OK, do they really suck that bad? I mean, on top of having a crappy service they also nickel and dime you by charging for 1 bag.
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On The Road: Chicago Red Roof Inn
This is one of the most dumpy hotels I think I’ve stayed in for awhile. But short notice when both baseball teams in Chicago are looking to the playoffs is gonna’ make you stay places you don’t love I suppose…
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On The Road: Ways to Avoid Flight Delays
Let’s face it: all the airlines suck now. When my grandfather was with the airlines things were different (I think). But, the worst thing that an airline can do isn’t to carve out an inch of your space every year (some day we’ll be rack mounted in the plane – are you a 1U, 2U or 4U box?). The worst thing they do is being late. Which in turn makes us late for jobs, or more painful to the ‘ole heartstrings late to get home to the family. Not that airline execs have heartstrings – look at how they treat their own unionized employees… Anyway, some of my own tips…
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On the Road: Los Angeles
Having lived in LA for a decade every time I go back I try and hit at least one of a few different restaurants. The first is BOA, for the best steaks in LA. The second is the Pig on La Brea. The third is right up the road, a little hot dog stand called Pink’s (yes, I said hot dog). And finally, of course, In-n-Out, where you have to order up a “four by four animal style” at least once in your life…
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On the Road: Memphis
When you’re in Memphis you have to get barbeque. I don’t care if it’s just in the airport, the barbeque in the airport there is better than they have in most cities…
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On the Road: Atlanta
When you’re in Atlanta make sure to rent a car. There are a lot of cities you can do without one, but Atlanta is not one of them…
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On the Road: 10 Most Delayed Airports
1 – Chicago 2 – Newark 3 – Dallas 4 – Miami 5 – New York (LGA) 6 – Chicago 7 – San Francisco (SFO) 8 – Washington DC (IAD) 9 – St. Louis 10 – Philadelphia
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On the Road: Most On-Time Airports in the Country
Personally, I would remove #6 from this list and maybe replace it with Orlando and maybe swap out #3 with Burbank. But here’s the top 10 most on-time airports in the country: 1 – Salt Lake City 2 – Portland 3 – Washington DC 4 – Tampa 5 – Minneapolis 6 – Boston 7 – Phoenix 8 – Seattle 9 – Baltimore 10 – San Diego
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On the Road: Toronto
Toronto is a weird city. It’s like Chicago, but Canadian. I think I like it here. 😉
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On the Road: Sun Country
OK folks. Let me tell you about something that I’ve never seen happen, ever in my travels. I’m taking a red eye from LAX on a Friday night, to Minneapolis. I’m on time for the flight, ready to go – but the flight isn’t there. No one at the gate. The airline desk is closed. Weird… Maybe Sun Country just sold me the ticket and I’m actually with a different airline. So call the Sun Country desk – at midnight on a Friday night – no answer. Weird. So call them again, this time an answer. But not good news. The flight was cancelled two days ago and Sun Country…