Musings

How to Make Baggage Claims More Efficient

ByEdward July 25, 2013

I don’t like checking bags. Checking bags means that they’re liable to be late or lost, unscrupulous baggage handlers might rifle through your stuff, your bags can be damaged en route, etc. But one thing that I think is unnecessarily aggravating about checking bags is the baggage claim experience. It annoys me to no end…

Musings | Travel

On “Class Struggle in the Sky”

ByEdward July 8, 2013

The NYTimes published on op-ed titled “Class Struggle in the Sky“, where the author bemoans the terrible nature of coach travel while demonizing the extravagances of business class. Ignoring the poor writing and lack of understanding and research (which Gary does a good job of deconstructing), I’m finding the comments extraordinarily entertaining. One commenter writes:…