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The week's question
In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: PucksFool 🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: "Come Fly With Me"
Date: 11/22/25 6:25 AM
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How out of touch with flying non-business class or on a private jet is Sec. of Transportation Sean Duffy?

Out of touch enough to think that the biggest problem he needs to address in air travel is how the flying public dresses.

Shared link: nytimes.com - Sean duffy airlines manners video

Sean Duffy, the secretary of transportation, began a new campaign on Wednesday that he called “The Golden Age of Travel Starts With You,” complete with a 1960s-style public service announcement that spliced together scenes of the country’s first air travelers, dressed in suits and hats, with present-day clips of in-flight brawls and airport meltdowns. In the background, Frank Sinatra sings “Come Fly With Me.”

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“Are you dressing with respect?” Mr. Duffy asks in the video. “Are you keeping control of your children?”
“Bringing civility back, I think, enhances the travel experience for everybody,” Mr. Duffy said in a Fox News Business appearance, adding, “Let’s maybe go back to an era where we didn’t wear our pajamas to the airport.”


I can see "Dress With Respect™©" boutiques springing up in all the airport shops. DWR™© shops will feature Trump branded clothing. Only ill-fitting blue suits and extra loooong ties will be in that section. In the Pete Kegseth section you will be able to buy suits so tight that they act like full body compression hose. No more worries about DVT for the "Respectful Traveler™©". In the jewelry section only Karoline Leavitt crosses will be sold, and J.D. Vance neck and body cushions will be available at the checkout kiosk.
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