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June 18, 2011

01:20 • 2 years ago

Computer outage strands United customers at airports, on runways nationwide

David Renwick, a former Denverite, who now lives in Oregon, has been stranded at the airport in Portland for three hours on his way to San Fransico.

“When I got here they were already making an announcement,” Renwick said. “They said they were having systemwide computer problems affecting everything from reservations to weather reports for pilots, so they said all planes worldwide were grounded.”

At a United gate in Portland, Renwick is stranded with about 80 other people, he said.

A near-repeat of a week ago with US Airways. Airlines with computer problems left and right.

March 1, 2011

20:32 • 2 years ago

Quick hits: John Boehner’s temporary cutting plan passes the House

Tags: budget fights congres delays government shutdown John Boehner stopgap measures temporary cuts 12 • Permalink

$4 billion to put the government on layway for a couple of weeks

335-91 the vote to pass the temporary extension in the House
yes most Democrats went with John Boehner’s plan to buy more time
no Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi didn’t vote for or against the bill source

» Oh yeah, fun fact: During the shutdown crisis, Congress and Obama may not get paid, thanks to a bill that the Senate unanimously passed today. At least that has bipartisan support.

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February 26, 2011

10:58 • 2 years ago

Iran’s long-gestating Bushehr nuclear plant delayed AGAIN

Tags: Bushehr delays iran nuclear energy nuclear fuel russia 8 • Permalink

dreamAn Iranian nuclear power plant, long in the works since before the Islamic Revolution and currently being tag-teamed with Russia, was supposed to finally get up early this year after numerous delays.
reality Russia is forcing Iran to unload a bunch of nuclear fuel assemblies to test for numerous safety concerns, according to a nuclear watchdog. Maybe it’ll open after that? 36 years is a long time. source

January 2, 2011

12:05 • 2 years ago

Dear early-bird tax filers: The IRS isn’t ready for you guys yet

Tags: delays early filers internal revenue service irs tax code tax compromise taxes Permalink

good Obama got the tax compromise through late last month, even if it didn’t have absolutely everything he wanted in it. There’s no more uncertainty, which is good.
bad As a side effect of it coming so late in the year, the IRS can’t take as many as 50 million itemized tax forms until late February, due to tax code changes. Sorry, guys. source

December 28, 2010

22:25 • 2 years ago

Tags: Alexander Wright annoyed delays florida ipod obnoxious snowstorm tans travelers 35 • Permalink

Annoying kid: “I wanna be in Florida getting a tan on my back!”

We sense a meme coming on. The level of annoyance that 8-year-old Alexander Wright has about being forced to use his iPod while being stuck in the airport is epic. We want to let this kid to know that it gets better. You will get to Florida someday. (Thanks Adam Griffiths) source

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