Delta has several signup bonuses for electronic statements, and they all expire tomorrow. Get bonus miles for choosing email statements rather than paper/mail. You are likely only to be eligible for one, and no telling which one it is until you try ’em..: 5,000 bonus miles. 2,500 bonus miles. 1,500 bonus miles. 500 bonus miles.
2,500 bonus miles
2,500 bonus miles for flying new Delta Connection routes roundtrip through March 15.
More Amtrak discounts.
More Amtrak discounts. Discount code H259 is good for a 25% discount for travel booked between January 7-February 15, for travel between January 10-August 28 (except February 14-17 blackout). Three day advance booking required. Non-refundable, and not good on certain services (such as Acela Express, Metroliner, Downeaster). Discount code H255 gets you a two-for-one discount. Discount code V529 still works. Save 20% on Amtrak travel to New York or Boston from stations in the Northeast (including all intermediate stations).
Free golf balls
Free golf balls from Nike.
UPI headline: “Vampire
UPI headline: “Vampire saliva could help treat stroke“
Nine people in Reston and
Nine people in Reston and Herndon Virginia were arrested for being drunk in a bar (not for causing a disturbance or driving). “If the law says that if you are in a public location and intoxicated, you are subject to arrest,” said Lt. Tor Bennett of the Reston District of the Fairfax County Police Department.
Saw this the other day
Saw this the other day but haven’t been posting as much as I should… Northwest Airlines is joining America West in testing selling food on board.
Man removed from plane
Man removed from plane for making sexual comments to an airport security worker. After being detained, Sheriff’s deputies determined he hadn’t broken any laws. He was released and placed on a later flight. She says: Kelly Nobles, Transportation Security Administration screener at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, told police that Goldstein looked at her Wednesday and asked, Are you a real blonde?” Goldstein also said, If you and me were to have sex, I would want you to keep your uniform on,” according to a police report. Other screeners also heard the remarks. Nobles told police she felt really uncomfortable and began to cry.” He says: He said he simply asked the woman how often she is propositioned on the job, then continued talking to a group of men about porn star Ron Jeremy.
Register for 500
Register for 500 Bonus Miles on Your Next Delta Flight. (Register by 2/28 and fly by 4/15.)
The TSA has
The TSA has blocked screeners from unionizing, citing security as a reason to forego the kinds of red tape that come along with a unionized work force. The American Federation of Government Employees AFL-CIO is challenging the decision. (Links via TAPPED.)