That would be the Hinsdale New Hampshire post office that turns 206 this year — opened in 1816 as part of the towns general store — and is now oldest continuously operating post office in America!!!
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Trick-or-Treat!
This festive Philly Raccoon has gotten into the Halloween spirit and decided to make the airport its first stop on its night out!
Cool new police car for Prague
YUP — a “captured” late model Ferrari is now on duty as a police squad car in Prague — the 200 mph late model Ferrari is worth several hundred thousand dollars — according to the Czech police —“our new Ferrari makes chasing car thieves fun!”
Airline baggage connections are a mess…
Especially if your travels involve departure or connection at an international location. Delta recently flew a wide body plane from London to the USA with NO PASSENGERS — but full in the belly and passenger seating areas with hundreds of misconnected bags!!! Domestic flights are somewhat better BUT still have hundreds of bags daily that miss flights — hope for the best but be prepared to launch your own “baggage search and rescue” plan!!!
Travel Experts agree – Allow more time for connecting flights!
Give yourself a break, allow extra time for connecting flights — in more “sane times” airlines said 40 minutes was adequate, but in current times we say allow a minimum of 90 minutes for connecting domestic flights. If the connection is through an international airport then you should allow a minimum of 90 minutes to 2 hours. If the international airport connection requires a secondary security check, then add even more connecting time — and “hope for the best” with your bags connecting!!!
If you travel to Alaska …
Don’t miss the Chillkat Valley (near Haines) and the world’s largest concentration of Bald Eagles — early November is the best time to visit!!!
Did you know …
Some months American makes more in profit from selling frequent flyer miles — to travelers and retail promotion partners — than flying passengers!! One would think it would be the other way around???
New Challenge for US Airlines?
Yup— US carriers say, “business class travel is way off,” causing just another “revenue bump” in recovery projections. Their response will most likely be to charge even higher prices for business class seats. Inflation is certainly “alive and well” in the airline biz!!!
What US Airline loses at least 1% of Domestic Checked Bags??
American! So far this year they’ve lost more than 450,000 lost checked bags. Most “eventually” show up. SOUTHWEST has the best record for not losing your checked bag — Southwest says they don’t charge passengers for bag checks, but there is a cost and it’s in your ticket price!!! And they check more bags than any other US airline!!!
Taking the Plunge???
Need to get out of the heat and need your own swimming pool? Try a new Airbnb style app call SWIMPLY. The app offers users location listings that highlight residents that will rent you their swimming pool by the day. Some pool owners even provide towels and pool toys. Pool rentals can be by the day or hour, all the pool fun without ownership!!! CANNON BALL!!!