Boarding Area's Fall
Apr 28, 2022, 10:36 am
#1216
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: DL PM; IHG PlatAmb; Hilton Dia; Marriott Plat; Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 7,328
As if BA wasn't painfully awkward and unfunny as it is, there is a new blog attempting to be the travel version of The Onion:
http://Thetakeoffnap.com
http://Thetakeoffnap.com
Apr 28, 2022, 11:49 am
#1217
Join Date: May 2002
Location: STL
Programs: DL PM/1MM, DL SkClub LT, Marr LT Plat, IHG Plat, HH Diam
Posts: 2,005
As if BA wasn't painfully awkward and unfunny as it is, there is a new blog attempting to be the travel version of The Onion:
http://Thetakeoffnap.com
http://Thetakeoffnap.com
Apr 28, 2022, 11:51 am
#1218
Join Date: May 2002
Location: STL
Programs: DL PM/1MM, DL SkClub LT, Marr LT Plat, IHG Plat, HH Diam
Posts: 2,005
It'll be nice when bloggers actually start blogging about.... actual travel!
Apr 29, 2022, 8:39 am
#1219
Moderator: Lufthansa Miles & More, India based airlines, India, External Miles & Points Resources
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: MUC
Programs: LH SEN
Posts: 48,198
BArea probably has a decent pageview and click thru rate thanks to OMAAT and VFTW. Curiously, although BArea features them prominently, both have removed any reference to BArea from their websites.
May 1, 2022, 12:14 pm
#1220
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: CMH, West Coast
Programs: AA Executive Platinum, oneworld emerald
Posts: 2,741
It's 2022, and it's finally happened. I'm done with BA. Rene couldn't do it, the Mormon minivan family posting about South Dakota HIXs couldn't do it, hell, a blog written by a stuffed monkey couldn't do it. But this fecal souffle of a blog made me throw in the towel for good.
May 4, 2022, 7:28 am
#1221
Join Date: May 2009
Location: South Park, CO
Programs: Tegridy Elite
Posts: 5,678
As if BA wasn't painfully awkward and unfunny as it is, there is a new blog attempting to be the travel version of The Onion:
http://Thetakeoffnap.com
http://Thetakeoffnap.com
May 5, 2022, 3:16 am
#1223
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: New England
Programs: American Gold, Marriott Gold, Hilton Silver
Posts: 5,645
Here's some random pedantry. This is meant to be a light hearted comment on how BA blogs are some of the worst named out there:
1. One Mile At A Time - Seems horribly inefficient
2. View From The Wing - Sounds like I'm not getting advice from someone sitting up front
3. Point Me To The Plane - Why should I take the advice of someone who can't find their own plane?
1. One Mile At A Time - Seems horribly inefficient
2. View From The Wing - Sounds like I'm not getting advice from someone sitting up front
3. Point Me To The Plane - Why should I take the advice of someone who can't find their own plane?
May 5, 2022, 6:35 am
#1224
Suspended
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Watchlisted by the prejudiced, en route to purgatory
Programs: Just Say No to Fleecing and Blacklisting
Posts: 102,095
Yes, but it's pretty poor as a miles/points resource. But it probably works out well for BoardingArea/Randy even without being valuable for miles/points purposes, especially as there are a lot of airline employees out there that are a market/product too.
May 5, 2022, 8:44 am
#1225
Join Date: May 2009
Location: South Park, CO
Programs: Tegridy Elite
Posts: 5,678
Here's some random pedantry. This is meant to be a light hearted comment on how BA blogs are some of the worst named out there:
1. One Mile At A Time - Seems horribly inefficient
2. View From The Wing - Sounds like I'm not getting advice from someone sitting up front
3. Point Me To The Plane - Why should I take the advice of someone who can't find their own plane?
1. One Mile At A Time - Seems horribly inefficient
2. View From The Wing - Sounds like I'm not getting advice from someone sitting up front
3. Point Me To The Plane - Why should I take the advice of someone who can't find their own plane?
View From the Wing has always made me picture the gremlins out on the wings in that Twilight Zone episode! Though I suppose those gremlins have racked up a lot of miles so they probably have some good advice.
May 5, 2022, 8:52 am
#1226
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: VPS
Programs: IHG Diamond, Delta PM, Hilton Gold, Accor Gold, Marriott Silver
Posts: 7,270
I’m good with the variety that Paddle brings to BA. It helps break up what can otherwise be a sea of fifty near identical posts on the Venture X card from other bloggers hoping to get their commission on that one.
May 6, 2022, 6:00 am
#1227
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: MCI
Programs: Southwest A-List, AMC Stubs A-List, Chick-fil-A-List
Posts: 399
It's 2022, and it's finally happened. I'm done with BA. Rene couldn't do it, the Mormon minivan family posting about South Dakota HIXs couldn't do it, hell, a blog written by a stuffed monkey couldn't do it. But this fecal souffle of a blog made me throw in the towel for good.
Anyway, I created this quick-and-dirty-works-for-me filter on uBlock Origin (under Settings -> My Filters) and I now am back to reading on my desktop.
Code:
boardingarea.com##div.excerpt:has-text(/The Takeoff Nap/) boardingarea.com##div.featured:has-text(/The Takeoff Nap/)
Last edited by SpeedyDelivery; May 6, 2022 at 9:36 am Reason: code fix
May 26, 2022, 9:40 am
#1228
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 3,578
Glad to hear I am not the only one who HATES that idiotic collection of moronic stupidity The Takeoff Nap. Of all the trash on BA (and there is a lot), that is hands down the dumbest most inane bunch of garbage...it is bad enough flipping through the site looking for the occasional worthwhile read, to have to have one more refuse dump taking up space with its idiotic insanely unfunny nonsense. I even emailed the BA crew just to express my thoughts 
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May 26, 2022, 9:44 am
#1229
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 3,578
I am a longtime BA reader and have the same sentiments about that blog being the last straw. It's not due to dislike of the author or the content they make, maybe it's something about the satire being mixed in with the "journalism" and not caring enough to apply the extra brainpower to mentally filter between the two on the homepage.
Anyway, I created this quick-and-dirty-works-for-me filter on uBlock Origin (under Settings -> My Filters) and I now am back to reading on my desktop.
Anyway, I created this quick-and-dirty-works-for-me filter on uBlock Origin (under Settings -> My Filters) and I now am back to reading on my desktop.
Code:
boardingarea.com##div.excerpt:has-text(/The Takeoff Nap/) boardingarea.com##div.featured:has-text(/The Takeoff Nap/)
May 27, 2022, 7:16 am
#1230
Join Date: May 2002
Location: STL
Programs: DL PM/1MM, DL SkClub LT, Marr LT Plat, IHG Plat, HH Diam
Posts: 2,005
Glad to hear I am not the only one who HATES that idiotic collection of moronic stupidity The Takeoff Nap. Of all the trash on BA (and there is a lot), that is hands down the dumbest most inane bunch of garbage...it is bad enough flipping through the site looking for the occasional worthwhile read, to have to have one more refuse dump taking up space with its idiotic insanely unfunny nonsense. I even emailed the BA crew just to express my thoughts .
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