This should probably come as no surprise (Hattip consumerist):

The rate of lost or mishandled baggage spiked by nearly 25 percent in August as airlines struggled to handle a surge in checked luggage after authorities banned most liquids and gels from passenger cabins, according to a government report released yesterday.

The airlines had some trouble keeping up before, now with the layoffs and the increased load it can only get worse. I’m thinking they could learn something from UPS and FedEx, they seem to handle a few more packages a day and don’t have an issue losing them. For some reason lost luggage is accepted in the airline industry. Maybe standardizing luggage so that it’s more modular would work out better, or when you check your luggage it’s immediately put inside a container that makes it easier to load and track? I don’t know what the answer is, but they’ve been doing it the same way since Tony Jannus piloted the first commercial airline from Saint Petersburg to Tampa in 1914, I’m thinking they could improve upon it slightly more than putting a barcode on the luggage.

Frankly I’m to the point that I’d rather just buy my clothes when I get to where I’m going. I check everything but my laptop now because it’s such a pain to get through the screening any more. I actually feel like a mental patient when I go through because I usually take off my belt and anything else metal and put it in my laptop bag. So while I’m in the screening line I’m walking around holding up my pants like George Costansa in the mental hospital. I actually made a funny suggestion when I was in Atlanta a few months ago: (more…)

I’m glad I’m not the only one who hates the new “cast” of Flip This House this season. Say what you want about Trademark Properties President / CEO Richard C. Davis being a bit cocky but he has every reason to, he built a successful business and has been running it for over 10 years, he has a proven track record. However, even to call the guy cocky is a little bit strong, but if you were nitpicking there are times on the show when you can tell he’s puffing his chest out a little, but I think most people can forgive him for that.

I was shocked when I tuned into the new season of Flip This House to not see the usual Trademark Properties gang, but instead these Montelongos. I did a little research and it turns out that A&E decided to move ahead with a second season of Flip This House with out Richard and his company, even though Richard created the series. So Richard and Trademark filed suit against A&E and are now signing on with Discovery Communications for a similarly themed series on TLC.

Armando Montelongo on the other hand is a pompous, arrogant, gangster wanna be; who, while has made some progress in the real estate market, has no track record and no excuse to act like “the man”. Anna Johns says is best: (more…)

So, I’ve been neglecting my blog for 2 months… I didn’t lose interest, just got busy.

Well, not really but I should have…

Was at Atlanta Bread Company today, getting a late lunch at around 3:45… Got in there and stood around for a bit because the help was cleaning up, no biggie I had time.

After about 7 minutes, I got acknowledged by a lady behind the counter so I waited patiently.

A few more minutes had passed when a man who was cleaning up around the shop saw me waiting and came to take my order. He was cleaning up and empting trash and had on plastic (not rubber) gloves. He left them on as he was taking my order and handling the money.

Seeing this I figured he would naturally return to cleaning after taking my order, if only… Imagine my horror when he proceeded to make my sandwich using the same gloves that he’d used to clean the shop and handle money… Woah! Timeout… I’m no germaphobe, well at least not diagnosed, but that’s just nasty.

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