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Independence Air to call it Quits?

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Flyi - FlickrIt’s been reported by the Washington Post that Independence Air (flyi) will be closing the doors on January 7th 2006. It’s hard to understand but I guess there are a lot of start-up costs in an airline. I have flown two round trips on flyi and they were great and the price was excellent. Independence Air who filed bankruptcy months earlier has been rated one of the top 5 airlines in 4 major categories by its fliers. It will be sad to see Independence Air to go away. Hopefully, someone investor can put up some money to keep them alive. This will also mean that ePlus (my employer) will have to find a new airline. Our corporate office was in Dullas, VA so it was cheap and easy to use flyi.
On a side note, I’m glad that I didn’t reserve our Tampa, FL tickets with flyi. I will be traveling during the week they plan to stop service. That wouldn’t be a good thing if I wanted to come home on the 10th of January.

Another One Bites the Dust

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12:01A.M. and I was just getting home from my slow pitch softball game. Now its 8:20ish the next day and I have been at work for just over 1 hour. Let me tell you, I am one tired person. Last night I went to the bar for about one hour, just before our game which started at 10:15P.M. The game started on time but we dragged it out with lots of runs and stranded base runners. It was a pretty good game even though we lost. During the day I was told that I might have to pitch but when it was game time I was to be found in center field. Nothing was hit to me except for some grounders. Had one god hit to third and one Strike out but didn’t score on any hits. Looks like I’ll be buying the first pitcher of beer next game for going down swinging.

This weekend I am going to head home to do some landscape work with my father and celebrate his birthday. I know that both my brothers want to see my new car so I might have to do some driving this weekend. Next week maybe…I can make it to Ikea with Brian and Allison, but that’s a big maybe. However before any of that can be done, Today is Laundry Day!