bigjoey

Sorry, because you were talking about "profits," I thought you were talking about the airlines and not the services provided by the government where there are no profits. Agree that there needs to be an "appropriate" level of services provided when it comes to health care and public transport.

Not quite the case. The airlines have "trimmed the level of service" to lower prices like less leg room and tighter seats to fit more people in the plane and lower ticket prices. If you pay more, you get more service like meals and things like legroom. If the person wants more service, they can upgrade their ticket to business or first class. The airlines are giving the people what they want; PART of the fault lies with the airline customer. I do not hear many people saying: "I'll pay more if you give me a nice meal, a big roomy seat with lots of leg room, extra overhead space and early boarding, etc, I will pay more;" those that want these things do pay for them but their number is small. Instead the consumers mostly prowl the internet looking for the lowest cost fare. I first started flying back in the 1950's when all the prices were the same regardless of the airline; the airlines could only compete on service and flying was wonderful but primarily an upper middle-class and upper class means of transport. The "mass" market did not exist for flying. Once Jimmy Carter signed the Airline Deregulation Act in 1978, the airlines started to compete on price as well as service. Mostly the consumer voted with their dollars for shit service but lower prices and the airlines gave the consumers what they wanted. From a few years ago: https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/02/how-airline-ticket-prices-fell-50-in-30-years-and-why-nobody-noticed/273506/ However, United Airlines was wrong in how they handled the case in question. They should have done the pure capitalistic thing and held an auction like many of the airlines do to find those willing to give up their seats: "Do I have a volunteer for $800...."

Anyone meet him?

Not sure about the cap being a federal law. On NPR they had a story today that Delta raised the amount of money gate personal are authorized to offer up to $10,000!!

Not sure about the cap being a federal law. On NPR they had a story today that Delta raised the amount of money gate personal are authorized to offer up to $10,000!!

… The article at the link explains that all of us are at fault. The airline for maximizing profit and us passangers for wanting the cheapest ticket possible above all else.

Clearly, an "auction" for a volunteer would be the correct solution: " Can I find a volunteer for a free ticket and $1,000?"

NPR had a story this morning on the incident. Because the man was Chinese, in China they are viewing this as "racist." The video has gone viral in China with over 200 million views. People there are wanting to boycott United for their "racist," anti-Chinese behavior.

Second vote for AJ Irons. Many reviews testify about his skills.

Nice guy. Hired before in NYC when he lived there. Now lives in San Diego. Pictures accurate. Honest and good service provider.

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There is an old review of him from 2013. He was on my bucket list back then but I have not been to NY in a few years. The picture on the review page is a nice one.

I was helping to raise funds for a non-profit and we were going to visit a man to solicit a donation. The professional fund raiser declared our man was his favorite type to solicit: old, poor health and no heirs or family members. Sounds like your man, too

While he has sadly retired, there was an escort who loved to go to operas and over more than a decade, we attended dozens. He was a singer on Broadway and off and did a decent Nessum Dorma. Cultured and good looking and sexually wonderful. Escorts like that come along once in a life time.

He is the "Norma Desmond" of escorts

Back in the day, there were some escorts who ran ads in Frontiers claiming to be "new" to LA and those ran for years; West Coast version of those Times Square stores that had going out of business sales that lasted for years.

Definitely worth getting to know. One of the very best men I have met. If it takes two dates.........

Jon Ramsey use to have a video posted where he shoot 13 times hands free! He just stands there and pumps out -3 loads....yes, it was real ; he had great control.

Back a few years ago, one airline (United I think) tried boarding window seats first in group one, middle seats in group two and isle seats in group three. I think it did not work out as it broke up families traveling together. Southwest does not assign seats but gives boarding priority based on a number of factors.

Only $500 for an overnight! Must be the "wholesale" price:)

Unfortunately, there is usually a trade off between price and the product you get in return. Unfortunately, most Americans prefer a cheap price to more leg room, wider seats, food, free baggage, etc. Where offered, people can upgrade to business or first class if they want more legroom and wider seats and food, etc.

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Grayson went to Bob Jones University! Interesting background.

Fortune cookies are an American invention like chop suey. However, about eight or ten years ago, I saw my first fortune cookie served in China at the end of the meal. I expect over time they will become popular there.