Friday Local Shorts
American Airlines is now charging for all checked luggage on their flights. Something like $15 for the first bad and $25 for the second. I understand that they are losing money because of fuel prices, but aren’t we all?
I think this could be a recipe for disaster. It really could be, travelers might stop flying cause the prices are through the roof. Maybe not. Maybe this is what American Airlines thinks will make the airline profitable. For me this and the fare increases will probably delay our summer trip to see the family in Seattle, cause it’s too expensive.
Gas in Grand Prairie - A local gas station was giving away 200 prepaid $40 gas cards yesterday. But was it really worth the wait in line? For this one local woman, she showed up at 4am and when the promotion started she was one of the first 10 to get the cards. Wow 6-7 hours really? for less than a tankful of gas? I think it’s great they are doing it, but even though the gas prices are hovering around $4 per gallon here, I think 6-7 hours of my time is worth more than sitting waiting for a prepaid card worth $40.
Stars - Well they didn’t make the cut. Better luck next year. (see that is short :))
And not so local:
Colorado - Huge tornado rips up some towns and kills 1. If you haven’t seen the video your local news or CNN or pretty much anyone has, you should watch it. It’s crazy… Click the CNN link.
Tags: Airlines, American Airlines, Colorado, Dallas Stars, Gas, Grand Prairie, Seattle, Tornado
Lindsay — May 23, 2008 @ 9:17 pm
Yeah, I drive whenever possible. If it’s under an 8-hour drive, I drive for sure.
Michael — May 29, 2008 @ 8:14 pm
Some people just don’t have any sense of time, that’s all. I’d rather use that to actually earn it.