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Forum: Air travel April 14th, 2017, 02:29 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
Replies: 6
Views: 1,513
Posted By Bert[_2_]
United Airlines Drags Passenger off Plane Because Overbooked [VIDEO]

In nospam
wrote:

it's legitimate because there's absolutely nothing wrong with it

Which explains why UAL is falling all over...
Forum: Air travel April 13th, 2017, 06:33 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
Replies: 6
Views: 1,513
Posted By Bert[_2_]
United Airlines Drags Passenger off Plane Because Overbooked [VIDEO]

In nospam
wrote:

it's a standard legitimate business decision.

It's "legitimate" only because they say it is. It's...
Forum: Air travel April 13th, 2017, 02:57 PM Posted to alt.politics.republicans,rec.travel.air
Replies: 6
Views: 1,513
Posted By Bert[_2_]
United Airlines Drags Passenger off Plane Because Overbooked [VIDEO]

In "Kenzo"
wrote:

Aren't you supposed to deny boarding for an overbooked passenger, not
drag them off the...
Forum: Europe June 28th, 2015, 04:45 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
Replies: 11
Views: 4,019
Posted By Bert[_2_]
Keeping in touch

In
"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote:



Bert wrote:
In ...
Forum: Europe June 27th, 2015, 10:28 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
Replies: 11
Views: 4,019
Posted By Bert[_2_]
Keeping in touch

In "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
wrote:

Just checking in. How's Don's leg doing? Also, given what I see on
the
whether news,...
Forum: Air travel March 29th, 2015, 07:50 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
Replies: 1
Views: 1,762
Posted By Bert[_2_]
Precheck except sometimes

In John Levine wrote:

I have a NEXUS card which gives me a known traveller number. Usually
I get precheck on my boarding pass, but sometimes...
Forum: Air travel March 29th, 2015, 03:24 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
Replies: 3
Views: 1,750
Posted By Bert[_2_]
It seems that I have no fingerprints

In Bert
wrote:

Signed up for TSA PreCheck yesterday, and the guy processing me was
unable to get a single useable print from any...
Forum: Air travel February 13th, 2015, 07:03 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
Replies: 3
Views: 1,750
Posted By Bert[_2_]
It seems that I have no fingerprints

Signed up for TSA PreCheck yesterday, and the guy processing me was unable
to get a single useable print from any of my fingers, even after using
every special trick he had.

Not a show-stopper,...
Forum: Europe November 21st, 2014, 07:27 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
Replies: 5
Views: 2,091
Posted By Bert[_2_]
US taxation laws apply to US citizens resident in Europe.

In Martin
wrote:

On Fri, 21 Nov 2014 17:21:31 +0000 (UTC), Bert
wrote:

In...
Forum: Europe November 21st, 2014, 06:21 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
Replies: 5
Views: 2,091
Posted By Bert[_2_]
US taxation laws apply to US citizens resident in Europe.

In martinp
wrote:

NYC is welcome to have him.

Even though I don't know a thing about the man, he couldn't be...
Forum: USA & Canada August 19th, 2014, 02:48 PM Posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
Replies: 2
Views: 2,696
Posted By Bert[_2_]
Buying liquor in VA and/or NC?

In "terrable"
wrote:


"Bert" wrote in message
...
Any...
Forum: USA & Canada August 18th, 2014, 10:58 PM Posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
Replies: 2
Views: 2,696
Posted By Bert[_2_]
Buying liquor in VA and/or NC?

Any significant difference in prices at the state stores between the two
states?

We're headed for the Outer Banks of NC in mid-September. Members of our
group who drive down from Maryland normally...
Forum: Air travel March 23rd, 2014, 03:31 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
Replies: 5
Views: 1,810
Posted By Bert[_2_]
Flight MH370 carrying tonnes of "mangosteens" - and Li-Ion batteries?

In
" wrote:

People should not get what they want. They should get what they need.

And who gets...
Forum: Air travel October 7th, 2013, 03:09 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
Replies: 0
Views: 1,122
Posted By Bert[_2_]
Making sense of Delta's current zone boarding scheme?

In particular, who goes into zone 2 and zone 3?

On two recent US domestic flights, we got boarding passes for zone 3.

When zone 2 was called at boarding time, nearly everybody in the waiting
area...
Forum: Europe August 3rd, 2013, 03:32 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
Replies: 9
Views: 2,185
Posted By Bert[_2_]
Enjoying The Essence of Vacationing Through Cottage Rental Services

In "tim....."
wrote:

But then I can't find the original post. Is this somebody in their
time machine again?

No, it was posted...
Forum: Europe August 2nd, 2013, 06:08 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
Replies: 9
Views: 2,185
Posted By Bert[_2_]
Enjoying The Essence of Vacationing Through Cottage Rental Services

In Gregory
Morrow wrote:


"Cottaging...???"

Just an Indian spammer, shilling for some Web site which is...
Forum: Europe April 14th, 2013, 09:12 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
Replies: 16
Views: 2,583
Posted By Bert[_2_]
Why do American conservatives spam usenet?

In
"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote:

I've not yet figured out how to kill-file them, so must simply "mark
post...
Forum: Europe April 12th, 2013, 04:14 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
Replies: 63
Views: 8,788
Posted By Bert[_2_]
So who's made an effort ...

In Frank Hucklenbroich
wrote:

Norway is a different story, but most of the people there speak pretty
good english (like...
Forum: Europe April 11th, 2013, 06:21 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
Replies: 63
Views: 8,788
Posted By Bert[_2_]
So who's made an effort ...

In poldy
wrote:

Maybe typical American arrogance, to expect others to cater to them

Hmm?

What language(s) would you...
Forum: Europe April 5th, 2013, 09:53 PM Posted to soc.retirement,soc.culture.usa,alt.horror,alt.politics.socialism,rec.travel.europe
Replies: 1
Views: 1,496
Posted By Bert[_2_]
Forum: Cruises January 8th, 2013, 12:59 AM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 33
Views: 30,031
Posted By Bert[_2_]
Cruise Critic, Banned!

In
wrote:

Read the posts. I posted my user name. I cut and pasted the screen I
get if I even try to get on the...
Forum: Europe January 7th, 2013, 06:32 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
Replies: 22
Views: 1,772
Posted By Bert[_2_]
Are my antique cellphones still useful in Europe?

In Jack Campin
wrote:

I thought you were legally required to have a residential address
in Norway when buying a SIM...
Forum: Europe January 7th, 2013, 06:31 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
Replies: 22
Views: 1,772
Posted By Bert[_2_]
Are my antique cellphones still useful in Europe?

In Rudi wrote:

6.1.2013 20:03, Bert kirjoitti:
I have a few unlocked quad-band GSM phones that I've collected over
the years and on the...
Forum: Europe January 6th, 2013, 07:03 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
Replies: 22
Views: 1,772
Posted By Bert[_2_]
Are my antique cellphones still useful in Europe?

We were last able to scrape up enough cash for a trip to Norway in 2007,
but I'm lobbying hard for another either this summer or next.

I have a few unlocked quad-band GSM phones that I've collected...
Forum: Air travel November 3rd, 2012, 05:54 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
Replies: 7
Views: 1,231
Posted By Bert[_2_]
What's the attraction of "spinner" carryons?

They're advertised heavily and I see lots of folks leading them around
airports on their leashes, so they must be popular.

But all I see is wheels very exposed to damage and wheels that require
the...
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