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[kinabaloo]

Open today's 'newspaper' and 2 stories pop-out:

Sell-by dates could be scrapped to stop food waste, says Hilary Benn - Telegraph

Food poisoning anyone?
Eat up the pig food! We have electronic spies in the bins to make sure you comply!!

Airlines reduce size of spoons to save fuel during recession, says IATA - Telegraph

How about reducing the number of pilots, or the number of engines or even wings.

Expect more planes falling out of the sky ...

 

[surbitonPete]

Hmmm When it comes to air travel, perhaps they should get those Zeppelins out again.

 

[kinabaloo]

Chocolate bars are also getting smaller - apparently it's a health measure! (UK Mars bars; story in last few days).

 

[surbitonPete]

Chocolate bars are also getting smaller - apparently it's a health measure! (UK Mars bars; story in last few days).

Ha ha.....I am sure Mars bars and wagon wheels are much smaller than when I was a nipper (youngster) anyway.

 

[kinabaloo]

Aircraft have long been travelling slowly to save fuel. And whereas it makes sense to carry some extra fuel in case of the need to divert around a storm, for example, the trend has been to carry the absolute minimum, with some planes gliding on to the runway!

 

[kinabaloo]

Back to airlines - now we know the real reason for not being able to take drinks on board

And why so much luggage gets 'lost'

 

[kinabaloo]

Perhaps passengers could be given a laxative at check-in time - 2 hours before departure, should work

 

[surbitonPete]

The last time I went on a plane, I had borrowed one of my suitcases and when they all started coming down the carousel, I suddenly realised I hadn't paid much attention to what it looked like...I had a hell of a job finding it, I think it must have passed me a dozen times going around and around the carousel...so my advice to anyone going on a plane is to make sure you can easily recognize your own luggage.....lmao.

 

[let_there_be_vaping]

Open today's 'newspaper' and 2 stories pop-out:

Sell-by dates could be scrapped to stop food waste, says Hilary Benn - Telegraph

Food poisoning anyone?

The FDA can't take of food now that they have to deal with tobacco. Of course, the salmonella on the spinach, in the peanuts and other such things must have not been food in the first place.

 

[BiteMe]

Aircraft have long been travelling slowly to save fuel. And whereas it makes sense to carry some extra fuel in case of the need to divert around a storm, for example, the trend has been to carry the absolute minimum, with some planes gliding on to the runway!

Not quite true.....
Yes, planes carry the minimum amount of fuel, but that fuel includes enough to make it to a "diversionary field" in case the airport they plan to land at is fogged in or some other reason they can't land. Usually it is about an hour's flying time worth.

The other thing that is interesting is that 1 pound of weight saved (the best example is airlines removing the ashtrays) over the life of the plane equates to about 1 million dollars in fuel savings. And THAT was BEFORE the current fuel crunch! That's the reason that you see manufacturers going to lighter composites and lighter alloys in the making of the planes themselves.

As far as the baggage thing and the other reductions in service, that's totally up to the individual airline. Charging extra for overweight people, more than 1 bag and shrinking the size of silverware are just a few of the things that we can look forward to in the future.

Happy Traveling!!!!!!

(NOT!)

 

[kinabaloo]

Not quite true.....
Yes, planes carry the minimum amount of fuel, but that fuel includes enough to make it to a "diversionary field" in case the airport they plan to land at is fogged in or some other reason they can't land. Usually it is about an hour's flying time worth.

The other thing that is interesting is that 1 pound of weight saved (the best example is airlines removing the ashtrays) over the life of the plane equates to about 1 million dollars in fuel savings. And THAT was BEFORE the current fuel crunch! That's the reason that you see manufacturers going to lighter composites and lighter alloys in the making of the planes themselves.

As far as the baggage thing and the other reductions in service, that's totally up to the individual airline. Charging extra for overweight people, more than 1 bag and shrinking the size of silverware are just a few of the things that we can look forward to in the future.

Happy Traveling!!!!!!

(NOT!)

'Silverware' ?!

Oh, you must be one of those in business/first class

 

[kinabaloo]

In Beijing the rubbish is collected every morning, just after the street are washed.

In the UK, some have to wait 2 weeks for rubbish collection !