00:37 -0800 (PST), Loogypicker

wrote:
Flight time is the time the plane is off the ground, just the obvious
Any pilot will tell you that. They all have to write down flight time
in a log book, and it sure as hell doesn't include time retrieving
luggage. Or sitting on your butt in the terminal. I started writing
down flight time in 1964.
Casady- Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -
So.....you don't consider the time spent at the airport as relevant? I
do, because it IS time, there is no time warp, and it is time taken
out of my day. Period.
There is a perfectly good phrase known as " trip time " which you
think is called " flying time ". It is not. You are plain ignorant.
Period.

Casady

I'm "ignorant"? First of all, you can quit being as ass and show me
where I ever differentiated between "trip time" and "flight time". It
will take five hours out of your life. Period. If you don't think the
time wasted is relevant, you certainly shouldn't be calling others
ignorant.

You didn't. That is what he is trying to get across to you.- Hide quoted
text -

- Show quoted text -

Damned right I didn't. Again, the friggin' time spent at the airport
is part and parcel. That time comes right out of your life. It's
absolutely silly to think that that time doesn't somehow count.


I don't really mind it unless the delay is long and unexpected. I had one of
those a couple of years ago, and the airline was very nice about it. They
flew us From Los Angeles to Palm Springs for the weekend no charge (we
stayed with old friends), then put us on a flight to Frankfurt 1st class.

I like to people-watch, and my friend and I make up stories about the people
we see. It really helps to pass the time.

--
Nom=de=Plume

Interesting alternative to airline hassels
 

Loogypicker wrote:
On Jan 9, 12:51 pm, Jim wrote:
Loogypicker wrote:
On Jan 9, 10:39 am, Richard Casady
wrote:
On Thu, 7 Jan 2010 13:00:37 -0800 (PST), Loogypicker
wrote:
Flight time is the time the plane is off the ground, just the obvious
Any pilot will tell you that. They all have to write down flight time
in a log book, and it sure as hell doesn't include time retrieving
luggage. Or sitting on your butt in the terminal. I started writing
down flight time in 1964.
Casady- Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -
So.....you don't consider the time spent at the airport as relevant? I
do, because it IS time, there is no time warp, and it is time taken
out of my day. Period.
There is a perfectly good phrase known as " trip time " which you
think is called " flying time ". It is not. You are plain ignorant.
Period.
Casady
I'm "ignorant"? First of all, you can quit being as ass and show me
where I ever differentiated between "trip time" and "flight time". It
will take five hours out of your life. Period. If you don't think the
time wasted is relevant, you certainly shouldn't be calling others
ignorant.
You didn't. That is what he is trying to get across to you.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Damned right I didn't. Again, the friggin' time spent at the airport
is part and parcel. That time comes right out of your life. It's
absolutely silly to think that that time doesn't somehow count.

Damn right it counts, but not as flight time.

Interesting alternative to airline hassels
 

On Sat, 9 Jan 2010 09:42:22 -0800 (PST), Loogypicker
wrote:

On Jan 9, 10:39*am, Richard Casady
wrote:
On Thu, 7 Jan 2010 13:00:37 -0800 (PST), Loogypicker

wrote:
Flight time is the time the plane is off the ground, just the obvious
Any pilot will tell you that. They all have to write down flight time
in a log book, and it sure as hell doesn't include time retrieving
luggage. Or sitting on your butt in the terminal. I started writing
down flight time in 1964.

Casady- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

So.....you don't consider the time spent at the airport as relevant? I
do, because it IS time, there is no time warp, and it is time taken
out of my day. Period.

There is a perfectly good phrase known as " trip time " which you
think is called " flying time ". It is not. You are plain ignorant.
Period.

Casady

I'm "ignorant"? First of all, you can quit being as ass and show me
where I ever differentiated between "trip time" and "flight time". It
will take five hours out of your life. Period. If you don't think the
time wasted is relevant, you certainly shouldn't be calling others
ignorant.

The subject is and has been flight time. You can have any other kind
of time you want. By all means count the time spend packing your bags
the night before. If you want to abuse the language and ignore the
standard meanings of words, go for it. We are all laughing at you.

Casady