My Offbeat World

Paying for Airfares on the internet

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I have just booked my airfare to Canberra from Brisbane. Nothing unusual about that, I do it all the time. And over time I have noticed how the advertised price is never the final price.

So this week the fare I selected to Canberra was shown as $145.oo. Okay its a bit high but Virgin are the cheapest for the date I want. Of course the prices drop dramatically the following week, but that’s not convenient for me, so its not an option.

After selecting the flight and proceeding through to the payment screen, there is another charge of $10 if I want to take checked luggage. Okay thats just gone up from $8.00 but its still cheaper than checking in luggage in the US as I recently found out. Its also a lot cheaper than paying for the checked luggage at the airport which is around $20

So now my airfare and luggage is selected, I decide against paying for insurance, or gas emmissions charges so I key in all the details and then I am hit with another $3.50 for booking online. 

So my $145.00 airfare is now $158.50.   Well I guess it beats walking.


NASA to Bomb The Moon – Am I the Only One Who Disagrees With This

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The Moon PosterOkay so they aren’t bombing it they are just going to send some rockets down to penetrate the surface – I still disagree with the action.

Not content with decimating and screwing up our own planet, scientists and politicians feel it is perfectly okay for them to ‘bomb’ the moon.

Why are they allowed to get away with this sort of action.  Sure it might reveal water on the moon which will aid future astronauts.  Even so I am in total disagreement.  I would prefer to see science sort out the mess that is being made here on earth before we head of and start bombing the rest of the universe.

This is the stuff science fiction movies are made of.  We don’t know the consequence of our actions but hell let’s just do it anyway. Why? because its fun  – like dropping pumpkins of a tall building is  how Brown University geologist Peter Schultz sees it.

And the general populace can watch it live, just as they will when we finally take the final step into oblivion. Overly dramatic, maybe,  but I prefer to err on the side of a little caution.

However, you may  feel I am overly dramatic and have other thoughts, in which case I am more than happy to hear them.

RIP Patrick Swayze – 1952-2009

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Patrick Swayze PosterWhat woman didn’t fall in love with Patrick Swayzein ‘Ghost’ and ‘Dirty Dancing’. My god here was a man who looked good,moved beautifully and had all the characteristics of being a really nice guy.

He stayed married to his childhood sweetheart in an industry where relationships simply don’t stay the distance.

Patrick was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2008 and in true form he continued acting into 2009 when he became to ill to continue.

Patrick fought his battle with pancreatic cancer in a postive manner with grit and determination, but alas he finally succumbed on the 14th September and the world is a lesser place for his passing.

Our thoughts go out to his wife, Lisa. She knows that Patrick was loved and well respected by millions and hopefully that will give her some comfort at this time.