GAY The Useless Travel Thread

Many years ago, my family took a trip to Florida to go to Disney World. The plane (I think it was in Philly) passengers boarded, they started the engines and were about to push off, when one of the engines caught fire. They killed engine and put out fire, "fixed" the issue a short time later, started engine again, caught fire again. Finally they deboarded us and got another plane. Oh and I had pink eye [infection] on that flight and through most of the trip.
 
Many years ago, my family took a trip to Florida to go to Disney World. The plane (I think it was in Philly) passengers boarded, they started the engines and were about to push off, when one of the engines caught fire. They killed engine and put out fire, "fixed" the issue a short time later, started engine again, caught fire again. Finally they deboarded us and got another plane. Oh and I had pink eye [infection] on that flight and through most of the trip.
I had one where we took off from KC. We were up in the air maybe 2 minutes and got hit with lightning. It was super fucking loud and bright. We immediately turned aorund and landed. Got off and they swapped planes.
 
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they started the engines and were about to push off, when one of the engines caught fire. They killed engine and put out fire, "fixed" the issue a short time later, started engine again, caught fire again.

Wait, there's no "if an engine catches fire we automatically put the passengers on a new plane for safety, and IDGAF if it's unnecessary, it's a great PR move" policy???
 
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Wait, there's no "if an engine catches fire we automatically put the passengers on a new plane for safety, and IDGAF if it's unnecessary, it's a great PR move" policy???
This was literally 30 years ago. Everything was different then. Actual leg room on the plane. Probably could still smoke on the plane (I don't remember as I was like 5 or 6 at the time). Probably still called them stewardesses.
 
This was literally 30 years ago. Everything was different then. Actual leg room on the plane. Probably could still smoke on the plane (I don't remember as I was like 5 or 6 at the time). Probably still called them stewardesses.
When each seat, as a luxury item, had an ashtray in the arm rest!
 
When each seat, as a luxury item, had an ashtray in the arm rest!
I remember when cars still had ash trays, sometimes in the arm rests too. Someone commented to me recently about modern cars not having ash trays, and I had not even given that much thought that "feature" has been removed. Granted I'm not a smoker and used to use the ash tray for pocket change, another item I rarely have.
 
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Traveling to Chicago next Wednesday through Sunday for a business conference, staying at a hotel where the conference is. Any UF people in that area want to meet up for dinner?
 
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I remember when cars still had ash trays, sometimes in the arm rests too. Someone commented to me recently about modern cars not having ash trays, and I had not even given that much thought that "feature" has been removed. Granted I'm not a smoker and used to use the ash tray for pocket change, another item I rarely have.

Cigarette lighters are now "accessory power ports" or some such.
 
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I wonder how long those will be around until they get switched to USB ports. I know some vehicles have dedicated USB ports.
Rented a lot of new cars for work this year and last. Every base model I've been in (which, to be fair, hasn't been the stupid cheap ones) has multiple dedicated USB ports and maybe one power port.