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Almost every Saturday when I lived there, I had lunch at the Skyline at Clifton and Ludlow. Lunch consisted of a 5-way, a cheese Coney with onions, and a Pepsi (no coke, only Pepsi). The best of both worlds (dog and pasta). Also, authentic recipes for Skyline can be hard to find. We have one...

I was in grad school in Cincinnati about 40 years ago. At that time, there were three varieties of "Cincinnati-style" chili: Empress; Camp Washington; and Skyline. They are not the same. Skyline was always my favorite. There is a Skyline chili parlor adjacent to the campus at Clifton and...

Does anyone know if our game is being televised? They just moved UT to ESPN2 and Oregon to ESPNU, evidently leaving us out. Am I missing something?

It is, perhaps, interesting, and ironic, to note that a significant amount of money was spent upgrading the crew scheduling system during what I'll call Feld Group I. Those upgrades did not envision the dramatic changes in the business model that were coming in the 2010 timeframe and thus the...

Gary was in charge when Feld was brought in (for the first of two engagements). A large amount of money was allocated to Technology during that time, so Gary was not afraid to spend on Technology as you implied in your earlier post. I spent a fair bit of time at SWA myself, and I'm no...

You missed my point. Pilots are responsible for flying the airplanes, and that's it. That gives them a certain perspective. The bus driver analogy is humorous (to me), but it's largely correct. You said it yourself in an earlier post.

A lot happened in SWA technology after 2003. You do recall Bob Jordan was in charge of Technology while the Feld Group was in place, right? A lot of money was spent on technology upgrades after 2003.

Bob Jordan should not get a pass on this mess. He was on the vanguard of marketing priorities that outran operational capabilities -- both business processes and technology infrastructure.

Yeah, I know pilots don't set fares. (I did a consulting project for Northwest Airlines a few years ago. Their crew schedulers referred to pilots as "bus drivers", believe it or not.) And yes, there were connecting flights available for my friend. Fares over ORD at that time were in the...

A friend of mine was booked on a flight from Indianapolis to Love Field yesterday on SWA that got cancelled. She tried to book a flight from Indy to DFW on AA and there was space available -- at a $4,500 fare one way! So, yeah, AA will come to the rescue gladly at that rate!

OK, fair point. Note that I'm not a pilot, so I can't possibly have that perspective. Recovery from 9/11 was arduous and incredibly sad, but compared to what SWA has in front of them right now, recovery from 9/11 seems like it was a bit easier. Everyone was grounded, and hence the game was not...

They will certainly try to avoid it if they can, especially as they've angered so many people already. But their crews are scattered all over the country and they must get them positioned correctly to get the airline back on track. Bumping 20 people, say, off a flight to accommodate crew...

Must be cautious about base-base flights. SWA (or any airline) will "bump" paying passengers if necessary in order to position crews. So, just because a flight is not canceled doesn't mean everyone will be accommodated.

Both of mine did.

I really enjoyed last night's game. For me, it ranked right up there with Utah and the Rose Bowl as one of the top three TCU games I've attended. I enjoyed the flyover. Does anyone have information about the airplane? It looked like a WWII vintage B24 but I'm no expert. It also seemed to...

We flushed Dish for fuboTV about a year ago and are pretty happy with it. Plenty of sports for me and a pretty good selection of other programming as well. They recently lost The History Channel and it's affiliated channels, so I miss Pawn Stars and American Pickers. They also broadcast...

My feelings don't get hurt anymore -- I'm too old -- but if thinking they are helps you salve your considerable ego, then so be it. I'm out. Scheiss off to you too!

Wow, you're quite a beating! My congratulations to you! You don't like Cincinnati chili. I get that. I also don't care. Is that OK with you? I only responded to this topic because someone here said it was terrible and nobody said anything different. I happen to like the stuff. It's part...

OK. So you've had it and don't like it. Fair enough. You win! Congratulations! My brother, who never lived in Cincinnati but who visited us there a few times, drives from Chicago to Cincinnati a couple times a year just to eat Skyline, so there's that. I ate Skyline (not Empress or Ft...

Well, as I said, if you've tried it and don't like it, then I get it. It's an acquired taste. It also has chocolate in it. (Just like certain Texas Chilis!) And call it whatever you like, but as soon as you call it a spaghetti sauce, someone of Italian heritage and a penchant for Bolognese...