Practical Stupidity: Flyin' High Edition

How do you combat The Stupid?  By learning things.  So for those who may like to stock up with random facts, or even send it to a friend as an "I told you so" for random water cooler conversation, this tag is for you.


Today's practical bit of wisdom involves airports, flying, and some myths.  The article also explains some changes from how the good old days of travel used to work.  Those who travel often won't find any surprises here, but those who have waited a while may be in for a surprise.


My greatest surprise was that something had been changed in favor of the traveler:

You might get a big payout, if you're involuntarily bumped and if you can't be quickly accommodated on another flight. In fact, starting in August when the rates go up, you could get as much as $1,300 in cash for being booted from an overbooked flight, but if you're rebooked on a plane that gets you to your destination within one hour of the originally scheduled arrival time, you get zip.

By the way, a big boo and hiss to ABC News for their site forcing you to sit through a commercial without the ability to mute it.  Not only is it rude, but it's going to put a major dent in their from work web traffic.