I understand you're point.

It just seems like there are two types who want a Texas hub and speak as those it's in the works or our near future:

1) those who commute to work from Texas and
2) those who live in Atlanta and think the West cost is a small market.

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Makes me laugh. Texans and southerners are all the same, they are sure they live in the greatest place in the world.

Not only merger mania, but over all economic malaise.

World Bank warns countries to prepare for a global slump ? USATODAY.com

This pretend recovery by printed money will peter out soon enough and its going to get rough for a while everywhere, especially international. Now is not the time to be embarking on "international hub growth" plans or any such thing for a market like SLC. The current facilities are fine for what we use them for and at best we should take a "wait and see" attitude towards arbitrary "fortress hubs". I like SLC and very much hope we keep it but now is not the time to be dumping money into something like this.

This is frivolous spending that will cause a mini stimulus in SLC initially followed by broader economic suffering even if DL doesn't "pull out" as an arbitratry connection hub. They will look at this one day as an investiment about as wise as the STL and CVG "runways to nowhere" based on fanatasy growth numbers and a mad dash to reach V1 on the financing to kick start someone's pet project/jobs program.

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Makes me laugh. Texans and southerners are all the same, they are sure they live in the greatest place in the world.[/QUOTE]


We who lived in New Hampshire KNOW that is actually the 'greatest place in the world' but we are smart enough to keep our mouths shut!

My favorite bumper sticker was;

"Welcome to NH, now Go Home!" :D

ACL,

I know that was true several years ago, but as I recall Delta went to the SLC Department Of Airports and complained about the high costs. With the stroke of a pen they cut the airport fees substantially, as they very much want Delta here.

From what I understand lately, Delta is frustrated by the FAA air traffic controller on-the-job training programs in Salt Lake. While I love flying out west, the SLC controllers are, in my opinion, the worst in the country (not sugar-coating it).

We who lived in New Hampshire KNOW that is actually the 'greatest place in the world' but we are smart enough to keep our mouths shut!

My favorite bumper sticker was;

"Welcome to NH, now Go Home!" :D[/QUOTE]


Too late, the word's out.

GRANITE STATE OF MIND (Jay-Z Parody - The SSP) - YouTube

Mine too, no NWA mask.

My wife is from Nashua. I guess it can be nice but people generally skip the welcome part. Like hugging a porcupine when I go up there. The funny thing is if they head to Maine they get the same treatment.

My favorite 3 cities to date are BNA, DEN and IAD area. BNA is what the south is supposed to be, DEN is just awesome and IAD is my kind of climate. It has seasons. I miss seasons. Gawga is okay but I don't understand the hub bub about ITP, give me a break, it's Dekalb and Fulton county, enough said.

And you Peachtree City people...

http://mycybermap.files.wordpress.co..._211547_10.jpg

I've never been but I picture this:

http://thecia.com.au/reviews/s/image...rd-wives-2.jpg

"my husband is on the ER, a Captain, not a copilot. He is senior, got a 9 day greenslip... your husband isn't still on the 737 Mary Belle is he?"

I will say I got to spend a lot of time in Vegas. For you single guys, I think the ratio is in your favor there.

Of course it is in your favor in Atlanta, just ask me how I know. I mean you just need to be able to hold a decent conversation, something they generally don't get if the back of your truck looks like this...

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or you consider this a pontoon boat:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SP9WShaWpq...00/redneck.bmp

Oh, and to keep this on topic, now that the TOS says no nudity and underboob here comes best looking girl in a turtleneck...

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That is a pontoon boat.

We who lived in New Hampshire KNOW that is actually the 'greatest place in the world' but we are smart enough to keep our mouths shut!

My favorite bumper sticker was;

"Welcome to NH, now Go Home!" :D[/QUOTE]

How Alaskans see Texas...

http://johntalks.files.wordpress.com...texas-cute.jpg

They were reduced but they are still high.