Airlines passengers in the United States are supposedly protected by the new Passenger Bill of Rights. This is the report that came out right after it was passed into law by the Senate in 2009. again this law happened because the 99% (the trapped passengers) stood up to and defeated the 1% (the airlines).
The Senate was forced to pass this act in 2009. Mainly because of the many incidents where passengers rights were ignored during weather emergencies. Youtube is a repository of all the videos uploaded by frustrated passengers trapped on airplanes; who demanded something be done about their false imprisonment.
Watch this mans encounter with the TSA, for doing what ?
This man did nothing and he is within his legal rights as a passenger to demand clarity on what's happening. he is also within his rights to stream this harrassment directly to Youtube so everyone can see it exactly as it happened - without editing. This man is a passenger and not a criminal - so why is this happening to this passenger. What happened to the Fouth Amendment ?
The bill calls for a fine of $27,500. per passenger per incident. This fine was intended to make the airlines pay for their disregard of the passengers rights. We're waiting to see what they'll do to Jet Blue after this weekends horrendous incident in Connecticut. Somehow we think that Jet Blue will find a way out of the fine; and the passengers rights will have been trounced once again sadly.
This past weekend it happened again, but the twist is that it happened in the US and also in the UK. Yes the UK has now entered the passenger bill of rights fight. a whole airplane full of passengers were so angry with their chartered airlines - Viking Hellas; that they decided to take action right then and there.
The passengers actually decided on action and staged an ON Plane Sit In
WOW.. that's the first time we've heard of the passengers actually taking control of the airplane by refusing to deplane and demanding compensation for their mistreatment.
We Salute the folks who were on that Viking Hellas flight and wish them strength in their fight. There is never a time when peoples rights should be so clearly ignored.
In the US, the problem was that the air carrier refused to meet the two hour window for deplaning passengers; in the event of a flight cancellation.
These folks were trapped on the tarmac looking at the airport a couple hundred feet away. It makes us wonder if the airplane was on fire and it was during a snow storm; if the passengers would have eventually been deplaned - using Jet Blues' logic. yeah.
We hear that the only reason that the shit didn't start flying through the air onto the flight crew was because they LOCKED the bathrooms.
Yes you read right. Keep reading and get yourself a dose of why we fly on commercial airlines as little as possible these days. Even after visiting more than 40 countries mostly by airplane - we can see that there's bullshit up in the air and we're standing clear of it.
Some 100 passengers staged a sit-in on a plane at Birmingham Airport refusing to get off for several hours.
The Viking Hellas flight was originally scheduled to leave from Manchester for Athens at 13:00 BST, but passengers were then taken by bus to Birmingham.
They boarded a plane due to leave at 17:00, but were then told to get off, which they refused to do.
At about 01:30 BST they finally agreed to leave and left the airport by bus to return to Manchester.
West Midlands Police boarded the plane during the dispute.
A police spokesman said: "It was just a civil dispute and the police were there monitoring the situation to make sure it didn't get out of hand."
He said there had been "an issue between the airline and the passengers".
A passenger named Dorota said the flight had been chartered and they were originally due to fly on Friday, 21 October.
She said: "People are hungry. They have not eaten since this morning.
"The air conditioning has been switched off and it is getting hot. The airline will not give us food, only water."
She later said: "We decided to leave the plane because there was no point in staying on there.
"We are going home. We have got a letter from Viking Hellas and we can get a refund."
The letter said the plane could not take off due to unforeseen circumstances, she said.
No-one has been available for comment from Viking Hellas.
No Food, and then they switched off the air conditioning on the airplane..
ooohhhh Viking Hellas you did a very bad thing. You are going to have to pay for this big time. Clearly the fact that they bussed the passengers from Manchester and then Back was the first indication that they were having real issues.
The passengers will no doubt end up in court with the airlines; and win. The Airline however will end up being absorbed into another low cost carriers fleets and the incident will be another teaching moment for both Passengers, and members of the Travel Industry. This is a great part of why we left the corporate travel environment when we did. The air carriers were already beginning to show their hatred for the industry and the passengers.
Travel Industry confidence levels are at an all time low now. This next incident in the United States shows us why the federal bill was put into action. No One regardless of why; should ever be trapped on an airplane in clear view of the terminal.
I've personally been trapped on an airplane in Miami during a power outage; and we were forced to sit on the airplane and watch as our connecting flights took off without us. This was before the airlines passenger bill of rights was passed. but still the situation happens everyday, somewhere in the world; and passengers are paying more and more for less and less.
This is an illustration of why the US Travel Industry is no longer growing. It has reached the point of stagnation as it's basically destroyed by the airlines in their fare schemes. No where should this happen to anyone - ever.
How the Hell do you charge me for Carrying My Bag With Me ?
Spirit started this BS in 2010 with this first attack on passengers. Now it's compadres have escalated to charging for everything from backpacks, to baby strollers to diaper bags. Who the Fuck travels with a baby and no diapers ?
Talk about a Cheap Shot - Airlines You Are The Real Shylocks, Face It.
Fun and Cheap this was not - Jet Blue You Are Probably THROUGH -
Passengers on the plane that took off from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at about 9 a.m. yesterday were stuck on the tarmac in Connecticut for more than seven hours after the flight was diverted, the Associated Press reported.
One passenger said the last hours were spent without food or water and the restrooms were unusable. The wire service said the plane was bound for Newark, New Jersey.
JetBlue, in a statement today, said it was uncertain how long any of its planes remained on the tarmac. The airline said that six of its flights were diverted to the Hartford area due to “infrastructure issues” at airports in the New York area.
“We have seen media reports of a lack of provisions onboard and our internal information does not correlate with those reports,” the statement said.
New York-based JetBlue said the airport “experienced intermittent power outages,” which made refueling and deplaning difficult.
John Wallace, a spokesman for Bradley International Airport, didn’t respond to a request for comment by telephone and e-mail.
More than 3.8 million homes and businesses from West Virginia to Maine were without power this weekend after the region’s biggest October storm in decades blanketed some towns with 31 inches of snow.
In Connecticut, 800,935 customers were without service this afternoon, surpassing the outages caused by Hurricane Irene in August. Hartford set an October snow record with 12.3 inches (31 centimeters).
Jet Blue you know you are totally wrong -
“We have seen media reports of a lack of provisions onboard and our internal information does not correlate with those reports,” the statement said.
WTF are You Really Talking About Jet Blue ?
Your internal data didn't correspond with the information given to you from the scene.
GTFOH..
No Air Carrier ever knows exactly what they have on-board because it shifts depending upon which base refills and cleans the airplane.
Sorry air carriers I'm going to give away one of your dirty little secrets now..
FYI Passengers, When airplanes are cleaned and restocked at their various slots, the crews who restock never remove the old on-board goods because they are left as extras; for use in case of shortages or special needs. Any boo boo knows that Jet Blue; Including Travel Agents and Passengers. (side-eye)
And Locking The Toilets ?
Oh Hey that ones so easy that we can answer it in one plop of the poop.
Remember folks this is 2011 - they can roll a waste truck up underneath the plane and attach a waste stack tube to the airplane during De-Icing - so they can certainly do it during a 7 hour entrapment.
No Go Jet Blue you are Fulla Shit Literally
We believe that when the nickle and diming of airlines passengers began; there was a general intention to retrain the passenger mindset to believe that every part of their experience had to be purchased.
OH HELL NO
Airlines you made a staggering amount of money this year because of your vanity increases. So maybe now it's time to count some of that out to your overcharged passengers.
The third-quarter results conclude the earnings season on a mostly positive note for major U.S. airlines and reflect a newfound ability to manage capacity, one analyst said.
"There's no signs of weakness yet," said Helane Becker, an analyst with Dahlman Rose & Co. "What you're seeing across the board for the group in general is pretty positive."
The airline industry is on the mend after a decade-long downturn that sent several carriers into bankruptcy. But even as soaring fuel costs and economic gloom threaten to disrupt the recovery, carriers have managed the plight effectively by cutting the number of seats they sell when times get rough.
Watch This from the CEO of Spirit Airlines and tell us if you win
Thats why we are asking our readers to think twice before you purchase an airlines ticket for pleasure. consider other methods of transport and then decide which one works best for you. Into your personal considerations add these factors :
1. being charged for things like no being able to bring your own water onto the airplane; even it it's for medical use. or your own prepumped baby milk to feed your breast fed baby. yeah babies are also targeted by the air carriers.
Please Mothers and Fathers look at what the TSA did to this Mother who was totally within the guidelines set forth by the TSA and in fact Holding A Copy of the Guidelines in her hand when being Falsly Imprisoned and then totally having her rights violated by the TSA.
Now if that doens't get you to thinking - a Mother with Breast Milk? Treated Like She is a Criminal for Carrying Her Childs Milk ?
2. being charged for your baggage - when it's already factored into the price of your weight allowance as a passenger. Why are you paying twice for something you've already paid for ?
3. being frisked and investigated by the TSA which are not a federal law enforcement agency; but the private contractors of the airlines themselves.
They are not able to arrest you nor are they enforcing any laws. they are there strictly to enforce the fear factor of the over zealous corporate air carriers who want to shake you down for every bit of dignity you have; both ways.
Watch This BS and Decide if You're Interested in Being Investigated for Traveling Legally
4. being over extended in every way you can be, by having to be investigated as though you are a criminal - for your leisure time purchase. Who else asks you why you are paying cash when you walk up to the counter to make a purchase and then has a problem if you don't give them Your Credit Card as a secondary form of Identification ?
watch this and decide if you are ready for somebody to decide if you are a criminal - and then violate your rights in the name of what ?
Hello America - Credit Cards Are Not Identification - so why is the air carrier asking you for yours ?
Co'mon Airlines - The Passenger is your revenue source; start treating them like customers instead of tricks..
Passengers remember Tricks are for Kids - and your purchase clearly indicated that you are not a kid. therefore it's time that the real power be shifted back into the hands of those who should be calling the shots - the passengers. because honestly speaking, until the passenger is again in charge; travel will be going now were.
We have a video that we're sure expresses the feelings of these passengers who were trapped by these air carriers this weekend - of course it's the Real Peoples Anthem - so hit it Rev DMX - Cause we
know you know.
They gon make somebody loose they mind Up In There - Up In There..
Tmobile is loosing ground quickly. ever since it was announced that they were being bought out by AT&T; things have quickly moved toward the worst.
This is a synopsis of my encounter earlier today. I spent more than 2 hrs trying to get information and make changes to my TMobile accounts.
Which Still Hasn't Happened..
the thing that hits me most is that the representatives seem to enjoy treating you as though you don't understand any of what is going on. mocking and absolutely playing the fool card.
Bear in mind before you read this transcript that I was logged into Tmobile, In My Account Service Panel using the Chat Assistance Link - which you must be logged into your TMobile Account to Access or Utilize. please remember this very important fact when reading this transcript.
This is the chat transcript so that you can see it for yourself :
You have been connected to ~Janet T.
Ankhesen Auset: I need assistance with a complaint and rate plan issue
~Janet T: Welcome to T-Mobile Chat service. My name is Janet and for
your reference my rep ID is 1320121. First, please allow me one moment
to review your question.
~Janet T: Ankhesen, I will be happy to check on your plan.
Ankhesen Auset: hello janet I am unable to see any rates because I have a google phone
Ankhesen Auset: I want a lower rate since I am not using my phones much
Ankhesen Auset: also I want to file a complaint
~Janet T: Have you checked out our new plans on line?+
Ankhesen Auset: I cannot see them since I have a googlephone
Ankhesen Auset: customers who own their phones do not see plans (see the graphic at the top)
~Janet T: You can log into your on line account and veiw our new plans.
Ankhesen Auset: per the screen
Ankhesen Auset: no I can't
Ankhesen Auset: I have already spent thirty minutes trying
~Janet T: You can log in your on line account on a computer.
Ankhesen Auset: the screen won't show me rates since I own my phone
Ankhesen Auset: I am on my computer now and it won't show me anything about rates
~Janet T: Have you registered your numbes on line?
Ankhesen Auset: what ?
Ankhesen Auset: whn logging in it requests you give your phone number
Ankhesen Auset: of course I loggeed in with my phone number
Ankhesen Auset: otherwise I couldn't see my package
~Janet T: That is correct and you need to log into our account with your number.
Ankhesen Auset: and or the fact that I am not able to see any other rates\
Ankhesen Auset: that's what I'm telling you
Ankhesen Auset: are you paying attention to what I'm typing here Janet ?
~Janet T: How many minutes are you wanting?
Ankhesen Auset: I want to see the plans that are available to choose from
Ankhesen Auset: as I have two phones
Ankhesen Auset: I need two different plans
~Janet T: YOu are not wanting a family plan?
Ankhesen Auset: I am overpaying everymonth by at least 100 dollars
Ankhesen Auset: according to what I can see, it's overcharging me
Ankhesen Auset: I don't use enough minutes for it
Ankhesen Auset: I need a less expensive plan for each phone
~Janet T: I need to advise you will need to agree to a new 2 year contract when changing your plan.
Ankhesen Auset: I know that
~Janet T: What plans are you wanting?
Ankhesen Auset: did you miss that I asked to see the plans janet ?
~Janet T: You can log onto our web site at www.t-mobile.com and view our new plans.
Ankhesen Auset: I want the best plan for each phone so I need to see
what is available - and you are not able to give me any assistance so
this transcript will attest to that.
Ankhesen Auset: you should stop and read before you type anything else janet
Ankhesen Auset: really
Ankhesen Auset: you're not paying any attention to my responses
Ankhesen Auset: and that is a bad thing
~Janet T: I am reading your responses.
Ankhesen Auset: especially when I have asked four times already for assistance with seeing the rate plans
~Janet T: I need some idea on what plan you are wanting?
Ankhesen Auset: well if you are reading them, can you give me a url that will allow me to see the rate plans since I cannot
~Janet T: I am unable to give the the plans to see on chat.
Ankhesen Auset: second matter of business then
Ankhesen Auset: complaint
Ankhesen Auset: I have had no assistance from either your chat support or the phone sales lines in resolving my plan issues
~Janet T: I am sorry.
Ankhesen Auset: I have made more than 10 calls today and reached your automated lines eachtime - and was disconnected eachtime
~Janet T: Before I can give you information on the plans, we need a ideal of what you are needing on each line.
Ankhesen Auset: basically I've spent the better part of two hours being treated like a non customer by tmobile
Ankhesen Auset: we have moved on from plans Janet
~Janet T: I am sorry you feel this way.
Ankhesen Auset: we are now on complaint - got it ?
~Janet T: Yes.
Ankhesen Auset: you don't know how I feel - except frustrated, and tired of tmobile at this point\
Ankhesen Auset: really I am so tired of tmobile not helping me
Ankhesen Auset: that's why I want to decrease my services to get another company
Ankhesen Auset: this is not the way to retain a customer
~Janet T: I do apologize you feel this way.
Ankhesen Auset: and certainly not the way you help one - apologizing instead of giving information is not help
~Janet T: But to assist you we need some information on what plans you are looking at.
Ankhesen Auset: please apologize after you assist
Ankhesen Auset: you are doing nothing except annoying me now
Ankhesen Auset: you have no rate plan info for me
~Janet T: I am sorry to hear this.
Ankhesen Auset: you have nothing to tell me about the automated lines
~Janet T: How many minutes do you want on each line?
Ankhesen Auset: and you haven't taken my complaint
Ankhesen Auset:so what is it that you are doing janet ?
~Janet T: What complaint can I assist you with?
Ankhesen Auset: janet you have a good day okay .,., I have had it with you and your game.
~Janet T: Thank you for contacting T-Mobile Chat, I am sorry we weren't able to fully resolve your issue.
Ankhesen Auset: this is a transcript and no doubt someone at tmobile will read it when I mail it to the corporate office
~Janet T: I am sorry I could not assist you.
this is my worded response to their customer service survey - I gave them all 1's which is total dissatisfaction; and added this comment for their clarity
I have never received such poor service as I have today from t-mobile, both online in chat and on the phone. the entire system seems broken and unwilling to service customers needs. not even calls from supervisors are being returned. I think TMobile is absolutely working their way to the bottom as quickly as they can. as soon as I can get out of my contract with TMobile I am OUT. You have pushed me away as a customer and I'VE HAD IT. two lines for 7 years and this is how you treat me ?
you install a phone automation system which defeats the purpose of calling, when you can't get through to a live person for assistance. it's even worse when you try to get assistance from an online agent in chat for customer service and what you get instead is no service; ignored and treated like you are bothering them.
since when is a paying customer a bother ? obviously you've started changing to the we hate customers style of management which is why you will soon see your customer base disappear. you're already becomming more like at&t than you even know. this is the worst thing that could ever happen to any consumer. and trust me, I will be writing, blogging, broadcasting and fb'n all about this, until I get a resolution.
This is just a reminder that sometimes we wish for things but we just don't get them. No matter how rich or white or mormon you are, it's not always a done deal, in America. Such is the case of a lil boy from Michigan named Mitty Romney. it's a sad saga but someone had to finally tell it, from the hometown perspective.
Today Is That Day Folks -
You See, MITTY ROMNEY IS A MICHIGAN THROW AWAY. and for the record he's not worth the .10 deposit off that can of whoop ass we're about to open up today.
Just to think that he had the nerve to say that he'd let Detroit Go Bankrupt.. Bish Please.
Eminem Said " They can't say you ain't beautiful, they can alll get fucked cause it ain't true.." Yeah My Boy, Tell Em -
Mitty Watch This and Remember "What You Bankrupted"
Wayyyyy back in the 60's when Mittys' daddy George Romney was the governor of Michigan; things were a-changing. He was on the downward swing of the economic changes and suburban political swings that would bring about White Flite. Yes He was the governor who ordered the National Guard to drive a tank through my neighborhood in 1967.
Talk about White Fear.. and Avarice
Mitty reminds us of that White Flight and the White Fears.. always wanna throw something away before you look at it to see if it's still usable; like Detroit. they have such an insecurity about control; that they have to be anal retentive about everything. Absolutely to the point, that they shit on it.
So many politicians have attempted to Shit on the D, and all found that the D took a bite out of their asses. Mitty is finding that his comments will be the foundation of what will prevent anyone from seeing him as a candidate, for President. Even the republicant's aren't so brain dead, that they'd ignore a comment like that.
Remember Detroit has a lot of republican influence asserted against it. you have Rick the shit Snyder; Oakland Countys' Brooks the crook Patterson; and even Robert I fucked up Ficano; all republicant's.
Detroits' problems are massive. Most of them stem from the horrendous budget cuts and lack of funding; to the largest city and highest tax base recepient in the State of Michigan. Yes Detroit pays more than any other city to the state, and still it receives less than most cities its' size anywhere else in the nation. This is the real reason for it's budget shortfalls; and continued denegeration as a city.
Hipsterish gentrification seems to be behind this. Everyone has seen the plans for the new smaller hipper Detroit. The New Detroit that doesn't include any faces of the people who have lived here for generations. those faces are the ones who are being called Bankrupt by faces like Mitty.
There has to be a clearer path to reality in our Rustbelt metropolis, other than bankruptcy. But if bankruptcy is their choice then give us the keys when you pull the fuck out and we'll show you what Detroit can really be.
You see thats' the real problem. no one wants to turn control of the real affairs of the city over to those residents who have ridden it out from the 50's, 60's 70's and even the 80's.
We've been here and we're still here
The hipsters are coming in, buying property for pennies; creating small enclaves within a city. That in itself is anti city. How do you create a walled fortress inside of a neighborhood and want to be considered a part of that neighborhood ? not gonna happen.
This is what white flite brings back. The pre funded urban grunge sympathiser who doesn't see the struggle that the family who has lived here for 50 years has dealt with.
They don't have the equity in the community to have suffered through the lack of bank loans to help with up keep on their property; even though they've banked there for generations. Their newish wsp will open doors that still swing shut on generational residents even to this day. How healthy or business saavy can that be in any economic climate ? selective lending and other redlining issues have and still continue to plague Detroit residents.
The high taxes for city services which lack even a semblence of basics. The absence of street maintenance; the lack of appropriate trash pick up. this has led to dumping by contractors from all over the tri county area, who instead of paying to dump their loads in landfills as mandated; just pull up to a vacant lot and unload their crap, right on Detroit.
Calls to the police while this dumping is happening also do no good; as the Police don't respond. To city residents who are the victims of this faceless crime, it almost seems as though they don't respond so that it can continue. This is a part of the devaluation of entire neighborhoods, which have literally burned or crumbled to the ground.
Now undercover Republican't Mayor former basketballer and union busting industrialist Dave Bing; has a plan to parcel off and sell these neighborhoods to developers.
Yes I said he intends to sell entire neighborhoods to gated community developers. Thereby removing part of the tax base and residential housing base from the city; And he plans to do it without even a vote from the citizens.
The most horrendous crime as far as we can see is the total lack of community policing to address the pockets of crime. If you call the police for assistance, and there is not a weapon involved, they don't come period. This is inexcusable in a city with more than 3000 police officers.
Crime in Detroit has reached the point that frustrated community members are responding directly to the police, by ambushing them when they rob them; and even going so far as to come to the police station armed and ready for combat. you may remember the incident where a Detroiter and the Police shot it out in a police station last year.
Unfortunantely no one heard the reason for the shoot out because the police hushed it up. The streets have it that this man had been robbed and pistol whipped by plain clothes police from this very preceint. yes I said Robbed and Pistol Whipped By the Police. The cops in the D are a rare breed to put it mildly. not all are wearing the balaclavas, but the blue wall of silence makes them all the same.
They openly terrorize the community and hold the youth hostage, with no recourse. This is a part of the reason Detroit is still under a Federal Justice Consent Decree Monitoring program. the cops are wayyy off the hook and no one is trying to reign them in. they don't prevent crime, they basically ignore it to help degenerate the citys' profile. This is a major part of the reason frustration has risen so high with law enforcement.
As Well, for generations the lack of community control of the schools system has led to the inability to provide a prepared pool of workers for a city dying of employer neglect. you either went to work in an auto factory or one of the hospitals. now there are no factory jobs and the hospital needs skilled workers.
Presently the few public school programs that help Detroit youngsters get into healthcare field positions are totally underfunded. so much so that they don't have enough teachers to supply the need for classes. yet they don't have enough money to hire the teachers, to teach the students who are in queue for Healthcare curiccullums. What a circular travesty.
Detroit Wants to Know How You'd Handle These Issues Mitty ?
How can you turn out skilled workers if you don't teach Currently In Demand skills ?
Where are the programs for robotics ?
What about electronics equipment repair programs ?
What about construction trades ? these are all in demand and in need fields that are not even a part of the Detroit Public Schools system curriculum.
What about the Pharmacy Tech and Healthcare field programs that get funding assistance from corporate interests, Where are they ?
Why is this happening Mitty ?
Mostly because the funds have been mismanaged to the point that the community elected school board has been usurped by the governor and replaced with a school system manager. yes a person who okays everything instead of a board who was elected to run the schools by the voters.
We'd also like to ask these questions about our taxes and development funds Mitty -
Why is it that companies like Compuware get millions of dollars of tax relief; Yet a small business or store owner gets nothing for providing food or services in his neighborhood ?
Why do the traffic patterns lead you only away from commerce, unless it's into the block granted areas of non Detroit owned businesses ?
Where are the grants to develop neighborhoods and preserve the economic infrastructure needed to maintain a neighborhoods' stability and economic integrity ?
Why do we have so many liquor stores and so few supermarkets ?
Why are there so many fast food outlets and so few neighborhood Mom and Pop Cafes' ?
What happened to backyard garden projects in vacant lots with the help of the Wayne County 4H cooperative ?
What happened to kids going outside and picking up paper on their schools' yards and planting gardens and flowers ?
Where are our Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts selling cookies ?
Yes we ask these questions because these are the questions that archive the active life of a community. Not a criss cross of miniature fortified enclaves met by freeway escape ramps. What happened to the Beauty that Is Detroit ?
Lets' Ask Mitt and His Republicant's because they're the ones who defunded and Bankrupted them.
The very next republican't we hear speaking about Detroit better have a bill in his hand and be handing it to the cashier with currency. Because otherwise we're just gonna go DMX UP In HERE.
This is that Special Dedication that we spoke about earlier - just for You Mitty
Mitty Why Don't You Go Back to Montana and Pick Dental Floss on your pigmy pony.
Now Can We Get A Lil RESPECT
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In fact they are purposely forcing them to pay for carrying their tools when they fly.Delta is forcing them to pay to carry their guns, and rocket launchers. what are they thinking ? this is military equipment ? Delta did this even though they have a contract that allows the military to carry four bags, Delta is forcing these soldiers in transit to pay for their fourth bag. WTF Delta ?
Watch this video made by the Soldiers involved this morning onboard the flight 6/7/2011
The story came to us on Tumblr from Producer Matthew one of our followers :
Delta Airlines charges troops for bags: A military unit returning to the United States from Afghanistan was charged $2,800 — or $200 per soldier — in extra baggage fees on a June 7th flight from Baltimore’s Washington International Airport.
The soldier who published the video, Spc. Robert O’Hair, asked another passenger to explain the fees the unit was asked to pay prior to boarding. The passenger said the fee was for his fourth bag, which contained government-issued items.
Delta Airlines says its policy is to waive extra baggage fees for up to four bags in business and first class, and three bags in coach, to accomodate active duty US military service members. It’s not clear where the soldiers appearing in the video were seated, but one says he was charged $200 for his fourth bag.
Delta Airlines released a statement explaining their policy and apologizing to the soldiers, but offered no information on whether or not the troops in the YouTube video would be reimbursed their expenses.
The above video was sent to ProducerMatthew.com by a news producer at KING-TV in Seattle.
I wonder how much my delta mileage is really worth now ? they surely can't count me amongst their frequent fliers anymore. this was just enough for me to say, no thanks delta.
Don't Think we've forgotten about ms beybey. she's always somewhere percolating on some bs.
Just looking at the pic above will make some of you a lil squemish but that's how performers are. one day you're all fake skinny in blackface and the next you're puffed up like fried twinkies.
Anyway..
a few nights ago the much heralded performance at the Billboard Awards proved Beyonce Is Clearly A Plagurist. take a look at the video below for a side by side comparison of her presentation and the original presentation which she stole hers' from.
This is a repost from my Tumblr - and I think you should see the entire convo as it happened to really understand why we're calling her out on this bs.
Beyonce’s routine is most certainly copied.
Damn. Whoever pitched her this is out of a job. Look at it! Basically concept for concept. Especially the drums and the clones. Welp.
Ausetkmt: that’s how she works. she finds somebodys shit she likes and expropriates it. that’s why she’s ended up in court over songs from a few of her cd’s. that proves she is just a money making machine. strictly a performer. not a true artist in the sense of originality. she is great at copying. probably one of the best. that’s why folks don’t realize that her dance moves are mostly J-Step; which is a regional dance style that pushed her up - yet she’s never done anything to even acknowlege it’s existence.
That’s Bey For Ya. see my next pic of Fat Beyonce it’s hillarous.
So incase you were hoping that Beyonce finally had an idea, This proves it still hasn't happened yet.
Sadly, It's such a BIG-ASS Beautiful House with no one home.
Have you ever wondered what the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Does?
Take a look at this confusing chart and get the picture. basically they confuse the fuck out of anything nuclear. this is why government bureaucracy needs to be challenged and streamlined. too much bullshit and not enough facts supplied to be useful. this is just one of the many stories we are watching today.
Our Friends at ShortFormBlog on Tumblr bring us this updated look at what's actually happening in Japans' Nuclear Disaster - since it's disappeared from the mainstream media these days
Things were so dangerous after a blast at Fukushima Daiichi reactor No. 1 that workers didn’t enter the building at all afterwards. Until today. Nearly two months after the hydrogen explosion that greatly damaged the plant on March 11th, NHK reports that workers re-entered the building housing the reactor for the first time since the initial blast. The workers plan to install an air purifier in the plant, reportedly ”aimed at preventing workers from suffering internal radiation exposure when they work on setting up a new cooling system at the No. 1 reactor.” That must be a really good air purifier. (Above: A pic of a robot working in the plant, via TEPCO)source
The Army Corp of Engineers has started their chain reaction flood as we suggested they would earlier in the week. we honestly won't know the real end result until the waters finally recede and the farmlands are visible again. this is supposedly another of those 100 year floods that happened inside 80 years. doesn't that tell you a lil something America ?
and this lil piece that we find totally Journalism American Style -This is a supposed clipping from the last will and testament of OBL -
And finally but certainly not least of the stories we're watching today, the family of Dave Duerson has received the news they were waiting for - confirmation that his depression and brain injury were the cause of his death. many in the NFL see this of little consiquence - yet we think it makes a world of difference.
We believe that this will encourage the NFL and AAU to take steps to strengthen it's resolve to provide better training and equipment to prevent future injuries such as the ones which cost us a great athlete like Dave Duerson. Terry Bradshaw has also come out recently in the news and admitted that part of his brain is obviously damaged from the continuous hits he took on the field during his long gridiron career.
“Dave Duerson, a former NFL player who committed suicide in February, had left a request with relatives that he wanted his brain tissues examined. That examination has been concluded and its results probably will come as no surprise,” reports Chuck Schilken:
Dr. Ann McKee, the researcher who made the diagnosis, said Duerson had “moderately advanced” brain damage related to blows to the head and that “it’s indisputable” that Duerson had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which is linked to repeated brain trauma.
Photo: Dave Duerson in 2005. Credit: Charles Cherney / Chicago Tribune
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Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann reintroduced legislation in the U.S House Tuesday to repeal the 2007 law mandating incandescent light bulbs be phased out in favor of compact fluorescent light bulbs by Jan. 1, 2012.
Her resolution, Light Bulb Freedom of Choice Act - Please Watch Her IN ACTION. Remember that there is a constitution that talks about Equal Rights, and apparently she's unaware of it. isn't it almost a requirement to be in elected office, that you are aware that your job depends on the constitution ? especially if you are in the Legislative Branch of the government ?
This Cannot Be Americas' Future Unless we want to revisit our conflicted past.
It's Sunday so today we're going to Chuuch - with the Jacksons.
Today we draft our first member of the 2011 ID10T Team - Jermaine Jackson
It Seems Jermaine Jackson's passport expired while he was overseas, and he cannot renew it. He owes $91,000 to Alejandra Oaziaza, mother of two of his sons; and the new US Tax Laws won't allow him to renew his passport until he pays his back child support. plus he filed papers recently asking his child support to be reduced from $3K a month to a measly $215.00 - yeah right.
So Now he has No Passport, Or Drivers License - Yet Jermaine we see you flossing in a gated community in calabasas; rollin in a White Rolls Royce; Shopping on Rodeo Drive; and you only make $1000.00 a month income ?
Co'mon Jermaine.. Who do you think is using your brain to figure this out ?
Look at The Flossiness -
Can the Chuuch Say AMEN
What is wrong with You Jermaine Jackson - going to Africa and not paying for your babies to be taken care of in California ?
First off did you realize he has 8 babies - yeah by various assorted baby mommas..
So Jermaine, why not bring your expired passport home and handle your business cause your kids are waiting for that moment - and so is Your Momma and your baby momma. In case you've Forgotten - both are waiting for you to handle your business on Jackson Drive.
So of course you already know that this is the Opening Salvo on the Tivioli Stories Episode Five - The Letter T; The Truth They Tried To Twist - Tell The Truth To Tivoli.
First Class - Isiah Mentor w. Turbulence
Burnin and Lootin - Kymani Marley w. Alborosie
They Call it Murder - Damien Marley
Small Axe - Bob Marley and the Wailers
Ambush in the night live in Nigeria - Bob Marley and the Wailers
Terrorists - Israel Vibration
Roman Soldiers of Babylon - Jaob Miller and Inner Circle
We Struggle - Bounty Killa w. Wayne Marshall, Mad Antz
Rampage - Buju Banton
Murda Dem a Play Remix - Bryan Art w. Queen Ifrika
OOoooooooooooo the Fall Reality Show / Drama Season Has Begun and I can hardly wait to see what happens this year with the Real Housewives of Atlanta.
Is Kim Gay ?
Does Nene leave Greg and does her son go to jail ?
Does Sheree finally get her clothing line into a store ?
and what about Khandi, does she have a hit cd and does love find her again after the murder of her fiance AJ ?.
We see that another former cast member Lisa is gone and two news ones are added Cynthia and Phaedra. This is surely going to be a hot season. Check out this preview of some of the scenes from upcoming shows. SPICY.. and yes it appears that Nene and Kim are at it again.
WOW - Get Ready for the Action it premiers on Bravo OCT 4th.
Yes Green is Good but how far should we take it honey ?
Lets just hope that these goods aren't in shreds by the time they arrive in Port au Prince, for distribution. The little fashionistas may be rolling in the streets if they don't move quickly. you know how hard it must be to get a knock off Ed Hardy shirt in Port au Prince These Days (side-eye) let alone some Fake Nikes ? yes I'm being a bit sarcastic because this whole scenario is sarcastic. the people in Haiti need a place to live, not knockoff old clothes you educated bureaucrat
apparently the DA in Kings County New York thinks he can do alot of good by dumping OLD Counterfeit goods in Haiti. yeah I know what you're thinking - who needs a new Fucci or a smokin new Fuis Vuitton when they don't have a closet to put it into ? well lets see,,
There are Two Kinds of Super Models in the world. Those who come from Detroit, and all the rest of them. Yes Detroit has quite a crop of present and former Catwalkers. some are still working it like this chica,
We bring to you "Supermodel of the World" - who at 15 escaped from the Brewster Projects of Detroit; to find fortune and fame on the catwalk of life.
This is another video update from the Nephew of Guru. this one breaks alot of this mystery down. it really hits at some very valid points on what you need to do to handle your business before the ish hits the fan. he tells you what he saw and how the whole experience makes him feel as Gurus' Nephew.
it makes no sense for Solar 7-Grand to be tweetingas though he is Guru,while Guru is still basically unable to do anything for himself - especially use a phone to send a tweet.
In an article done in USA TODAY, a report suggested that airline maintenance on may be shoddy. The article states, "During the past six years, millions of passengers have been on at least 65,000 U.S. airline flights that shouldn't have taken off because planes weren't properly maintained, a six-month USA TODAY investigation has found." The article further stated that "shoddy work or failure to do repairs can often go undetected because of inconsistent or ineffective FAA and airline oversight."
It's January Fifteenth Two Thousand Ten and we're still talking about turning to the other cheek; but Dr. King has been gone almost fifty years, and we still don't know why.. Does This Guy Know ?
seeing the remarks made by a certain tevee preacher today, we were reminded that the message of Dr. King is still not being heard. Mr Robertson, why try to twist history that is already known FACT ? everyone knows that Haiti is a first in many ways - but since when did the devil show up in Haiti and start making deals for the soul of Haiti enmasse ? NEVER Preacher.
My Prayer This Year is for Reciprocity Across the Board - NO MORE FRIENEMIES
we want to start the year out right; so were starting it on Fake Ass Friday.
We've spent so much time doing for others; that there are times when we wonder when someone will do something for us. that is why this year we will have Reciprocity Across The Board. some of our visitors may wonder what this means, and quite frankly if you don't understand; honestly we're not suprised. so much has happened and so many stood back and looked as though there was nothing they could DO or SAY.
If we gave you love and you didn't return it - That Ended 12/31/2009 - Starting Today, Reciprocity Across the Board is how it's working here. sadly too many adults don't seem to understand common respect. if that's the issue, expect we won't be far from your lead. people need to understand that WORDS ARE THINGS AND THEY MATTER.
We've endured enough FAKE ASS Frienemies; Little Minded Gamers; Generalized Manipulators; Cheap Ass F/Tools; Broke Ass Users and LIARS; so many that infact We've decided it's ENOUGH. No we're not gonna call names because YOU ALL Know Who You Are. Speaking plainly, Everyone Else Does Too - so this year I'm Setting an early Tone for ALL Of YOU, 2010 NO MORE FRIENEMIES
it's really the birthday of someone all together different - BAPHOMET, The Image of the Devil; according to the Church of Satan. this is their vision of what their great satan looks like in physical form.
We Hope that This will set You on the Right Path for the holidays. The Image Above is from the archives of the DVS of Detroit, MI. It Is The Lifelike representation of Baphomet that is praised in Satanic ceremonies by members of the Church of Satan.
just take a moment and check out this video - it may change the way you celebrate this day.
Wikipaedia has this to say about the Goat Man :
In the 19th century, the name of Baphomet became associated with the occult. In 1854, Eliphas Levi published Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie ("Dogmas and Rituals of High Magic"), in which he included an image he had drawn himself which he described as Baphomet and "The Sabbatic Goat", showing a winged humanoid goat with a pair of breasts and a torch on its head between its horns (illustration, top). This image has become the best-known representation of Baphomet.
Levi's depiction is similar to that of the Devil in early tarot cards, but it may also have been partly inspired by grotesque carvings on the Templar churches of Lanleff in Brittany and St. Merri in Paris, which depict squatting bearded men with bat wings, female breasts, horns and the shaggy hindquarters of a beast.[13]
"The goat on the frontispiece carries the sign of the pentagram on the forehead, with one point at the top, a symbol of light, his two hands forming the sign of hermetism, the one pointing up to the white moon of Chesed, the other pointing down to the black one of Geburah. This sign expresses the perfect harmony of mercy with justice. His one arm is female, the other male like the ones of the androgyn of Khunrath, the attributes of which we had to unite with those of our goat because he is one and the same symbol. The flame of intelligence shining between his horns is the magic light of the universal balance, the image of the soul elevated above matter, as the flame, whilst being tied to matter, shines above it. The beast's head expresses the horror of the sinner, whose materially acting, solely responsible part has to bear the punishment exclusively; because the soul is insensitive according to its nature and can only suffer when it materializes. The rod standing instead of genitals symbolizes eternal life, the body covered with scales the water, the semi-circle above it the atmosphere, the feathers following above the volatile. Humanity is represented by the two breasts and the androgyn arms of this sphinx of the occult sciences."
Today We Hope that You have learned the facts about the deception of father christmas. read as much as you can before you adopt traditions that have no real basis of history in your community or family. Make Your Traditions a Reality Not a Falacy - like Christ Mess. The Pope continues to celebrate a blood mass each december 25th, and now we know it's not for Jesus Christ - but really for Satan.
Keep the Spirit of Family Alive Everyday - Not just on the birthday of Satan, December 25th.