tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post7177522740741254505..comments2024-03-14T04:07:39.792-07:00Comments on Earl Pomerantz: Just Thinking...: "The Worst Plane Ride In The World (Which Does Not Involve Almost Dying, Which, I Have, Fortunately, Never Experienced"Earl Pomerantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963705121297866334noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-72442388703198330512012-10-28T16:16:59.753-07:002012-10-28T16:16:59.753-07:00From Wikipedia...
The "X" in LAX
Befo...From Wikipedia...<br /><br />The "X" in LAX<br /> <br />Before the 1930s, existing airports used a two-letter abbreviation based on the weather stations at the airports. At that time, "LA" served as the designation for Los Angeles Airport. But with the rapid growth in the aviation industry the designations expanded to three letters c. 1947, and "LA" became "LAX." The letter "X" has no specific meaning in this identifier.[22] "LAX" is also used for the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro and by Amtrak for Union Station in downtown Los Angeles.X-mannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-74776139494381659692012-10-26T21:22:05.375-07:002012-10-26T21:22:05.375-07:00If they ever close The LAX airport and move it els...If they ever close The LAX airport and move it elsewhere, would the old place be known as EX-LAX?YEKIMIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01921751875397071034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-11156911657578097642012-10-26T13:05:40.669-07:002012-10-26T13:05:40.669-07:00LAX is the attitude at the airportLAX is the attitude at the airportlenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04820940578157275582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-18806472706597638532012-10-26T13:04:49.288-07:002012-10-26T13:04:49.288-07:00LAX stands for the attitude you get at the airport...LAX stands for the attitude you get at the airportlenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04820940578157275582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-74392040014423683402012-10-26T12:11:16.949-07:002012-10-26T12:11:16.949-07:00"The woman had survived the 'Blitz."... "The woman had survived the 'Blitz."<br />Which she spent dropping bombs from a Dornier. BA are awful. Virgin are much less formal; the flight attendants are good fun and they don't try to pretend it's 1955. Macnoreply@blogger.com