{"id":455,"date":"2007-08-13T22:05:11","date_gmt":"2007-08-14T02:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/2007\/08\/13\/like-a\/"},"modified":"2007-08-13T22:05:11","modified_gmt":"2007-08-14T02:05:11","slug":"like-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/2007\/08\/13\/like-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Like a . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boingboing.net\/2007\/08\/08\/getting_high_with_ri.html\">Virgin<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p>Really, I can&#8217;t help myself.<\/p>\n<p>But anyway, I just booked on America&#8217;s newest domestic airline, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.virginamerica.com\/va\/home.do?method=virginAmerica\">Virgin America<\/a>.  IAD to SFO.  Given the reviews, I&#8217;m pretty excited about it.  I&#8217;ve long since decided that US airlines could use some real competition.  In the past four years, I&#8217;ve taken domestic flights that are better than US flights in the following countries: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kulula.com\/Default.aspx\">Kulula<\/a> in South Africa, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jetairways.com\/\">Jet Airways in India<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dragonair.com\/da\/en_INTL\/homepage\">Dragon Air in China<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.airblue.com\/index.asp\">Air Blue<\/a> in Pakistan.  Seriously people &#8211; *Pakistan* has better domestic service than the US.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virgin. Really, I can&#8217;t help myself. But anyway, I just booked on America&#8217;s newest domestic airline, Virgin America. IAD to SFO. Given the reviews, I&#8217;m pretty excited about it. I&#8217;ve long since decided that US airlines could use some real competition. 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