Time for dinner, and this looks absolutely delicious.
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A variety of free samples
Aug
06
2005
Bombay Sapphire cocktail book Your choice of Kraft ingredients Maxim subscription Head & Shoulders shampoo sample Durex lubricant sample here and here
Where do I even start?
Boston’s Logan Airport offers wireless internet for $7.95. Continental offers wireless internet free in its Presidents Club. The airport is trying to force Continental to stop competing with its pay service, claiming offering internet for free to club members is “an unacceptable potential risk” to airport security. (Somehow when passenger pay $7.95 it’s no longer a risk.) Security as a catch-all for prohibiting behavior is a clear risk to liberty. Fortuntaely Continental is fighting it. (Hat tip to David Rowell.)
Problems with France
Via David Rowell, it turns out the the French realize that they are pathetic losers. Maurice Lévy, the head of the media giant Publicis, whose company owns Saatchi and Saatchi and has offices in 100 countries across six continents, said France had failed to get the 2012 Olympics because the world now saw it as a nation of perdants – “losers”. For good measure, he described the 35-hour week as “absurd” and the wails of complaint that followed Paris’s loss of the Games to London as “pathetic”. … “What I wrote was hard, but true. France is not in a crisis, it’s worse than that. A crisis is usually sudden and short, while we are in an endemic situation,” he said. “I’ve just had enough and wanted to say what I felt.” In the article,…
Hotel or Orange Cardboard Box?
First there was European no-frill discount airline easyJet. Now there’s easyHotel. In keeping with the “easy” philosophy, frills are again being ditched in favor of value for money. EasyHotel is charging $35 (£20) a night for double rooms at its first hotel in central London. Following in the footsteps of Japan’s capsule hotel concept, these rooms are being heralded as Europe’s smallest. Rooms come in three sizes — small, really small and tiny. At 80, 70 and 60 square feet (7.2, 6.3 or 5.4 square meters), there is little room to swing anything more than a carry-on bag. Bathrooms are standard. Windows and a remote control for the TV are extra.
Traveling with a lover — because it’s more economically efficient
Jacqueline Passey is looking for a lover to travel with, apparently because she didn’t get a job in my office. So send gifts, miles, and upgrade certificates my way gentlemen. You’re welcome.
35% Bonus on Transfers from Membership Rewards to Delta
Aug
03
2005
Through September 15th Delta is offering a 35% bonus on transfers from American Express Membership Rewards. Registration is required. Bonus points likely won’t show up until mid-November.
500 Free Delta Miles
Aug
02
2005
Via Free Frequent Flyer Miles, you can get 500 free Delta miles for requesting an auto insurance quote.
Air France Accident
Aug
02
2005
An Air France plane skidded off the runway after landing in Toronto and caught fire around 4pm Eastern. Early reports are that most passengers are safe, but this is not yet certain. Thoughts and hopes are with the passengers and crew. Update: Everyone made it out alive, with just a few injuries.
Lost Luggage as a Constitutional Question
Eugene Volokh gets a lost luggage call meant for Alaska Airlines. Sometimes a looming constitutional question is really just a wrong number.
