Category: USA

Google maps quick on the ball

The morning after the bridge collapse 50 miles north of Seattle, there was a gap in I-5 crossing the river (though no indication on the map of the bridge issue per se)

Later that day, google map directions had the detour route (e.g. northbound):

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I haven’t heard any comparison to the boat barge that a bridge on Highway 520 on Lake Washington in Seattle about 18 years ago…

Quite the new deck at Frol!k

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Huge 5th floor rooftop terrace at the Red Lion Inn of all places, in downtown Seattle near 4th and Pike. Hip big inside bar/lounge too. Happy hour 4-10pm daily.
Sliver of a water view, sun most of the time when the days are long.
Just reopened May 1st with a Miami vibe. Plus patches of astroturf, Orange ping pong tables, shuffleboard,  fireplace, DJ but not too loud. Well, it just got louder.
Not the least expensive hh, but quality, ambience and a big terrace.

And no, there is no more free lame nachos table anymore.

More duty free madness

In BOS, for AC flights out of Gates B1-3, the duty free store is pre-security. Oops. On the plus side, there are no full body scanners there.

In YYZ, going to the US on UA/AC in T1, you get to carry your duty free out of the store so no need to worry about buying early enough before the flight (this is a good thing)

And how is it that a Canadian whisky costs 7.5% less in ORD vs YYZ duty free store, when it’s made in Canada!? Makes you wonder which duties are “free” exactly.