Hot, smelly, urine soaked, rat infested and noisy
I still love the London Underground.
MIND THE GAP
5635 publicly visible posts • joined 21 Oct 2008
I have spent too much time inside 747s in my 35 years of travelling. Way too much time.
Australia <-> UK, some 14 return trips + across the Pacific to the US some 5 times. And countless cross-country hauls on some rather geriatric and unreliable (since retired) jumbos.
Still, the old 747 is why I was able to afford to travel so much. Plenty of seats meant cheaper seats. Heck, seats are cheaper today than they were 30 years ago (in relative terms).
My preferred long-haul-caboose is now the A380. A wonder of space, comfort and quiet. Makes a 777 seem like the old 747s.
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Swing low sweet chariot, come down easy
Taxi to the terminal zone,
Cut your engines, cool your wings,
And let me make it to the telephone.
Let the panel short-list candidates without any prior knowledge of:
- Physical appearance
- Vocal impression
- Sexual identification
- Cultural background
- Religious adherence (if any)
Let the entire shortlisting process be a paper exercise, based solely on the individual's claim and qualifications for the job.
In-person interviews, afterwards, would highlight any bias that may be present.