“Jet powered” does not equal “plane”. By that definition, there are power plants out there that are “planes” because they run gas turbines.

You misspelled “Shirley”.

Planes blow tires. It happens. Even Airbus planes blow tires, believe it or not. If anything, this is an airline issue, not a Boeing issue.

“I wish I could be disappointed by getting the worst choice on a menu listing seared beef short rib, seared lemongrass salmon, or ricotta salata and wild honey manicotti.” Unless they stuck him with the fish. You are not getting me to eat fish served on an airplane.

Um, it’s an “airfield”, not a “snowmobilefield”. It’s for aircraft, not snowmocraft.

“Trump could use the cash infusion to pay his debts for once” BAAAAAAAWWWWWHAWHAWHAHAWHAW. 

Oh, only $75K? Well, in that case... [eyeroll]

It’s arguably good for them if they do it but we don’t. Not having tariffs while other countries do, benefits the countries with tariffs. Like I said, I’d rather no one had them, but unfortunately, if they have them, we need to at least consider having them. (And then of course there is the issue of how subsidies can…

“Imagine the US making competitive cars that’s popular in the US and the rest of the world.” What would be the point if (at least some of) the rest of the world is going to hit them with tariffs anyway? Or steel, or rice, or whatever?

“Instead, we’re employing the kind of home market protectionism that often China or Japan are criticized for doing.” But China and Japan (and others) do it, so...? I’d rather no one had tariffs, but they do. So why is it good for them and not for us?

Yes, look it up. It’s a “feature” on 737 MAX, not 787.

I just flew last week as well, and the ratio was like that, but the other way around. Much shorter lines for TSA Pre-Check, both coming and going.

I never said a damned thing about whether anyone else should or shouldn’t listen to Nickelback. I explained what I (and I’m willing to bet other people) hate about Nickelback. Listen to them all you like. But other people are going to have opinions about that, whether you like it or not. Meanwhile, it’s clear that you…

Because people get more emotional about music (which is ultimately about its emotional stimulus, for most people) than (most people) do about ice cream? I can say, for myself, if Nickelback were the only rock band, I would listen to jazz or classical instead. (And BTW, it is OK to hate vanilla ice cream. Are you…

Ssssshhhhh!! I like the short TSA Pre lines.

“Eastern Long Island”, or at least the NY 1st District, is hardly just “the Hamptons”.

Bullshit. The situation in Israel and Gaza is an excuse, at most. And it wouldn’t be happening if not for Hamas’s actions. They created the current situation. So why aren’t the Houthis attacking Hamas?

Nickelback is what you would get if a corporate AI were asked to design a nice safe inoffensive “rock” band. In fact, I’m not sure that isn’t how we actually got Nickelback. And that is not what rock is supposed to be about. That’s why people hate Nickelback.

“No, I like it because it’s different, divisive” Yes, more divisiveness these days is just what the doctor ordered, right?

Has anyone suggested to Yemen that maybe they should take care of this situation or we’ll take care of it for them?