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The passengers didn't create the problem. They contractually lived up to every facet of their end to pay the fair for transportation delivered. It's the airline's problem, not law enforcement's.

The other thing I thought of is that if the airlines continue the terrible practice of overbooking, have a TSA/FAA mandate that says you (as an airline) will not receive assistance from TSA or any other law enforcement agency (federal or local) in removing a passenger in the case of an overbook...

Yeah....true. If it's really $800, it needs to be just that. Have the handy-dandy United Airlines checkbook there and just start writing them.

Yeah. It does seem like theres a simple way to do it as you said. Just invalidate their boarding pass and don't let them on the plane to begin with.....much easier than this.

I would have taken the deal if they could somehow book me on a flight that at least got close (within a 2 hour car ride radius), thrown in all those extras and booked a one-way rental car at the closest airport so I could at least drive home.

The FAA needs to outlaw the practice of overbooking. There is no reason why it should be legal to do that. Somebody bought the ticket for the seat, regardless of whether or not it's filled. Deregulation was one of the worst things to ever happen to the airline industry. It has sucked ever since.

to get the boot*

United overbooked the flight. For some idiotic reason, they boarded anyway. They offered a $400+hotel+rebook incentive to get volunteers....then bumped it to $800+previously mentioned extras....still no takers. Then they said the computer had the manifest of passengers and was "pulling 4...

Will never fly them again....horrible.

Correction to 3: A 51 element can be set to be directional. It depends on the relay and application. It is time delayed regardless.

@rg1 and @TNPE. You both are mostly correct. Explanation below. 1. The question asked for relay ohms. This is different than the primary side impedance. Remember, a distance relay does nothing but measure current and voltage vectors and performs math to obtain a calculated impedance. If a phase...

Was running the other day and thought of these. Good things to think about. 1. A transmission line has an impedance of 10 ohms (ignore reactive and capacitive impedance). A distance relay is set to protect 120% of this line. The current transformer connected to the relay has a ratio of 600:1...

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I got a Columbia one from Kohls at Christmas I really like.

After offering to take her for a fancy meal at the Golden Corral. :thumbs: "60% of the time, it works every time." ;)

Holy cow! That street view pic is from November! I doubt they had moved any of that material since then (assuming that's the portion that collapsed). I didn't realize conduit could burn that hot. Guess I learn something new every day.

I understand where you're coming from. I'm certainly not telling people to leave some references at home, despite the possible need. I just know I saw some people carrying so many references, they looked like they should have been wheeling in a pallet jack or forklift and using a freight...

The "free pass" occurred before the test began and they gave everyone multiple opportunities and reminders before the exam began. If you got found with one and booted, it was your own fault. That being said, I didn't see anyone get booted in October when I took it.

At my test center, they gave everyone the free pass of turning off their cell phones and putting them in a baggie up front with a claim number. The rule of it being found on you (on or off) as grounds for dismissal was still strictly enforced. They just understood that not everyone wants to...

Hello everyone, I had a write-up this AM to a member. I wanted to share with everyone. By now you all are getting down to crunch time and the final days of studying. Hang in there. You're almost there. That being said, here's some good things to do exam week: I would highly recommend working...