Tuesday, October 27, 2026
you are going to be mildly shocked, but not much to learn that and airline blamed maintenance issues to deny compensation to passengers that were shorted on their flight, because the airline wanted planes for other routes
Air Canada denied Juan Rojas compensation for a cancelled flight after it swapped the aircraft assigned to his flight with one that needed safety-related maintenance.
The Gatineau man challenged the airline through the Canadian Transportation Agency and won — and the evidence raises questions about the information Air Canada provided to justify denying him compensation.
"I felt like they were trying to cheat the system," Rojas told Go Public.
Under Canada's Air Passenger Protection Regulations, passengers can be entitled to up to $1,000 for delayed flights, but only if the delay is within the airline's control and not required for safety.
Go Public has uncovered three other instances in which Air Canada told passengers their flights were cancelled because of safety-related maintenance while flight records show the aircraft they were scheduled to fly on were subsequently used on other routes. In all three cases, Air Canada maintains it does not owe compensation.
The Gatineau man challenged the airline through the Canadian Transportation Agency and won — and the evidence raises questions about the information Air Canada provided to justify denying him compensation.
"I felt like they were trying to cheat the system," Rojas told Go Public.
Under Canada's Air Passenger Protection Regulations, passengers can be entitled to up to $1,000 for delayed flights, but only if the delay is within the airline's control and not required for safety.
The Freedom House Ambulance Service trained America's first emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, starting in 1967
Just a bit about it, but not the key scene I want to share, so I'll fill you in on the rest
Season 1, episode 8 of The Pitt, brings up the history of this seminal organization, that turned out the 1st medics in the USA, gave 300 hours of trainings, starting IVs, defibralators, Intubated in the field, that program started the 911 system.
Designed with Dr. Peter Safar (the "Father of CPR"), the 32-week program required 300 hours of instruction in anatomy, physiology, CPR, nursing, and defensive driving.
They were the first in the U.S. to perform advanced life support (ALS) in the field, including out-of-hospital endotracheal intubation, cardiac defibrillation, and IV treatmentsThe service operated for eight years, answering over 45,000 calls and establishing the national blueprint for modern EMS standards before it was closed in 1975
Dayton, Minnesota told Flock no work orders were to be completed. The company put two cameras back into service anyway, without authorization.
Police Chief Eric Fadden had to direct his staff to disconnect the power cords from Flock cameras in Plymouth, Minnesota after Flock Safety ignored and failed to respond to the department’s notice the city was canceling its service. But in other instances Flock’s gone and reinstalled cameras without permission.
https://www.thedrive.com/news/flock-reinstalled-its-cameras-after-another-city-canceled-its-contract
So... Flock is installing cameras... when they do not have a customer, or payment, or authorization
Highway thieves are using sophisticated digital tactics that investigators worry make it easy to rob trucks carrying millions in expensive data center equipment.
NBC News spoke to “several industry leaders, consultants, and investigators advising law enforcement” offices probing the biggest thefts yet and reported that since June, thieves have “made away with more than $100 million in data center freight.”
Here’s how they said thieves get away with it: First, thieves hack freight brokers’ accounts on shipment-listing websites and post fake shipments to lure real bids, then send a malicious link to any trucking companies that respond. Once victims click, thieves install software to take control of their accounts and start bidding on real shipments. Sometimes, a real delivery driver is hired to collect the cargo, unaware of the scam, and other times fake driver’s licenses are used to get accomplices hired. Either way, the goods are eventually transferred to a driver working with the thieves to resell the gear, and, in one of the largest thefts, tracking coordinates were spoofed to prevent digital monitoring.
Equipment commonly targeted includes “servers, fiber-optic cables, computer memory chips, copper wires, and bitcoin mining machines,” NBC News reported.
California High-Speed Rail is expected to approve a contract for the purchase of trains.
The Authority’s Board of Directors is scheduled to consider awarding a contract to Siemens Mobility for high-speed trainsets on Wednesday. If you’d like to read the staff report, it’s Agenda Item #4 on October 28 agenda.
Siemens Mobility has been selected to build three Pioneer 220 high-speed trainsets for California’s Merced-to-Bakersfield route, under a $772.1 million base contract with the California High-Speed Rail Authority. The agreement also includes options to purchase more than 19 additional trainsets and long-term maintenance services.
Under the proposed contract, the first California High-Speed Rail trains are expected to arrive in late 2029, with testing scheduled to begin in spring 2030. The schedule is intended to support passenger service on the Merced-to-Bakersfield initial operating section in 2033–34.
Siemens would design and manufacture the trains, test and commission them, and provide long-term maintenance and related services. The contract scope includes 30 years of train maintenance, as well as a driving simulator and support for train certification.
I found a page full of transportation humor "NOT RIGHT IN THE HEAD DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION" on facebook
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1508487997983459&set=a.10150172717070377
Monday, October 26, 2026
Rene Vincent (one of my favorites) for Renault, it looks like he ripped off the style that other illustrator that I featured, Cole Phillips, if you look towards the bottom of this gallery, the sideways images https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search?q=cole+phillips
for the extensive collection of his impressive advertising art: https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search/label/Rene%20Vincent
Here's why I think it's a rip off of Cole Phillips
this is a good idea
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1607084887577996&set=gm.29078290531783082&idorvanity=413414438697407
ever heard of Radatron gauges? I've never seen one until just now
the medical evac in a C9 after the Marine Barracks in Beirut were blown up by Hezbollah (with findings also tying the attack to Iran and its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) Oct 23rd, 1983
Unusual, because crew rest was 12 hrs and I wasn't scheduled for alert. I asked what was going on and was told, "its classified, but turn on the news".
Ten minutes later, I was alerted for a C-141 AE mission to Beirut to pick up injured Marine from the USMC Peacekeeping Force barracks bombing.
Tom Fisher, Susan Rothfuss, Joe Bunker, and others were already there picking up the first 24 injured.
We loaded the Starlifter with as much IV fluids and bandages and supplies and equipment, closed the doors and headed to the active runway at Frankfurt IAP (FRF) in Germany with priority for take off.
With the jet lined up for take off, the sound of the spun up engines cut back and my C-9A crew (2 Flight Nurses and 3 aeromedical evacuation technicians) were taken off the 141, with our bags and medications
That 141 went on to return another 24 patients and a number of KIA in body bags.
Our commander, Colonel Tony Trezza had been a USMC Embassy Guard at Rome Italy when he was a young Marine. This mission held a spot deep in his heart and he made sure we had enough crew and supplies to help the Marines. I went back and remained on alert for any other activity. later I did get some of the Marines back to the States on my scheduled C-141 missions.
These photos are the only photo documentation of that mission, taken by then Captain Sue Rothfuss and the one of Col Trezza was taken by me on a routine C-9A mission. Semper Fi, Marines.
Lest we forget ( I had to wait after the anniversary (when I typically post about the Beirut bombing) for these photos, I bet you understand why it was worth the wait)
Sunday, October 25, 2026
it's remarkable how life can change directions
Dr. Carl Allamby, 53, is an emergency medicine doctor at the Cleveland Clinic, which is especially inspiring once you learn that he only became a doctor when he was 51.
For 25 years, Allamby worked as an automotive technician and a small business owner, a career he tells PEOPLE began out of “desperation," but led to a lot of success.
Still, even after building two additional locations and creating other related business, including a towing service and a used car company, Allamby realized he was searching for a more fulfilling career.
1990 Renault Alpine V6 Turbo, Grand Tourisme Alpine, or GTA (rear mounted engine)
The car debuted in 1985 as Alpine’s first model under Renault ownership, conceived to push avant garde technology into Porsche’s face. It rides on a central backbone chassis derived from Lotus, with a fiberglass and polyester body keeping weight near 1,200 kilograms.
The turbocharged version was named the Grand Tourisme Alpine, or GTA, and glass C pillars cured the old car’s blind spots, and a drag coefficient under .30 helped the 200 HP V6 Turbo reach 60 mph in 6.3 seconds, and hit 150 mph.
Hand assembly limited output to about three cars a day, under 7,500 in total.
https://petrolicious.com/blogs/articles/the-renault-alpine-gta-was-france-s-answer-to-porsches-in-the-80s