Sister #2

Sister #2 is here! She arrived last night from a harrowing 15+ hour flight from LA. Harrowing, b/c she decided to fly (against my recommendation) Northwest Airlines. I'm of the belief that you don't order a hamburger at a Mexican restaurant. Just like you don't fly a US-based airline to Asia. It's no secret that I'm in love with Cathay Pacific Airlines. Them and Singapore Airlines may be the best airlines in Asia. There's a reason for that. They take care of you. The flight attendants are nice and attentive. There's a lot of extra amenities: in-flight entertainment, endless snack bar, enough leg room for people over 6 feet tall, etc etc. It's probably also b/c (I'm assuming) that Asia-based airline flight attendants are not unionized. Another example of how labor unions ruin everything. Fly any US-based airline and you will get the bare minimum of customer service, b/c that's all their union contract requires them to do. Why do more when you don't have to and can't get fired? And then people wonder why the US economy is in the shitter and why the big 3 needs a massive taxpayer bailout.

Anyhow, back to Sister #2. I will be playing tour guide for the next few days. It will be fun. I may even blog and post more pictures now that she's here. We'll see.