2101.     LH Loads To Ashgabat.   This was the title of a post on one of my geek sites [air travel,] and it brought home something that I was thinking about just this morning. There was a time when the average curious person could have a general knowledge about everything in the world. Not the details, of course, necessarily, like the chemical symbol for Tin, but at least the ability to read any article and get something from it. Again, not to sure that's true anymore. For instance, what on earth does LH Loads To Ashgabat mean? Ending the suspense, somebody was planning to fly non-rev on Lufthansa to the capital of Turkmenistan, and he wondered what his chances would be getting on a flight for free. At least one person was nervy enough to type in the obvious: Where in the world is Ashgabat? I wouldn't have done that even though I had not the slightest idea either. Another guy actually typed:

LH 441 is about 75 per cent in business and almost full in economy

LH 612 has no one in first about half full in business and 75 per cent full economy

LH 613 has no one in first less than half full in business and just over half full in economy

LH 440 almost full in business and about 75 per cent full economy

What a world, huh?

Oh, Tin is Sn, from the Latin word "stannum" meaning "tin," just in case it comes up. Took two clicks to find that one out.


posted by Rick at 10:25 AM