News and notes from around the interweb:
- Where’s Samuel Jackson when you need him?
- I joined the Loyalty Leaders podcast talking about the rollout of the new Alaska Atmos Rewards program (Apple Podcats, here’s the Spotify link).
- Forget window seat lawsuits this should be a class action:
Hey @AmericanAir, wouldnt mind getting my $32 back for picking this seat; had I known my arms were gonna get shredded by the broken arm rests I woulda gladly sat somewhere else. Flight 999 seat 15C. How can fix this AND that seat? pic.twitter.com/7IXMTKAuol
— very reckless, very uncouth (@ronniemanzini) August 26, 2025
- Looks gorgeous, but that last row of coach, though…
- Assigned (and paid) seats will end seat saving like this… but also the fun strategizing around getting an empty seat next to you – active lottery wins versus pure passive chance. End of an era is mere months away.
- The federal government owns Union Station and is taking back management… sort of. They’re renegotiating the management contract. (WaPo)
Union Station is 10 years into a renovation that’s not expected to be completed until the 2040s.
- Wyndham apparently sells points to hotels to award to customers at half a cent apiece. (HT: @jetsetesquire)
On the roaches, couldn’t have said it better than one of the top Reddit commenters: “Man, these emotional support animals are getting out of hand.”
*incoming* Tim to remind us that roach infestations can happen on any airline, not just Delta. (We know.)
Unfortunately, planes are perfect places for creepy crawlers. Easy for them to get into, food particles, nice and dry, etc. Unless there’s almost daily spraying of chemicals the little critters are getting in.
Even though Delta roaches are non-union, it should be noted that Delta only uses Premium Roaches on their flights.
It looks like a German cockroach to me but it may be an Asian cockroach since it flies.
It looks like a German cockroach to me.
It may be an Asian cockroach since it flies.
Is it Asian or German?
It looks like a G e r m a n cockroach to me but it may be an A s i a n cockroach since it flies.
It looks like a German roach to me but it may be an Asian roach since it flies.
C-o-c-k-roach would not go through the finnicky filter.
BTW, I use c-o-c-k-roach instead of roach since roaches are what are left over from smoking blunts.
@jns — Oh, they call came through, bud. You may have a new record for most consecutive comments on this site. As the prior trophy-holder, I’ll figuratively hand it over to you… *gestures*
Mheh, roaches have roamed the planet long before we got here and will be here long after we manage to destroy ourselves. They don’t bother me. Exposure to them is part of developing a high-performing immune system, LOL!
@Parker — And, if you’ve ever seen Snowpiercer, depending on which end of the train you’re on, they’re also a great source of ‘protein.’ *shudders*
Oh, and speaking of Delta, the ‘Route Race’ is live; you can now login to your SkyMiles accounts and ‘vote’ on their new route… which is ‘totally’ not predetermined! *wink*