Not Swedish owned anymore I’ll grant. ;)

Indeed. I’ve seen perfect approaches turn into rather wobbly landings. And of course the passengers only seem to judge the last 10 feet. :)

More likely there was a significant shift in the wind close to the ground. This is not unusual. it wouldn’t really change the situation much whether the autopilot was engaged until quite late or not.

Absolutely a major screw up. Might have damaged the landing gear. Pilot probably took the controls from the autoland at touchdown and applied incorrect crosswind correction then over corrected back towards centerline. Planes are still flying on the runway as long as there is airflow over the control surfaces.

That was a terrible landing on the part of the pilot. Either the demonstrated crosswind component was exceeded (a no-no) or his/her technique sucks. Crab down to the runway, kick out the crab, bank upwind and touch down with zero drift on the upwind gear first. All I saw was a shitty crab all the way down. And yes,…

It really depends on the port. At some places the water is cleaner than others, and if you fly a lot you learn which are better. Of course it all goes in the same tanks, but the tanks are drained periodically.

oxygen-thin air

Fair dinkum.

As mentioned it is from Zombieland. An unexpectedly fantastic little film.

Lots of passengers poke the screen rather brutally. To make matters worse, many IFE screens seem set to low sensitivity.

This. People seem obsessed with doing everything with the mouse. Then they ask me how I can be such a “wizard” on my machine.

#11 - Consider carrying a book, magazine or eReader* and whip that out when you’re bored waiting for something. I almost always had a book with me years before smartphones, or even ubiquitous mobile phones. Now I almost always carry my Kindle. If you’re alone it is a great way to while away the time.

Yes. Yes I do. The Swedish chef does sound more Danish or Norwegian than Swedish, but IMHO probably none of the three...

I probably stay 50-80 nights a year in hotels and I must admit I’ve never even thought of tipping housekeeping. Granted, most of those nights are not in the US. In places like Australia or Germany the staff is paid a living wage.

Had a few brief stints in food service. You nailed it.

It’s not necessarily the guest who is paying for the stay. Most of my hotel nights are paid by my employer.

AFAIK solar panels covering the thing wouldn’t generate enough energy to be worth it.

I don’t have an Echo, but I know that in the Harmony Software, different TVs would have different names. So perhaps you just tell Alexa which specific one to turn on.

I don’t have an Echo, but I know that in the Harmony Software, different TVs would have different names. So perhaps…

Most universal remotes just allow control of many devices but don’t simplify things beyond that. You still need to set inputs and control devices separately. With a Harmony Remote, you create “Activities” which greatly simplify things.

Most universal remotes just allow control of many devices but don’t simplify things beyond that. You still need to…

0. Move to Korea, Hong Kong, Finland or Sweden...