A new (?) hypothesis for the dearth of green limes
Aug 14, 2004, 12:22 pm
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Originally Posted by www.iflyswa.com
while U is not in a position to open new markets, its kind of surprising they dont offer better service to the Bay Area. For many OAK is preferred to SFO. The East Bay has a huge population, and for most of Marin, OAK is easier to access than SFO. Interesting how Jet Blue and SW have figured this out, but the network carriers dont get it.
getting out may be another issue..
Aug 14, 2004, 12:38 pm
#32
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MR for limes (and sourdough rye)
Originally Posted by TomBascom
As we roaches know Trader Joe's is an excellent source of actual green limes. It therefore makes good sense to fly a widebody or two out west to keep the supply nice and fresh...
I think I might have to keep US in business just making transcon's to SF just to go to TJ's to stock up on the sourdough rye. (I got a loaf 2 trips ago and my 3 year old son ate more than half of it on me... so on the last trip I got 2 loaves and I have to fight him for it... ) It's cheaper for me to make a MR out there than to fly other places like PHL that have TJ's closer to me. I'm making a Gold run over Labor Day weekend (and taking a big enough bag for at least 3 loaves and some green limes
). Too bad there's no TJ's closer to me in WV. Whole Foods is in Winston-Salem, about 2 hours (they have some of the best bagels I've had outside of NYC area), but no TJ's. Guess I'll have to plan some MR's. LOL!
BTW, I'll be on the peninsula all day on Sat 9/4 (going back on the PIT redeye) if anyone wants to meet up for lunch/dinner or shopping.
Last edited by jimcfsus; Aug 14, 2004 at 12:40 pm Reason: bad grammar
Aug 14, 2004, 1:28 pm
#33
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Originally Posted by TomBascom
My stint communting to SFO was 2000 & 2001. In the interests of full disclosure I'll admit that prior to then I did have a regular connection to a flight that originated at SFO and that connection was quite reliably late every week.
As we roaches know Trader Joe's is an excellent source of actual green limes. It therefore makes good sense to fly a widebody or two out west to keep the supply nice and fresh...
As we roaches know Trader Joe's is an excellent source of actual green limes. It therefore makes good sense to fly a widebody or two out west to keep the supply nice and fresh...
Aug 14, 2004, 1:35 pm
#34
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Originally Posted by jimcfsus
Too bad there's no TJ's closer to me in WV. Whole Foods is in Winston-Salem, about 2 hours (they have some of the best bagels I've had outside of NYC area), but no TJ's. Guess I'll have to plan some MR's. LOL!
BTW, I'll be on the peninsula all day on Sat 9/4 (going back on the PIT redeye) if anyone wants to meet up for lunch/dinner or shopping.
BTW, I'll be on the peninsula all day on Sat 9/4 (going back on the PIT redeye) if anyone wants to meet up for lunch/dinner or shopping.
Aug 14, 2004, 1:38 pm
#35
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There's a Trader Joe's down the street from where I work. I bumped into a colleague last night in front of the fruit display, and she demanded an explanation as to why I was laughing. Somehow I don't think "Because the limes are so darn green!" would have been the appropriate answer, so I told her I was just thinking of a funny conversation.
Aug 14, 2004, 6:38 pm
#36
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Limes Not Lemons
I've often brought limes on board with me and given them to the FAs. Only once did I have a problem. When the FA told me she did not have limes, I offered her one. She said "That's OK. We have lemons."
The moral here, when given lemons, US Airways makes poor gin-and-tonics.
The moral here, when given lemons, US Airways makes poor gin-and-tonics.
Jul 31, 2005, 7:51 am
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Bring back the brown limes!
Okay, I'm pretty much a transcon, transoceanic flyer. This week I had four short flights in the northeast. Each was on an A319 and each one had no limes. Are no limes common on the shorthaul flights? I'll bring my own if I have to next time. A brown lime would be better than no lime at this point.
Jul 31, 2005, 11:22 am
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Originally Posted by EnvoyBoy
Okay, I'm pretty much a transcon, transoceanic flyer. This week I had four short flights in the northeast. Each was on an A319 and each one had no limes. Are no limes common on the shorthaul flights? I'll bring my own if I have to next time. A brown lime would be better than no lime at this point.
HP can not take over quick enough...........
Aug 1, 2005, 6:31 am
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Originally Posted by martin33
may as well acclimatize. HP never has limes anyway.
Elise Eberwein holds the same position at HP as our favorite US executive does.