Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Nieuw Bericht from Amsterdam: Random Bullets of Transoceanic Flight
by Tom Bozzo
- I've seen a figure that a modern airliner dumps on the order of a ton of CO2 per passenger into the atmosphere for a transoceanic flight. I wonder, is that the average emission or the marginal emission? So much more conscience-salving to blame it on the dudes up there in World Business Class.
- Based on my car's emissions (214 g/km), I figure it will take 18 years of bike commuting to offset this trip based on 1-ton each way.
- Until the last two trips, I'd done all of my transatlantic flying on BA. I'd found the whole 'World Traveller' thing a bit obnoxious, but then I got a taste of NWA's economy-class food, which is Not Even Trying.
- The personal video system did improve the experience. It's my lot to see Pixar films over the Atlantic — Monsters, Inc. last time, The Incredibles this time. I loved, loved, loved The Incredibles. I figure I'll get around to seeing Ratatouille the next Eurotrip.
- Could it be that Schiphol is the last corner of the civilized world to be colonized by Starbucks? I could really use a mediocre cup of coffee right now...
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You hadn't seen The Incredibles before now? I think Julia and John are in for a Major Treat. (Check out the 2-disc edition, with the extra short of the baby.)
Not that all preschoolers / toddlers are the same, but Quinn was scared by the Incredibles until age 4 or so. Same with Monsters Inc., because of the Obligatory Sundering from Parental Figure scene. (The OSPF scene at the beginning of Finding Nemo didn't bother him, perhaps because it's more subtle.)
John is in a transition phase where he's somewhat drawn to more intense entertainments, but still wary of them. This is partly a byproduct of a deliberate effort on our part to keep both kids away from content that wouldn't fit on PBS Kids for as long as possible.
He liked Cars (which I'd put in the Netflix queue as an experiment), but didn't really want to re-watch it. But he went on a Cinderella jag despite the Very Mean Parental Figure scenes. (Which makes me wonder if it's just intense action, or if he'd react to the OSPF.)
I think the Pixar films are well-calibrated, and The Incredibles is a mild PG, but villian-killing-superheroes material is PG nevertheless.
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He liked Cars (which I'd put in the Netflix queue as an experiment), but didn't really want to re-watch it. But he went on a Cinderella jag despite the Very Mean Parental Figure scenes. (Which makes me wonder if it's just intense action, or if he'd react to the OSPF.)
I think the Pixar films are well-calibrated, and The Incredibles is a mild PG, but villian-killing-superheroes material is PG nevertheless.
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