Probably TXANG - the same nutcases who decided to go supersonic over Manhattan in the winter of 2002 while on combat air patrol post 9/11. You're near Ellington Field, right?

(Made my outfit at the time look bad...they had come up to give our pilots a break.)

Is it just me or does anyone else get really sick of hearing the same old canned script no matter what restaurant you go to? Specifically, the generic 20 year old who comes up and says "Hello, my name is x, welcome to y, I'll be taking care of you today?" For the love of God, please, PLEASE come up with something else to say besides "I'll be taking care of you today." I'm not stupid, and I've been to restaurants before. I think it's safe for me to assume when a smiling uniformed restaurant employee magically appears next to my table shortly after I'm seated that I'm supposed to tell this person what I want to eat and drink, and that this person will bring it to me. And PLEASE don't get down on your knee so that you're looking up at me, or sit across from me in an empty chair at my table.

And then there's, "Our soup of the day is going to be x, our special tonight is going to be y and that's going to be served with z…" Food either is or it isn't. It does not have a central nervous system, or if it did, it better be long since dead before it arrives at my table. It cannot go do something. Food cannot miraculously transform itself from one type of food to another. So drop saying "is going to be" 10 times when telling me the specials, or what sides come with my entrée. How about a simple "Our soup of the day is x, our special tonight is y served with z."

Sorry, but tonight's server/waitress/team member/associate/whatever the feel-good-term-of-the-day for restaurant employee is was especially annoying, starting with her name "Dacey-Dakota" and her five syllable pronounciation of "rice" and three syllable "beans." Oh, and if you're going to work in a Mexican restaurant, learn to offer "queso," not "keeeeey-soooo." Especially in Texas.

That is all.

Did anyone else see the CO preview email? Muy exciting on several levels. The monthly calendar is supposedly going to be in the next release of the site. ^

ssullivan, that's post of the day, hands down. Hilarious and sadly true, sir.

They are notorious for this at Carinos.

When I read this I had to run out to the car and get the manual I wrote for our service staff. None of the offending lauguage is in there and I teach our staff to look at the guest from the standing position at all times, no leaning on the backs of the chairs either. So everyone come on down to our restaurant!

The feel good term is Team Member because Team Work Makes the Dream Work!

I am so not a team member! I'm just a blue collar worker in a better looking uniform that punches a clock. I hate all of these PC terms and slogans. :D

I hate political correctness in general. It's making this country soft and weak, and I know I'm young enough that I'll see it get worse. I'm going to take great delight in being the husband and father that doesn't adhere to this crap...God forbid the little league coach tell me that the team doesn't keep score so there's no losers.

You are so in for the shock of your life. The most political organization that exists today is Little League. Avoid it at all costs or show up drunk! My son happened to be a very good player. His coach had been drafted into the real Majors (didn't sign) and even though my son had already hit a single, double and a triple, he was taken out of the game because his concentration was wandering. I was never so happy when he decided to quit the game.

I took a bat to the face and a hot grounder off a pebble in the infield between the eyes...that made me quit the game. Is there going to be a hobby left for kids by the time mine are of age that won't be laced with feelgood garbage? Maybe golf is the way to go - individual sports.

Wow, I'm at NW's new Worldclub at NRT T1 satellite 2, sitting in front one of the many 24" iMacs, drinking Asahi Draft that is poured by an automatic machine that will tilt the glass and give a nice head... and thinking about what I should get among the many food items for my afternoon snack... Absolutely awesome!

Anyways, my NW1 from LAX left gate almost 10 minutes early, and with no headwind, got into NRT 56 minutes early. And I had both 63H and K for myself.

Despite being on a 19-year old 744, this trip has been fine so far. [And NW has better food than CO for trans-Pacific now.]

More later, after I get my food... :D

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Edit: Only problem is that NW just raised its 60-day WC fees from $85 to $125. :(

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Edit: A typhoon hit Hong Kong today, but my flight should be fine, as it arrives pretty late. CO99 is also just arriving at HKG with no problem.

Your problem started when you went to a Mexican restaurant in Lubbock that is not Chimy's, Rosa's, or Josie's ;)

More than likely it was TXANG but I live a good 25 miles from EFD (just north of downtown). We get a lot of WN traffic over the house going to HOU, but this guy was only at 2,000 ft, which I guess could be their approach into EFD.

Opted not to fly out of Hong Kong today - they were at #8 Typhoon - the driver said I should take the airport express bus (not a good sign) and I said forget it; got my hotel room back, and went back to sleep. My flight went out but of course the rest of the flights were cancelled. Anyway, will do a quick turnaround tomorrow - enough to do some work but had to cancel some things -oh well. I've landed in a few typhoons, but thought why risk it if I didn't have to? My boss had sent me an email (which I didn't get until later) that said "don't go".

Rkkwan, you should be fine - things are calm. Hong Kong is calm and quiet though executive lounge was hopping. The good news is I'll get a good night sleep tonight!

Back to the food - I had the Halibut on CO 99 - inedible. I had 2 small bites and thought "who could eat this?". Thank goodness for the other four courses because it's not like you're going to go hungry!

dup wireless is awful here

I thought that type of behavior by servers was more of a 90's Applebee's/Friday's/ChiChi's thing, as I have not observed it in quite awhile. Sad to see that it is still occuring. It's really annoying when they sit down accross from you, as if you invited them to join you for dinner.