Are You Notaninja?

More and more, airports are restricting power use for travelers. And as more people are traveling with devices that require power the demand for outlets is on the way up. There is a vendor being used here at the Minneapolis/St. Paul airport that will grant you access to power at the cost of $3 for 30 minutes, which is just outright ridiculous.

I’m a bit torn on this one. I can understand why the airports feel the need to charge for the use of outlets. I can only imagine how much a constant flow of travelers jacking in to the outlets must run them, but at the same time I look at the cost of airfare and doubt that the extra cost is hurting them too much.

How about a compromise? Most travelers, especially business travelers, know if they have a device that is likely to need a power boost somewhere along the way. Why not offer a discounted price at the time of ticket purchase? I would think a buck or two up front for the entire length of the trip is a low enough cost that people wouldn’t think much about paying it, yet should easily cover any costs to the airport. And at the same time airports that choose not to charge extra can advertise that fact and more people may be likely to plan their trips through said airport. What a great way to let the market decide.

But, of course, that is unlikely to happen. Maybe it’s time to start a website for people to report who is charging for power and who is not. Probably piggyback it with who has open WiFi as well.

And charge a subscription fee for the site.

My younger brother B sent this to me, and now I present this too you.

Andy Rooney made the following comments on 60 minutes a few weeks back.

Error: Found out on Snoopes that Andy Rooney did not make all the below comments. Doesn’t mean I don’t find them amusing. Enjoy

I don’t think being a minority makes you a victim of anything except numbers. The only things I can think of that are truly discriminatory are things like the United Negro College Fund, Jet Magazine, Black Entertainment Television, and Miss Black America. Try to have things like the UnitedCaucasianCollege Fund, Cloud Magazine, White Entertainment Television, or Miss White America; and see what happens…Jesse Jackson will be knocking down your door.

Guns do not make you a killer. I think killing makes you a killer. You can kill someone with a baseball bat or a car, but no one is trying to ban you from driving to the ball game.

I believe they are called the Boy Scouts for a reason, that is why there are no girls allowed. Girls belong in the Girl Scouts! ARE YOU LISTENING MARTHA BURKE?

I think that if you feel homosexuality is wrong, it is not a phobia, it is an opinion.

I have the right “NOT” to be tolerant of others because they are different, weird, or tick me off.

When 70% of the people who get arrested are black, in cities where 70% of the population is black, that is not racial profiling, it is the Law of Probability.

I believe that if you are selling me a milkshake, a pack of cigarettes, a newspaper or a hotel room, you must do it in English! As a matter of fact, if you want to be an American citizen, you should have to speak English!

My father and grandfather didn’t die in vain so you can leave the countries you were born in to come over and disrespect ours.

I think the police should have every right to shoot your sorry ass if you threaten them after they tell you to stop. If you can’t understand the word “freeze” or “stop” in English, see the above lines.

I don’t think just because you were not born in this country, you are qualified for any special loan programs, government sponsored bank loans or tax breaks, etc., so you can open a hotel, coffee shop, trinket store, or any other business.

We did not go to the aid of certain foreign countries and risk our lives in wars to defend their freedoms, so that decades later they could come over here and tell us our constitution is a living document; and open to their interpretations.

I don’t hate the rich I don’t pity the poor.

I know pro wrestling is fake, but so are movies and television. That doesn’t stop you from watching them.

I think Bill Gates has every right to keep every penny he made and continue to make more. If it ticks you off, go and invent the next operating system that’s better, and put your name on the building.

It doesn’t take a whole village to raise a child right, but it does take a parent to stand up to the kid; and smack their little behinds when necessary, and say “NO!”

The answer to all our problems is not more medication.

I think tattoos and piercing are fine if you want them, but please don’t pretend they are a political statement. And, please, stay home until that new lip ring heals. I don’t want to look at your ugly infected mouth as you serve me French fries!

I am sick of “Political Correctness.” I know a lot of black people, and not a single one of them was born in Africa; so how can they be “African-Americans”? Besides, Africa is a continent. I don’t go around saying I am a European-American because my great, great, great, great, great, great grandfather was from Europe. I am proud to be from America and nowhere else

And if you don’t like my point of view, tough…

It is said that 86% of Americans believe in God. Therefore I have a very hard time understanding why there is such a problem in having “In God We Trust” on our money and having “God” in the Pledge of Allegiance. Why don’t we just tell the 14% to Shut Up and BE QUIET!!!

I believe that John Stewart would be an excellent president, not because he’s popular, but because he takes the steps back to look at the process before making a decision about it, instead of straight-ahead-until-I’m-right-or-my-term-is-up.