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Yes, this is exactly how I felt yesterday morning at work; my second call of the day was from a client flying on Continental Airlines, who had let a ticketing deadline expire. I had to call the airline to get a waiver code, and although I was confident I’d be given the okay to issue [...]

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We leave in 2 hours. Yeah, we like to hang around OHare and not run late.
The TSA guy was way too cheerful; what’s in his coffee?
We’re on standby for business class and it’s nice that AA’s gate monitor actually shows our request. I got a courtesy Space-A upgrade put in the record by the [...]

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My husband David took this picture of the ginormous bowl of steaming hot mussels we had before lunch yesterday.
The broth was to die for - rich, savory, and totally worth sopping up with the hot herb bread. The waitress taught us this trick, bless her. The mussels were delicious and so was the lunch, and [...]

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I’m already having a bad day, and it’s not even noon yet.
All seemed normal until I went to leave: the garage door was stuck halfway open. I didn’t notice it until I checked the rearview mirror and couldn’t see the street. There was enough light to see by when I went out, so my [...]

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American: Normal schedule days away — chicagotribune.com
The number of canceled American flights stands at more than 3,000 since late Tuesday, wreaking havoc at the airline’s hubs in Chicago and Dallas and eroding its profits at a time the industry is hurting because of high oil prices and economic worries. Chief Executive Gerard Arpey said the [...]

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