Archive for April, 2006

Airline Going Under? What To Do.

Like the pigs in the parable “The Three Little Pigs,” Delta Air Lines averted a strike by the hair on its chinny-chin-chin. This time it was Delta. Next time, it could be Delta again, but it could just as easily be Northwest, United, Continental or any U.S. carrier. The airline industry is in a tailspin. Oil is very close to $70 a barrel, Northwest and Delta are still in bankruptcy, Independence has ceased operations and the labor force, as a whole, is unhappy with its end of the “bargain”. Passengers…

The Philly Cheese Steak

It’s below freezing, there is a 25 mile-per-hour wind whipping through the streets of South Philadelphia, and you are standing in a line 30 people deep. Is it a concert at the Wachovia Center? The start of the Mummers Parade? Nah, better — much better. You’ve been waiting a long time. Finally, you hear the magic word that makes the wait worthwhile. “Next.” Life is good. I venture to say it doesn’t get much better. Many cities are associated with a particular food. New York has the corner on the…