News and notes from around the interweb:
- Texas Tech football team held a practice on the tarmac during an 8 hour weather delay enroute to a game at TCU. (HT: Paul H)
- Surprisingly accurate.
A map of every European City pic.twitter.com/eMk7268dE3
— Terrible Maps (@TerribleMaps) November 4, 2022
- Parts from the AN-225 Mriya are being auctioned to help support Ukraine
- Sri Lanka drops plans to sell oneworld carrier SriLankan Airlines piecemeal
- New Uber-Avios partnership in the UK includes 250 free points for registering
- Don’t ever stand in line waiting for a hotel room from an airline, and don’t stand in line hoping there’ll be a room when everyone else from your flight is waiting too. If you can, consider taking matters into your own hands, making your own booking – and submitting for reimbursement to your card company.
Hey @AmericanAir the hotel you gave me a voucher for was fully booked. I only found out after being in line for 45 minutes. I paid out of pocket to go to the hotel next door. How do I get reimbursed? pic.twitter.com/ONON1VhemW
— Al Bondiga (@Gooner_Lopez) November 7, 2022
- Woman shows up late for an Emirates flight. Hijinks ensue.
WATCH: #BNNMexico Reports.
A female passenger attacked Emirates airline personnel at the Mexico City International Airport (AICM). The passenger had allegedly missed her flight to Qatar and was in an inebriated state. #Mexico #Crime pic.twitter.com/ZgQxURPAqv
— Gurbaksh Singh Chahal (@gchahal) November 4, 2022
Really?
Gary: You missed the “Map of Every American City” in the same Twitter thread. The entire thread is hilarious.
The map of Any Town Europe is very accurate.
the Hohols are getting desperate. I saw news today that ukraine is desperate for peace negotiations.
Looks like all his people are starving and freezing to death no to mention the massive hohol losses.
Z
So many great European cities along the Danube and here they suggest single-syllable river!?
@chad – Yes, the Ukrainians are so desperate and their losses so heavy, Put-Put has to announce a withdrawal. Excuse me, strategic advance in a retrograde direction.
“Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.”
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