I've decided that the CO Forum needs a jump to conclusion mat!

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Well that's just lovely. I haven't had a problem with them in a while except for a billing snafu a few months ago so I hope this isn't something that's the beginning of a load of :rolleyes: for me.

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Lots and lots of Bayous. They are the city's natural drainage system (which has actually improved drastically since Tropical Storm Allison). However, when they back up, low-lying flood-prone areas are screwed. Unfortunately, Downtown is surrounded by multiple bayous (and bridges with insufficient clearance). Re-doing those bridges and interstates would likely cost billions, and make Houston traffic more of a nightmare than it already is.

It also didn't help that last night's rains were reportedly dumping rain at the rate of 4"+/hour in some areas. That's hurricane-level rain. I don't know many places that don't flood in the face of such rains.

I changed my mind: the A320's are not for sale yet, but the 735's will be - within the next few days.

what is the proper corrective action to take when 1/2 of your cork just broke off on (but not YET in) a bottle of wine?

:( it isn't looking good here.

Indeed. I remember Allison. It rained 23.88" in 12 hours near IAH.

Did you break the bottleneck? If not, I would push the cork in and just let it float. Use a bottle stopper in the absence of a cork.

Get it out of there and decant, son.

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So 2 empty F seats on atl-iah, and 12/12 upgrades on phl-iah

Mr Leatherman saved the day. made a cut into it and was able to lift it out at an angle without getting cork in the wine. Got to use a wine saver now.

Time to get dressed for interview. :rolleyes: at y'all later.

If the cork is still somewhat intact (ie not crumbling) you can sometimes get the corkscrew to take hold in the stuck half and pull it out. If it's crumbling, you can either push it in and strain what comes out of the bottle, or use a vacuum cleaner and slowly pick at it to extract the pieces. With the vacuum you'll likely still end up straining it because some residue will fall in.

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So 2 empty F seats on atl-iah, and 12/12 upgrades on phl-iah

The top part was super crumbly, I got it a little bit out and the cork split and crumbled everywhere. Was able to prevent the bottom portion from crumbling and saved the day :D