Victor Davis Hanson
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I mean, they don't have their sweatpants up so their posteriors are showing or they come in with some kind of weird socks as if they're shoes. And then they bring all of these smelly foods on. You know what I mean? They bring whole things. It's not like it used to be. There's no standards whatsoever. No, everybody breaks the rules. It's chaotic.
And you can see why we've had these crashes and near misses the last four or five years. Free-for-all. Free-for-all. I just saw there was a big free-for-all at the Atlanta Airport, I think, yesterday. Oh, really? Yeah, on my favorite airline, Spirit Airline. Nice. I took a Spirit Airlines once. I mean, that is once.
And you can see why we've had these crashes and near misses the last four or five years. Free-for-all. Free-for-all. I just saw there was a big free-for-all at the Atlanta Airport, I think, yesterday. Oh, really? Yeah, on my favorite airline, Spirit Airline. Nice. I took a Spirit Airlines once. I mean, that is once.
And you can see why we've had these crashes and near misses the last four or five years. Free-for-all. Free-for-all. I just saw there was a big free-for-all at the Atlanta Airport, I think, yesterday. Oh, really? Yeah, on my favorite airline, Spirit Airline. Nice. I took a Spirit Airlines once. I mean, that is once.
And I was like, yeah, it's not my cup of tea. It's what is it? Twenty nine dollars for a ticket. Yeah. Well, I don't want to sound like a snob, but flying is not I. It was not enjoyable. And the airports are not enjoyable. And the stress of making a connection. Exactly. I hate I hate I hate that.
And I was like, yeah, it's not my cup of tea. It's what is it? Twenty nine dollars for a ticket. Yeah. Well, I don't want to sound like a snob, but flying is not I. It was not enjoyable. And the airports are not enjoyable. And the stress of making a connection. Exactly. I hate I hate I hate that.
And I was like, yeah, it's not my cup of tea. It's what is it? Twenty nine dollars for a ticket. Yeah. Well, I don't want to sound like a snob, but flying is not I. It was not enjoyable. And the airports are not enjoyable. And the stress of making a connection. Exactly. I hate I hate I hate that.
You know, I got on the plane just to finish in Palm Beach and I got my little app from the airline and it said, I had an hour connection and it said, you're going to be 30 minutes late. I couldn't know why we were boarding on time, right? But I guess it was air traffic.
You know, I got on the plane just to finish in Palm Beach and I got my little app from the airline and it said, I had an hour connection and it said, you're going to be 30 minutes late. I couldn't know why we were boarding on time, right? But I guess it was air traffic.
You know, I got on the plane just to finish in Palm Beach and I got my little app from the airline and it said, I had an hour connection and it said, you're going to be 30 minutes late. I couldn't know why we were boarding on time, right? But I guess it was air traffic.
And then you get on the thing and you connect with their internet and it says, wait a minute, you're only going to be 12 minutes late. And then you look at it, you shouldn't look at it at all. And then it says, you're going to be 20 minutes early. And then it says you're going to be 10 minutes late. And then you get there and you're on time. And then you sit there, right?
And then you get on the thing and you connect with their internet and it says, wait a minute, you're only going to be 12 minutes late. And then you look at it, you shouldn't look at it at all. And then it says, you're going to be 20 minutes early. And then it says you're going to be 10 minutes late. And then you get there and you're on time. And then you sit there, right?
And then you get on the thing and you connect with their internet and it says, wait a minute, you're only going to be 12 minutes late. And then you look at it, you shouldn't look at it at all. And then it says, you're going to be 20 minutes early. And then it says you're going to be 10 minutes late. And then you get there and you're on time. And then you sit there, right?
The taxing and you get in there and then you think, wait a minute, the A terminal is next to the B terminal. I can make it. And then all of a sudden you're halfway and you happen to look at the thing. It says, sorry, you're now at the D terminal. And then you go to the D terminal. You have to reverse your... It's just... They treat people like cattle, too. I don't know. I know they do a job.
The taxing and you get in there and then you think, wait a minute, the A terminal is next to the B terminal. I can make it. And then all of a sudden you're halfway and you happen to look at the thing. It says, sorry, you're now at the D terminal. And then you go to the D terminal. You have to reverse your... It's just... They treat people like cattle, too. I don't know. I know they do a job.
The taxing and you get in there and then you think, wait a minute, the A terminal is next to the B terminal. I can make it. And then all of a sudden you're halfway and you happen to look at the thing. It says, sorry, you're now at the D terminal. And then you go to the D terminal. You have to reverse your... It's just... They treat people like cattle, too. I don't know. I know they do a job.
They move millions of people per day without injury, and it's very accessible, but I think maybe it's too cheap. I don't know. The fares are too inexpensive. Yeah, well, I don't blame you, Victor. You've made this change in your life. 50 years I've been doing this, and I keep telling people I'm not going to do it anymore, and then My institution keeps saying, would you speak here?
They move millions of people per day without injury, and it's very accessible, but I think maybe it's too cheap. I don't know. The fares are too inexpensive. Yeah, well, I don't blame you, Victor. You've made this change in your life. 50 years I've been doing this, and I keep telling people I'm not going to do it anymore, and then My institution keeps saying, would you speak here?
They move millions of people per day without injury, and it's very accessible, but I think maybe it's too cheap. I don't know. The fares are too inexpensive. Yeah, well, I don't blame you, Victor. You've made this change in your life. 50 years I've been doing this, and I keep telling people I'm not going to do it anymore, and then My institution keeps saying, would you speak here?
Would you speak here? Would you speak here? And I found out, I just looked at my calendar. I'm going six times to the East Coast and Midwest. Yeah. I've had a lot of people. Can Victor come speak? No. Please. I confess I like being in my farm. Yeah. Well, I like doing Zooms. I see a lot of people. I don't mind leisurely driving over to the coast to work. I have a nice place to stay at Stanford.