News and notes from around the interweb:
- Las Vegas Marriott manager charged with running guns to Mexico aren’t guns supposed to be smuggled in the other direction?
- Qantas re-opens Sydney first class lounge November 1
- Ohio messed up their Wright Brothers license plate (HT: Jonathan W.)
- Couple arrested for trying to enter Switzerland to make their connecting flight to Greece. They weren’t eligible to enter, and Swiss wouldn’t refund their tickets. Their luggage was lost, too. They wound up sent back to New York, where they booked a direct flight to Athens. (HT: Sean B.)
- Flash mob of ex-Alitalia flight attendants, protesting that the airline needs fewer crewmembers and can’t pay outsized wages. They want five years of unemployment, because Italy. (HT: One Mile at a Time)
- Mitt Romney took a break from serving on the Marriott board when running for President, and left again to become a Senator. Still quite the rapproachment:
Noted Marriott man meets w Hilton heir https://t.co/Oh5fGp7ZF4
— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) October 21, 2021
The Swiss story is way too old… Swiss opened months ago
No Gary, guns often flow from the US to Mexico. I grew up on the border in Laredo, Texas. Where do you think the drug gangs get their guns? Guns are illegal in Mexico so they import. It’s a big problem. I sort of remember a story from a few years ago where ATF did a sting involving trying to get guns into Mexico. Well, they lost track of the guns because, of course and much hilarity ensued…..
Jorge, Are you suggesting that ATF is INCOMPETENT?
I’d be shocked to learn that any government agency could do such a thing as loose track of the guns they are responsible for tracking and minimizing. Just shocking!
Yo Liam! Gubmint is people. People make mistakes…..
If flight attendants stripped when doing safety demonstrations, I bet nearly all passengers would pay more attention.
@ Luke – for many of them, it would make people pull their masks over their eyes