Not So Friendly Skies?

"Everyone else is doing it!" ...I'm talking about raising prices. The cost of milk, rice, fruit, tattoos, gas--EVERYTHING-- is getting more expensive. Oy vey, what is a poor girls to do. Blog about it, I guess.

American Airlines jumped again into the trend and have raised the cost of checked bagged. No, not the price per over 50 lbs. per bag. They are now charging PER BAG. The first bag will cost you $15, $25 for the second, etc. Next thing you know, the passengers will be getting charged according to their weight. How much do you think they'll charge? Maybe $25 for the first 100 lbs. and then $50 for each additional pound.

I don't know a lot about other cultures, but I know Latinos (or at least my family) are screwed. When we travel, we have to take our whole closet, the contents of our makeup vanity, our hobby carts in case we (I) get bored, and the medicine cabinet with us...plus the gifts we bring for those we are visiting. I guess we pack as if there is no way we can go to the store and buy something we may need. Personally, I have learned recently that I do not have to take the whole 5-lb. bottle of ibuprofen I got at Costco and am using my travel pill containers for more than just decoration. It may be hard for me to change my luggage packing habits so I better start saving up my money for when I travel again.

Speaking of flying--a couple of pilots in New Zealand experienced a literal act of God. They were in their microlight plane when it ran out of fuel.

Can you imagine that conversation?

"Uh...maybe we should fill 'er up, mate, before we head out."

"Nah, this ol' sheila will get us there just fine."

"You sure, mate?"

"Yeah...have I ever let you down?" *awkward silence*

...after the plane lands: *awkward silence* which equals "I told you so, mate."

Enough imagining. So what happened is that these two guys run out of gas in their plane and they start to pray for their safety. Fortunately, they were able to find a grassy landing strip in the nick of time. The funny thing is, when the plan landed, there was a 20-foot sign next to the plane that read: "Jesus is Lord — The Bible."

After that, of course, the guys started to laugh their heads off. Then some people who live near the airstrip gave the guys some gas so they could get back home in their plane. *I told you so.*