Priorities. I generally pay a little extra for comfort (like an exit row) if I’m flying for personal reasons. That said, unless you’re in business or first, there is no such thing as actual comfort. Even the whole pressurized cabin experience kind of sucks.

I’ve done both. I started a job this year that requires much less travel. My last job, I was flying 6-8 times internationally per year + 5 or so domestic for a total of about 40% travel (long and involved trips). Plus, I do about 2 domestic and 1 international pleasure travel per year.

...do you work in Marketing for the airline industry?

Whenever I see a decent deal on first class or business class tickets, I buy them.

That whole “encourage people to pack less” thing is bogus. How much you take with you on a trip is generally an inelastic demand scenario. You can’t go to North Dakota in the winter without cold weather wear and you can’t go on a business trip without a laptop. The whole idea that people overpack to a degree that is…

“average domestic itinerary air fare” doesn’t tell you if low cost fares have gone down. It tells you that the average has gone down. Of course the average has gone down, they have squeezed in more coach seats than ever and removed a ton of business/first class seats.

Counterpoint, when I moved to CA 7 years ago, a roundtrip to Boston was pretty easily found for $130. By last year, the lowest fair was $240. There is no added convenience, the flight takes longer, I have less leg room than I did 7 years ago, and I’m pressed to find a single way in which flying is better. In fact, I…

I want to put the engine and transmission from this BMW K1600

That HOA response reads like it was written by someone who thinks prayer kills viruses and that reacting to a problem is much better than being proactive. I hope these folks sneeze on the HOA's request form.

The best message I’ve ever gotten from someone was a LinkedIn message from someone I know through work. She and her husband live in SF and we’re looking for a small luxury sedan with a manual. They bought a G70 manual and couldn't be happier. Regular people buying manuals is soooooo awesome.

Next time, take JetSuite to Concord and I’ll pick you up with the Exocet. Very different experience.

If you changed your bulbs for CFLs, you probably did more harm than good environmentally. Those contain about 4mg each of Mercury vapor. If you break one, you're supposed to open a window then leave the room for 10 minutes (evacuating children and pets first). As Mary Berry would say...scrummy.

“Journalism”, brought to you by an education system that gives you a diploma for just showing up. Also brought to you by helicopter moms.

This is a good take. 

It’s actually belching. Not farts.

Someone’s been watching the vegan propaganda on Netflix...

I think the Germans already tried it your way. 

This was a weird thing. Supposedly the Mitsubishi MiEV Evolution was supposed to preview electric AWD technology for the Evo XI. But we never got an Evo XI. So.... yeah. Evo owners are pretty limp out there. 

Not all cars are warp capable.

Personal responsibility needs to make a comeback. If you didn’t read the manual, do your research, and ask the right questions before taking ownership, then it’s still your fault. If you misuse the features of your own vehicle, it’s still your fault. If you take your car up top 150mph on tires rated to 142mph and they…