With the entire week off and some very nice weather in the Minneapolis area I got out and took advantage of the day today. The Walker Art Center is right in downtown Minneapolis and has a free sculpture garden right beside of it. Furthermore, attached to that is a huge urban park called Loring Park. It is a nice oasis in the middle of some pretty dense urban areas.
In my pictures you will see some of the sculptures in the park and some pictures of Loring Park right across the street. I'll be in Loring Park again Saturday night for a nice cheap concert featuring En Vogue and Deborah Cox. This is part of the Pride celebration here in the Twin Cities. Come back next week and you'll probably see some pictures of that concert as well as pictures from the parade on Sunday.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Catholic Church In Minneapolis bans gay service
I wonder if this means that the priest can't come to the service too?
A Roman Catholic Church decision to prohibit a Minneapolis gay pride prayer service has many in the gay community up in arms, leading activists to call the action a troubling and telling sign from the Twin Cities' new archbishop.
The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis recently told staff members at St. Joan of Arc Church they could not hold their annual gay pride prayer service planned for Wednesday — an event held for several years in conjunction with the annual Twin Cities Pride Celebration, parishioners said.
Instead, the archdiocese suggested a "peace" service with no mention of rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
"That descriptor (LGBT) was not possible on church property. We suggested they shift it, change the nature of it a little bit, and they did," said archdiocese spokesman Dennis McGrath.
"The reason is quite simply because it was a LGBT pride prayer service, and that is really inimical to the teachings of the Catholic Church."
Officials with the Minneapolis-based Catholic Pastoral Committee on Sexual Minorities, a grass-roots coalition promoting acceptance of gays in the Catholic Church, see the action as an attack by Archbishop John Nienstedt, who took the helm of the archdiocese in May.
In an e-mail to supporters, committee co-founder David McCaffrey called the move "yet another volley of dehumanizing spiritual violence directed at LGBT persons and their families under Archbishop Nienstedt's reign of
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homophobic hatred."
McGrath said such assertions were untrue. He said the services had not been canceled in previous years because the archdiocese was not aware of them.
"It was not something that happened because there's a new regime," McGrath said. "If (previous Archbishop Harry Flynn) had known of it, the same thing would have happened."
This year, he said "several people" came to the archdiocese to inform church officials of the event at St. Joan of Arc.
Michael Bayly, executive director of the pastoral committee, was skeptical.
"I find it hard to believe that they didn't know about it. St. Joan of Arc had been very upfront in advertising it in their Web site and on their bulletin. That was always their style — they took pride in welcoming and affirming gay people," Bayly said.
St. John's regular pastor, the Rev. Jim DeBruycker, is on leave until July. His replacement, the Rev. Jim Cassidy, who was faced with the decision of altering the service, did not return a call for comment Monday.
Bayly said he saw signs of an ongoing "chilling effect." Usually, gay-friendly parishes advertise in the "pride guide" in advance of the Twin Cities Pride festival; this year, none did. The 2008 festival is this weekend.
"I think most of the parishes are in a terrible bind," Bayly said.
McGrath said Nienstedt is simply following Catholic doctrine, like previous archbishops.
He said "the church welcomes people with same-sex attractions among its worshippers."
"The distinction is people who fully adapt to the GLBT lifestyle are not permitted to receive the sacraments or be the subject of a prayer service that endorses that lifestyle," McGrath said.
Some in the St. Joan of Arc congregation are troubled.
"I'm sort of split down the middle between being really sad and really angry," said Gerry Sell, who has been a parishioner at the South Minneapolis church since 1965. Sell, married and the mother of six, chaired the 1989 Minnesota task force on lesbian and gay Minnesotans.
"I think that the move is going to resonate with some people, who will say, 'If this is the church, then I'm out.' Not another parish — a different church," said Sell. "Not me. Not at 75 years."
Nienstedt has said homosexuality is a disorder, and he is a leader in the campaign to persuade the Legislature to prohibit same-sex unions.
"Those who actively encourage or promote homosexual acts or such activity within a homosexual lifestyle formally cooperate in a grave evil and, if they do so knowingly and willingly, are guilty of mortal sin," he wrote in a November article in the archdiocese's paper, the Catholic Spirit.
Controversy over LGBT issues also had been an issue with Flynn, Nienstedt's predecessor.
Last year, the then-archbishop prohibited Mass at a symposium exploring the conflict between homosexuality and Catholicism, saying to allow it might mislead archdiocese members into believing the speakers' views had the church's sanction.
In October, authors Robert and Carol Curoe, a lesbian and her Catholic father, were scheduled to speak at the Church of St. Francis Cabrini in Minneapolis, but they were told they could not do so.
And in 2006, Flynn supported a proposed state constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. The year before, Flynn ruled that gay rights supporters could not receive Communion while wearing rainbow-colored sashes because the practice was seen as a protest of Catholic teaching.
Tad Vezner can be reached at 651-228-5461.
A Roman Catholic Church decision to prohibit a Minneapolis gay pride prayer service has many in the gay community up in arms, leading activists to call the action a troubling and telling sign from the Twin Cities' new archbishop.
The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis recently told staff members at St. Joan of Arc Church they could not hold their annual gay pride prayer service planned for Wednesday — an event held for several years in conjunction with the annual Twin Cities Pride Celebration, parishioners said.
Instead, the archdiocese suggested a "peace" service with no mention of rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
"That descriptor (LGBT) was not possible on church property. We suggested they shift it, change the nature of it a little bit, and they did," said archdiocese spokesman Dennis McGrath.
"The reason is quite simply because it was a LGBT pride prayer service, and that is really inimical to the teachings of the Catholic Church."
Officials with the Minneapolis-based Catholic Pastoral Committee on Sexual Minorities, a grass-roots coalition promoting acceptance of gays in the Catholic Church, see the action as an attack by Archbishop John Nienstedt, who took the helm of the archdiocese in May.
In an e-mail to supporters, committee co-founder David McCaffrey called the move "yet another volley of dehumanizing spiritual violence directed at LGBT persons and their families under Archbishop Nienstedt's reign of
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homophobic hatred."
McGrath said such assertions were untrue. He said the services had not been canceled in previous years because the archdiocese was not aware of them.
"It was not something that happened because there's a new regime," McGrath said. "If (previous Archbishop Harry Flynn) had known of it, the same thing would have happened."
This year, he said "several people" came to the archdiocese to inform church officials of the event at St. Joan of Arc.
Michael Bayly, executive director of the pastoral committee, was skeptical.
"I find it hard to believe that they didn't know about it. St. Joan of Arc had been very upfront in advertising it in their Web site and on their bulletin. That was always their style — they took pride in welcoming and affirming gay people," Bayly said.
St. John's regular pastor, the Rev. Jim DeBruycker, is on leave until July. His replacement, the Rev. Jim Cassidy, who was faced with the decision of altering the service, did not return a call for comment Monday.
Bayly said he saw signs of an ongoing "chilling effect." Usually, gay-friendly parishes advertise in the "pride guide" in advance of the Twin Cities Pride festival; this year, none did. The 2008 festival is this weekend.
"I think most of the parishes are in a terrible bind," Bayly said.
McGrath said Nienstedt is simply following Catholic doctrine, like previous archbishops.
He said "the church welcomes people with same-sex attractions among its worshippers."
"The distinction is people who fully adapt to the GLBT lifestyle are not permitted to receive the sacraments or be the subject of a prayer service that endorses that lifestyle," McGrath said.
Some in the St. Joan of Arc congregation are troubled.
"I'm sort of split down the middle between being really sad and really angry," said Gerry Sell, who has been a parishioner at the South Minneapolis church since 1965. Sell, married and the mother of six, chaired the 1989 Minnesota task force on lesbian and gay Minnesotans.
"I think that the move is going to resonate with some people, who will say, 'If this is the church, then I'm out.' Not another parish — a different church," said Sell. "Not me. Not at 75 years."
Nienstedt has said homosexuality is a disorder, and he is a leader in the campaign to persuade the Legislature to prohibit same-sex unions.
"Those who actively encourage or promote homosexual acts or such activity within a homosexual lifestyle formally cooperate in a grave evil and, if they do so knowingly and willingly, are guilty of mortal sin," he wrote in a November article in the archdiocese's paper, the Catholic Spirit.
Controversy over LGBT issues also had been an issue with Flynn, Nienstedt's predecessor.
Last year, the then-archbishop prohibited Mass at a symposium exploring the conflict between homosexuality and Catholicism, saying to allow it might mislead archdiocese members into believing the speakers' views had the church's sanction.
In October, authors Robert and Carol Curoe, a lesbian and her Catholic father, were scheduled to speak at the Church of St. Francis Cabrini in Minneapolis, but they were told they could not do so.
And in 2006, Flynn supported a proposed state constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. The year before, Flynn ruled that gay rights supporters could not receive Communion while wearing rainbow-colored sashes because the practice was seen as a protest of Catholic teaching.
Tad Vezner can be reached at 651-228-5461.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Randomly Thinking
My 20th anniversary class reunion is next month and I'm really looking forward to seeing people.
I'll be in West Virginia for the week of July 11-18th. Hoping to get to Canaan Valley and then over to Roanoke to see Eric and Becky.
I've decided that I'm the only normal person based in Minneapolis.
Considering a trip to the Minnesota zoo this week. They just opened a new Russian Bear exhibit that actually looks pretty cool. There is also a new exhibit at the Minneapolis Science Museum featuring Star Wars that looks really interesting right now too.
I go back on reserve for July at work. I got way too adjusted to holding a line. I only had it for two months but it feels like a lot longer than that. Hopefully I'll be holding a line come August.
I am now willing to declare that there is nothing left to make into a reality show. While sitting here in the hotel in Winnepeg I've discovered "Celebrity Handyman". CH is a show dedicated to finding the best handyman in Canada. It comes complete with celebrity Canadian handymen. Hmmmm.....
College football is just around the corner! Here's something to get you going...
Those crazy Badger fans make a football game fun!
Having to do a turn to Las Vegas and not having the opportunity to get off the plane and enjoy all the excesses of Sin City should be addressed in our next contract. We should only have long layover there. The other issue to be addressed in pattern building would be that no pattern should ever be built with more than one trip into Florida in it. What an INCREDIBLE amount of trashy people turned loose in an airplane.
Those are my thoughts for the morning. Time to shower and get back to the airport.
I'll be in West Virginia for the week of July 11-18th. Hoping to get to Canaan Valley and then over to Roanoke to see Eric and Becky.
I've decided that I'm the only normal person based in Minneapolis.
Considering a trip to the Minnesota zoo this week. They just opened a new Russian Bear exhibit that actually looks pretty cool. There is also a new exhibit at the Minneapolis Science Museum featuring Star Wars that looks really interesting right now too.
I go back on reserve for July at work. I got way too adjusted to holding a line. I only had it for two months but it feels like a lot longer than that. Hopefully I'll be holding a line come August.
I am now willing to declare that there is nothing left to make into a reality show. While sitting here in the hotel in Winnepeg I've discovered "Celebrity Handyman". CH is a show dedicated to finding the best handyman in Canada. It comes complete with celebrity Canadian handymen. Hmmmm.....
College football is just around the corner! Here's something to get you going...
Those crazy Badger fans make a football game fun!
Having to do a turn to Las Vegas and not having the opportunity to get off the plane and enjoy all the excesses of Sin City should be addressed in our next contract. We should only have long layover there. The other issue to be addressed in pattern building would be that no pattern should ever be built with more than one trip into Florida in it. What an INCREDIBLE amount of trashy people turned loose in an airplane.
Those are my thoughts for the morning. Time to shower and get back to the airport.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Here is the announcement I was afraid might be coming
This is from the New York Times....
I think I'll be spared furloughs as the company wants to reduce its payroll through early retirements and whatnot. I'll keep ya'll informed.
Northwest Plans to Cut More Flights
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Published: June 18, 2008
Northwest Airlines said Tuesday that it planned to eliminate more planes from its fleet, including Boeing, Airbus and McDonnell Douglas jets, by the end of December, its second cut in capacity this year.
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The airline attributed the reductions, the latest by a major airline, to the record price of jet fuel, which has nearly doubled in the last year.
Northwest will ground 14 Boeing 757 and Airbus jets during the final three months of 2008. It also said that only 61 of its aging DC-9 jets would remain in its fleet by the end of December. It had 94 DC-9s at the beginning of 2008, and 103 a year ago.
Over all, Northwest is reducing its domestic and international flying by up to 9.5 percent, the airline said in the regulatory filing. In its previous round of cuts, announced in April, Northwest said it would reduce flying capacity by about 7 percent this year.
Northwest’s chief executive, Douglas M. Steenland, said the airline did not plan to eliminate any cities from its schedule.
“We expect to accomplish this with fewer frequencies,” Mr. Steenland said in an interview, referring to the number of flights the airline operates to a particular city each day.
Some jobs will be cut as a result of the flight reductions, but the airline did not say how many. Northwest said it hoped the reductions would come through buyouts and voluntary retirement programs.
Northwest had already announced plans to reduce its DC-9 jets, but it had not specified whether it would retire them or simply idle them in hopes that traffic would strengthen. But Mr. Steenland said Tuesday that the airline had decided to ground them.
Airlines have been hurt by the rise in the price of jet fuel, which is up 83.6 percent in 12 months, according to the International Air Transport Association. Several carriers, including American, Continental, Delta and United have announced plans to retire planes and eliminate flights.
They are also raising fares, imposing fuel surcharges and adding fees, like a $15 charge for checking bags that has been or will be put in place by American, United and US Airways.
The rise in jet fuel “is significantly increasing the cost structure” for the airlines, Mr. Steenland said. “It puts us and others in a position where we need to pass through those costs to our customers.”
He acknowledged that the fare increases, charges and fees would deter some passengers from flying. “As costs get passed through and fares go up, there will be a reduction in travel,” Mr. Steenland said. “The number of seats is going to be reduced.”
In April, Northwest and Delta agreed to merge in a deal that would create the nation’s biggest airline, ahead of American. The two airlines hope to receive federal approval by the end of the year.
Both airlines filed for Chapter 11 protection in 2005, when fuel prices spiked in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
Mr. Steenland said his airline did not anticipate making more capacity cuts in 2008. But he said, “If things change we’ll have to respond. At these fuel prices, you watch every drop.”
Northwest shares rose 18 cents, to $6.78 in regular trading before the latest cuts were announced.
I think I'll be spared furloughs as the company wants to reduce its payroll through early retirements and whatnot. I'll keep ya'll informed.
Northwest Plans to Cut More Flights
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By MICHELINE MAYNARD
Published: June 18, 2008
Northwest Airlines said Tuesday that it planned to eliminate more planes from its fleet, including Boeing, Airbus and McDonnell Douglas jets, by the end of December, its second cut in capacity this year.
Skip to next paragraph
Related
Northwest’s Statement on Capacity Reductions (nwa.com)
The airline attributed the reductions, the latest by a major airline, to the record price of jet fuel, which has nearly doubled in the last year.
Northwest will ground 14 Boeing 757 and Airbus jets during the final three months of 2008. It also said that only 61 of its aging DC-9 jets would remain in its fleet by the end of December. It had 94 DC-9s at the beginning of 2008, and 103 a year ago.
Over all, Northwest is reducing its domestic and international flying by up to 9.5 percent, the airline said in the regulatory filing. In its previous round of cuts, announced in April, Northwest said it would reduce flying capacity by about 7 percent this year.
Northwest’s chief executive, Douglas M. Steenland, said the airline did not plan to eliminate any cities from its schedule.
“We expect to accomplish this with fewer frequencies,” Mr. Steenland said in an interview, referring to the number of flights the airline operates to a particular city each day.
Some jobs will be cut as a result of the flight reductions, but the airline did not say how many. Northwest said it hoped the reductions would come through buyouts and voluntary retirement programs.
Northwest had already announced plans to reduce its DC-9 jets, but it had not specified whether it would retire them or simply idle them in hopes that traffic would strengthen. But Mr. Steenland said Tuesday that the airline had decided to ground them.
Airlines have been hurt by the rise in the price of jet fuel, which is up 83.6 percent in 12 months, according to the International Air Transport Association. Several carriers, including American, Continental, Delta and United have announced plans to retire planes and eliminate flights.
They are also raising fares, imposing fuel surcharges and adding fees, like a $15 charge for checking bags that has been or will be put in place by American, United and US Airways.
The rise in jet fuel “is significantly increasing the cost structure” for the airlines, Mr. Steenland said. “It puts us and others in a position where we need to pass through those costs to our customers.”
He acknowledged that the fare increases, charges and fees would deter some passengers from flying. “As costs get passed through and fares go up, there will be a reduction in travel,” Mr. Steenland said. “The number of seats is going to be reduced.”
In April, Northwest and Delta agreed to merge in a deal that would create the nation’s biggest airline, ahead of American. The two airlines hope to receive federal approval by the end of the year.
Both airlines filed for Chapter 11 protection in 2005, when fuel prices spiked in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
Mr. Steenland said his airline did not anticipate making more capacity cuts in 2008. But he said, “If things change we’ll have to respond. At these fuel prices, you watch every drop.”
Northwest shares rose 18 cents, to $6.78 in regular trading before the latest cuts were announced.
Airline cutbacks: About this graphic - USATODAY.com
Here is a very cool interactive map of the fall cutbacks announced by US Airlines. Simply click on the link and then use your cursor to roll over the state you are interested in. On the right there will be a display list that shows the largest losers and gainers in service. If you want to see the full effect of the current oil issues, check out the drop in service in Hawaii.
For those of you from West Virginia, Charleston and Lewisburg show the biggest drops. Continental is halting all service between Charleston and Cleveland and Lewisburg is now down to one flight per day. Morgantown also saw a drop in seats available with the switch from USAirways to United. Other cities seeing large decreases in service include Orlando and Las Vegas, these two are large tourist markets where low fare carriers have big shares of the market. The current fuel prices make the ticket price fundamentals in those markets unsustainable.
Enjoy the map!
Brian
Airline cutbacks: About this graphic - USATODAY.com
For those of you from West Virginia, Charleston and Lewisburg show the biggest drops. Continental is halting all service between Charleston and Cleveland and Lewisburg is now down to one flight per day. Morgantown also saw a drop in seats available with the switch from USAirways to United. Other cities seeing large decreases in service include Orlando and Las Vegas, these two are large tourist markets where low fare carriers have big shares of the market. The current fuel prices make the ticket price fundamentals in those markets unsustainable.
Enjoy the map!
Brian
Airline cutbacks: About this graphic - USATODAY.com
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Saturday, June 14, 2008
From TwinCities.com
From TwinCities.com. This is an interesting overview of all the announcements that came out last week regarding capacity and fee changes that major US airlines have announced.
The reshaping of the nation's airline industry continued Thursday as three big airlines announced major moves, including job cuts, service reductions and even cans of soda at $2 a pop in coach.
Among the carriers making moves:
# US Airways said it would cut domestic flights, shrink the size of its fleet, slash 1,700 jobs, and match a move by American Airlines to charge passengers to check their first bag.
"We must write a new playbook for running a profitable airline in this new and challenging environment," US Airways Chairman and Chief Executive Doug Parker said in a statement.
Fliers now will pay $15 to stow one bag in the cargo hold for tickets booked on or after July 9. Higher fees are assessed for additional checked bags.
And free drinks in coach are on their way out too. Passengers in the back soon will be charged $2 per nonalcoholic drink starting Aug. 1.
In addition, US Airways plans to cut domestic mainline capacity 6 percent to 8 percent in the fourth quarter. It also is returning 10 planes, canceling leases on two more and planning to park more through 2010.
Tempe, Ariz.-based US Airways' fuel costs are up almost $2 billion this year.
# Travelers in Cleveland and Houston will be hit hardest when Continental Airlines starts cutting flights later this year in its fight against record fuel costs.
In a message to employees made public Thursday, the carrier said it will stop flying to 15 destinations and reduce
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service in several other markets as it sheds about 11 percent of mainline capacity starting in September.
Some of the cutbacks — timed to occur when travel normally drops off at summer's end — mean flights will be eliminated altogether. In other cases, Continental will swap smaller planes for larger ones.
Houston-based Continental will stop flying to Oakland, Calif.; Bali, Indonesia; Cologne, Germany; and Reno, Nev.
# United Airlines also announced it would tack the $15 fee on initial checked bags. Most U.S. carriers already have instituted a $25 charge for checking a second bag, part of a potpourri of new fees that reflect a struggling airline industry passing along record fuel prices to passengers in the form of higher fares, fuel surcharges and service charges.
As of July 1, Southwest Airlines will be the only U.S. carrier that permits two checked bags for free, according to air travel expert Tom Parsons, who expects still more service fees to come.
Eagan-based Northwest Airlines, meanwhile, has said previously it plans to cut some domestic flying this fall but has not said whether it will match the $15 bag fee.
Also Thursday, Northwest and US Air became the final two larger U.S. carriers to get on board with a $20 fuel surcharge.
American Airlines put the surcharge in place Wednesday, according to Farecompare.com, which monitors airfares. United and Continental matched it that night, and Delta Air Lines joined in Thursday morning. Once all six of the largest carriers adopt an increase, it's considered likely to stick.
Reports from staff writer John Welbes were used in this story.
The reshaping of the nation's airline industry continued Thursday as three big airlines announced major moves, including job cuts, service reductions and even cans of soda at $2 a pop in coach.
Among the carriers making moves:
# US Airways said it would cut domestic flights, shrink the size of its fleet, slash 1,700 jobs, and match a move by American Airlines to charge passengers to check their first bag.
"We must write a new playbook for running a profitable airline in this new and challenging environment," US Airways Chairman and Chief Executive Doug Parker said in a statement.
Fliers now will pay $15 to stow one bag in the cargo hold for tickets booked on or after July 9. Higher fees are assessed for additional checked bags.
And free drinks in coach are on their way out too. Passengers in the back soon will be charged $2 per nonalcoholic drink starting Aug. 1.
In addition, US Airways plans to cut domestic mainline capacity 6 percent to 8 percent in the fourth quarter. It also is returning 10 planes, canceling leases on two more and planning to park more through 2010.
Tempe, Ariz.-based US Airways' fuel costs are up almost $2 billion this year.
# Travelers in Cleveland and Houston will be hit hardest when Continental Airlines starts cutting flights later this year in its fight against record fuel costs.
In a message to employees made public Thursday, the carrier said it will stop flying to 15 destinations and reduce
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service in several other markets as it sheds about 11 percent of mainline capacity starting in September.
Some of the cutbacks — timed to occur when travel normally drops off at summer's end — mean flights will be eliminated altogether. In other cases, Continental will swap smaller planes for larger ones.
Houston-based Continental will stop flying to Oakland, Calif.; Bali, Indonesia; Cologne, Germany; and Reno, Nev.
# United Airlines also announced it would tack the $15 fee on initial checked bags. Most U.S. carriers already have instituted a $25 charge for checking a second bag, part of a potpourri of new fees that reflect a struggling airline industry passing along record fuel prices to passengers in the form of higher fares, fuel surcharges and service charges.
As of July 1, Southwest Airlines will be the only U.S. carrier that permits two checked bags for free, according to air travel expert Tom Parsons, who expects still more service fees to come.
Eagan-based Northwest Airlines, meanwhile, has said previously it plans to cut some domestic flying this fall but has not said whether it will match the $15 bag fee.
Also Thursday, Northwest and US Air became the final two larger U.S. carriers to get on board with a $20 fuel surcharge.
American Airlines put the surcharge in place Wednesday, according to Farecompare.com, which monitors airfares. United and Continental matched it that night, and Delta Air Lines joined in Thursday morning. Once all six of the largest carriers adopt an increase, it's considered likely to stick.
Reports from staff writer John Welbes were used in this story.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Why Can't I Have Layovers Like THIS!
After the last trip that I just took and thinking back through all my years of flying I can't think of many (maybe one) where THIS much fun was had. OH I WANT THE TIME, MONEY and INCLINATION!
Enjoy!
From USAToday....
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A flight attendant and an airline pilot face fines of $300 apiece after a nighttime romp in the woods that ended when police found the pilot hiding behind a shed wearing only flip-flops and wristwatch.
A flight attendant and an airline pilot face fines of $300 apiece after a nighttime romp in the woods that ended when police found the pilot hiding behind a shed wearing only flip-flops and wristwatch.
Jeffrey Bradford and Adrianna Connor, both 24, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct charges in Dauphin County Court on Monday. Both declined comment after leaving the courthouse, but Connor's attorney said he was pleased to have the case resolved.
"We think it was an appropriate result and are grateful it was done in a timely manner without more invasion into their private lives," attorney J. Michael Sheldon said. "On a public service note, this is what alcohol can do."
Disorderly conduct is a summary offense that carries a $300 fine.
Bradford, of Pittsburgh, and Connor, of Belleville, Mich., are both employees of Pinnacle Airlines Inc. They were at a suburban Harrisburg diner May 28 before they apparently decided to walk into the woods and have sex, police said.
Neighbors called police, saying they had seen a naked man and an intoxicated woman. A helicopter with heat-seeking equipment was called in, and Bradford was later discovered hiding behind a shed wearing only flip-flops and a wristwatch.
Prosecutors withdrew other charges against Bradford and Connor, saying they lacked sufficient evidence. Those charges included indecent exposure and lewdness against Bradford, theft from a motor vehicle against Connor, and public drunkenness, loitering and prowling at night against both of them.
"I don't think it was anyone's intention to commit a crime here," said Dauphin County prosecutor Michael L. Rozman.
Bradford and Connor remain suspended from the Memphis-based airline, spokesman Joe Williams said.
Enjoy!
From USAToday....
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A flight attendant and an airline pilot face fines of $300 apiece after a nighttime romp in the woods that ended when police found the pilot hiding behind a shed wearing only flip-flops and wristwatch.
A flight attendant and an airline pilot face fines of $300 apiece after a nighttime romp in the woods that ended when police found the pilot hiding behind a shed wearing only flip-flops and wristwatch.
Jeffrey Bradford and Adrianna Connor, both 24, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct charges in Dauphin County Court on Monday. Both declined comment after leaving the courthouse, but Connor's attorney said he was pleased to have the case resolved.
"We think it was an appropriate result and are grateful it was done in a timely manner without more invasion into their private lives," attorney J. Michael Sheldon said. "On a public service note, this is what alcohol can do."
Disorderly conduct is a summary offense that carries a $300 fine.
Bradford, of Pittsburgh, and Connor, of Belleville, Mich., are both employees of Pinnacle Airlines Inc. They were at a suburban Harrisburg diner May 28 before they apparently decided to walk into the woods and have sex, police said.
Neighbors called police, saying they had seen a naked man and an intoxicated woman. A helicopter with heat-seeking equipment was called in, and Bradford was later discovered hiding behind a shed wearing only flip-flops and a wristwatch.
Prosecutors withdrew other charges against Bradford and Connor, saying they lacked sufficient evidence. Those charges included indecent exposure and lewdness against Bradford, theft from a motor vehicle against Connor, and public drunkenness, loitering and prowling at night against both of them.
"I don't think it was anyone's intention to commit a crime here," said Dauphin County prosecutor Michael L. Rozman.
Bradford and Connor remain suspended from the Memphis-based airline, spokesman Joe Williams said.
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