I have a black Boyt rollaboard, carry-on sized, that I want to part with. It's not my favorite bag, and I never use it. Free to a good home. It's very sturdy, but the wheelbase is a little narrow, so it's not as stable as I prefer. And the retracting handle protrudes from the top, which means it won't fit in an airline sizer box, even though ( Read more... )

Cunard still operates ocean liners that do transatlantic crossings. Like many cruise lines, you can often find fares at 50-60% off of the "brochure" prices. Such discounts are available in late May and early June. But both the April 22nd westbound sailing and the April 29th eastbound sailing are sold out.

I just got back from everyone's idea of fun: two days in New Jersey ( Read more... )

Avis IAD-BWI 7 days, $331 base
Avis IAD-BWI 8 days, $135 base, $173 all-in
Hertz IAD-BWI 8 days, $600+ all-in

It looks like I may have lost about 70 emails over the last seven days. If you sent something that I haven't answered, particularly if it was large, please resend it.

2005. Useless Air and America's Worst merge ( Read more... )

Fun with industrial machines.

Now imagine what you could do with 100 of them.