New SJC terminals are nice!
Jul 26, 2010, 6:57 am
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New SJC terminals are nice!
I'm at SJC now for a SJC->LAX flight (WN) and, I have to say, the new terminal at the Norman Mineta Memorial Airport is pretty nice! Every seat in the gate waiting area has power, both 110V and USB. And there's free WiFi.
It almost makes me forget that there's no club for WN flyers.
(SJC doesn't have a club for UA RCC, which is the only club I'm a member of. And I hear they're closing the American club....)
It almost makes me forget that there's no club for WN flyers.
(SJC doesn't have a club for UA RCC, which is the only club I'm a member of. And I hear they're closing the American club....)
Jul 26, 2010, 7:13 am
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I just passed through for the first time and noticed how nice the terminal is. Also, how few people were in it at about 8 PM on a Sunday. I would much prefer SJC to SFO to get almost anywhere in Silicon Valley, but for some reason the airport seems to be very underutilized.
Jul 26, 2010, 7:17 am
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I just passed through for the first time and noticed how nice the terminal is. Also, how few people were in it at about 8 PM on a Sunday. I would much prefer SJC to SFO to get almost anywhere in Silicon Valley, but for some reason the airport seems to be very underutilized.
Here's what the seat power looks like:
Jul 26, 2010, 7:29 am
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Jul 26, 2010, 9:02 pm
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I think it's not quite the Norman Mineta "Memorial" airport, at least not yet!
I did get a letter from AA announcing they were closing the SJC Admirables Club, so I guess it's official.
I did get a letter from AA announcing they were closing the SJC Admirables Club, so I guess it's official.
Jul 26, 2010, 11:30 pm
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Oct 4, 2010, 6:36 am
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Ah! I found a flaw!
I'm at the Norm Mineta Memorial San Jose airport today (10/4) and I'm surprised to see that there's no SHOE SHINE in the new terminal B.
It's not that there's nobody on duty. There just isn't a shoe shine station at all.
So if you are destinating in SJC and have an important meeting / funeral / function to attend, don't count on having your shoes shined!
(And, the TSAs didn't make me put my shoes on the belt. They let me keep them in the bin. Thank G-d for small miracles.)
I'm at the Norm Mineta Memorial San Jose airport today (10/4) and I'm surprised to see that there's no SHOE SHINE in the new terminal B.
It's not that there's nobody on duty. There just isn't a shoe shine station at all.
So if you are destinating in SJC and have an important meeting / funeral / function to attend, don't count on having your shoes shined!
(And, the TSAs didn't make me put my shoes on the belt. They let me keep them in the bin. Thank G-d for small miracles.)
Oct 4, 2010, 10:15 am
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Actually, I've had just the opposite thought. What good does it do someone to honor them after they have died? What pleasure do they get from that? I think we should spend more effort honoring people when they can appreciate the good thoughts.
Oct 4, 2010, 10:59 am
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(BTW: By all accounts, Norm Mineta is a very good person.)
Oct 14, 2010, 9:32 am
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Although he was famed, rightly or wrongly, for being against government spending and federal dictates overrding local desires, Ronald Reagan's name was added to Washington National Airport, against the wishes of local authorities. It always struck me as strange that Congressman wanted to name at least one government building in every U.S. county after RR.
Oct 26, 2010, 2:11 pm
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Ted Stevens Airport in Anchorage was not renamed after he was found guilty (and later cleared). The Tom Bradley Terminal at LAX was named after a rather scandal-plauged mayor, but I believe the name was applied after he died, so it's not like the scandal came out afterwards.
Although he was famed, rightly or wrongly, for being against government spending and federal dictates overrding local desires, Ronald Reagan's name was added to Washington National Airport, against the wishes of local authorities. It always struck me as strange that Congressman wanted to name at least one government building in every U.S. county after RR.
Although he was famed, rightly or wrongly, for being against government spending and federal dictates overrding local desires, Ronald Reagan's name was added to Washington National Airport, against the wishes of local authorities. It always struck me as strange that Congressman wanted to name at least one government building in every U.S. county after RR.
The Ronald Reagan naming trend came with the 1994 GOP victory in Congress, when they had enough votes to push them through. It's kind of funny that many of today's Republican politicians who love to wrap themselves in the aura of Reagan would probably oppose a lot of the policies RR actually did (he was actually more moderate than his rhetoric bore out).