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  1. I was on a zoom with a coworker who lives close to the epicenter. He said "Hold on" like something was wrong in his house, and I was thinking what the fuck is going on there, and a second later my whole house (about 50 miles away) started shaking.
  2. Suggestions for a single day in Charleston? Never been before and going for work. I'll have a day on my own first, before getting tied up in meetings.
  3. Bad. I live a few miles from there, and am surprised LGA was even open. Just driving was shit with torrential rain, flooded roads, and strong wind.
  4. Meanwhile, Southwest 737 almost hit the tower at La Guardia. Not that this has anything to do with the plane itself.
  5. Whale watching in Juneau was phenomenal. I'd been on other whale watching trips in Maine and New Zealand, and they didn't hold a candle to Juneau. We saw dozens of whales, really close up. I don't have any real recommendations for other excursions. I did a canoe trip in Ketchikan (or Skagway? it's all run together in my mind), and a hike in the other of the two, and scenery was spectacular. But it was an overly packaged, you're in a giant canoe with 20 other people for 15 minutes, or you're hiking 2 miles at low elevation and not seeing much. I just wanted to stay and rent a car and really see things. All the excursions felt frustrating, other than the whale watching, which I wasn't gung ho on doing beforehand, but got talked into and it turned out to be incredible.
  6. https://www.wsj.com/business/airlines/cockpit-mishap-might-have-caused-plunge-on-latam-boeing-787-ee3dd7b4?st=lk5dgm4o5yrcr20&reflink=article_email_share Boeing BA0.73% advisedairlinestocheckthecockpitseatson787Dreamliner jets after a seat mishap likely pushed a pilot into the controls, causing a sudden, terrifying plunge on a flight to New Zealand this week. A Latam Airlines flight attendant hit a switch on the pilot’s seat while serving a meal, leading a motorized feature to push the pilot into the controls and push down the plane’s nose, according to U.S. industry officials briefed on preliminary evidence from an investigation. The switch, on the back of the chair, is usually covered and isn’t supposed to be used when a pilot is in the seat. Boeing issued a memo late Thursday to operators of 787 jets recommending that they inspect the cockpit chairs for loose covers on the switches and instructing them how to turn off power to the pilot seat motor if needed. Boeing said it is considering updates to flight crew manuals. A switch on the back of 787 cockpit seats controls a motor that moves the seat forward or back. Boeing in 2017 provided airlines with instructions for maintaining the switches. “Closing the spring-loaded seat back switch guard onto a loose/detached rocker switch cap can potentially jam the rocker switch, resulting in unintended seat movement,” according to the memo, which was viewed by The Wall Street Journal. The memo says this was a known issue and that Boeing had issued a related service notice in 2017. The memo doesn’t indicate whether a loose switch cover played a role in the incident on the Latam flight. The part is on roughly 375 planes, according to a person familiar with the situation.
  7. I'm not defending Boeing, which has real problems. But I don't think any of these incidents have anything to do with Boeing. Today's issue appears to be pilot error and a wet runway. Boeing doesn't make the engines (Monday's engine fire). And I doubt the wheel falling off was a Boeing problem in a plane that's been in service for years--that's probably a UA maintenance issue.
  8. This. You can also send USD to yourself using Western Union. Don't use an ATM in Argentina. You should also bring something to put all those pesos into. I exchanged 100 USD there, and received a giant stack of pesos, I think 130,000 pesos or so. Their largest bill in regular circulation is a 1000 peso note which is worth less than $1 (fluctuates constantly though).
  9. Two month old MAX at a plugged emergency exit. But, sure, no quality problems here.
  10. This. I went to Finnish Lapland a few years ago in early March, and maybe the best trip I've ever done. Saw the northern lights multiple times, stayed in a glass igloo, dogsledding in untouched gorgeous wilderness, skiing, snowmobiling, Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi, ice breaker boat, sauna
  11. So with the asteroid, "all mankind" is going to be on Mars soon, right?
  12. I flew IcelandAir on a couple trips a few years ago, once connecting to Geneva, and the other time a trip to Iceland. I think they only have 757's in their fleet, so the plane is a little small for such a long flight since you mention being claustrophobic, but I don't recall it being uncomfortable. I was in coach so not sure what business is like, but in coach at least the only food was for sale. I don't remember much about it, so it couldn't have been too bad. KEF is a nice airport. Although on the Geneva trip in summer had to walk outside in 40 degree weather to make the connection--was not dressed for that.
  13. I don't think that's the issue. It's that the TX abortion ban only has a "medical exception" if the mother's life is in immediate danger. There's no medical exception for risk of infertility, a fetus that can't survive, or anything else. It's not just abortion. I can't imagine anyone wanting to be an OB/GYN in Texas right now. Good luck to Texas hospital systems trying to lure OB residents into their programs. In a few years, there will be an even bigger crisis.
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