Mourning. The inventor of clumping cat litter and white-out passed away.
Monthly Archives
Monthly Archives for August 2002.
A new study finds that
A new study finds that more men than women are too stressed to have sex. Great. That just leaves more for me. -ed.
Airfare arbitrage. Frequent travelers know
Airfare arbitrage. Frequent travelers know that sometimes different websites (and for that matter, websites versus calling an airline directly) will provide different prices for the exact same flight. What I never quite realized before today was that different countries’ versions of the same website may price differently as well. I did a bit of experimentation with United’s web site today. United has a whole bunch of local sites: United States, Canada, Australia, Great Britain, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Singapore — just to name a few. I tried pricing out some itineraries on different United website, and I got different prices. (Naturally, each site priced in its local currency, but I used Expedia’s currency converter to normalize prices into US dollars.) One example: Los Angeles –> Sydney –> Los Angeles, October 10 outbound and October 20…
Update on the United Visa.
Update on the United Visa. The 15,000 mile signup bonus is good. Very good. However, there is a targeted offer out there for 20,000 miles. Instructions on the mailing say to call 1.888.763.7377 or send back the form in the mail. You might call and try asking for it, even though it appears to be a promotion valid for those who receive the offer. The code on the bottom of the mailing is BUC11309, and the code on the form which is to be sent back to the bank is LAC23925. Offer expires 9/16/02.
The United Visa is finally
The United Visa is finally an attractive credit card. There’s an offer for a 15,000 mile signup bonus. That, combined with double miles on all purchases means that you should probably get one right away. You don’t even have to fly — you just have to put $5000 on the card in the next couple of months (or spend $833 at specific restaurants and charge the meals to the card) — and you will have a free domestic roundtrip ticket.
Man sues airline
Man sues airline for being seated next to obese man.
Swaziland spends a
Swaziland spends a quarter of its annual budget on a private jet for for its King, and uses international aid funds for the down payment. Millions of this country’s citizens face famine due to government policies.
Sand in the Gears
Sand in the Gears leads a revolt against airport security. If enough of us did this, we might be able to overthrow a silly regime that doesn’t protect us in the least, causes massive consternation among the traveling public, and is doing serious damage to an airline industry which is losing billions of dollars a quarter. Tony may have just found a way out of this recession — taking our economy and our dignity into our own hands.
96-year-old marries in
96-year-old marries in hope of son after 30 daughters.
Police are investigating
Police are investigating a six-times-a-night couple for keeping their neighbors up all night. Sorry about that. We’ll try to keep it down next time. -ed
