Mex1k, thanks for the very entertaining post.

I commuted to Mexico from Palm Desert during 1996-7, often flying LAX-MEX on UA or DL.

I remember the one time I flew f/c on UA, it was so awful, I filled out a complaint card and got some meager compensation. Not much has changed, it seems.

One of my stranger commutes was taking the 01:15 de luxe Estrella de Oro bus from Acapulco to the D.F., grabbing a taxi and taking the early UA flight to L.A.. Well, I could literally roll down the hill from my apartment to the bus station ...