i used to think like you, MDTony, but i'm reevaluating. i had no problem hopping on a plane, even after 9/11, not at first. but as i watch the "sheeple" accept the current realities, i realize that i don't want to be one of them!

DC? 6 hours. Chicago or Toronto? about the same. I used to drive in a radius of about 3 hours (buffalo, pittsburgh, detroit), but i've widened it. it's just not worth it, otherwise.

i'd understand it if i was told why i'm the current favorite of the rubber glove crowd. is it because i like to pay cash for my tickets? maybe, but i can't get an answer. is it because my travels took me to khazakstan and turkmenistan earlier this year? maybe, but again, nobody can say.

tino makes an excellent point. all the taxpayer bailout did was enable the airlines to make themselves even less customer friendly. how is it that CO needs to charge me $100 to change a NR ticket, yet WN simply asks for the fare difference? it's all about passenger processing now. we should be happy that the airlines take our money!

they'll be getting less of mine, no doubt. and then they'll go out and spend all kinds money to try and get me back, when with less work, they could've kept me!