First on-line news story about the incident
(Link forwarded to me by my father in law.) http://www.woio.com/global/story.asp?s=10534794
Category Archives: Consumer activism
Initial FAA response
Here’s the initial response I got from the FAA:
And we’re live on Consumerist…
http://consumerist.com/5290598/continental-puts-10+year+old-child-on-the-wrong-plane
Reported to the FAA
I just sent this to the FAA safety hotline. They claim that submissions to the hotline are reviewed daily and I should hear back within three business days. We’ll see.
Another airline screwup you just will NOT believe: Continental puts my unaccompanied minor daughter on the wrong plane!
I took my ten-year-old daughter to Boston Logan Airport this morning to put her on a Continental flight to Cleveland, where my in-laws live, as an unaccompanied minor. The gate agent took all the paperwork and escorted my daughter down the jetway, and then proceeded to put her on the wrong airplane. There were two… Read More »
Web site pet peeves
ZIP code fields that don’t accept the ZIP+4, or only accept it without the hyphen, or only accept it with the hyphen, or let you enter it and then tell you it’s invalid Credit-card number fields that don’t accept spaces or hyphens, or require spaces or hyphens, or tell you to enter the card number… Read More »
HP customer service jumps the shark again
I suppose given my prior experiences with Hewlett-Packard’s customer service, I shouldn’t be surprised by yet another negative experience, but since this one has a new angle, I guess it’s worth posting… I asked HP in November 2008 to stop sending me junk mail. They assured me that my request would be processed and would… Read More »
Anti-recommendation for Eco Systems Pest Management
I sent the complaint letter below on March 24 to Eco Systems Pest Management. I received no response.
Be sure to read past the letter for the end of the story.
MBTA Botches Route 57 AGAIN
April 27, 2009 Daniel Grabauskas General Manager MBTA 10 Park Plaza Boston, MA 02116 Dear Mr. Grabauskas, Once again, I find myself writing to the T to complain about service which falls far short of “bad,” doesn’t come anywhere near “unacceptable,” and perhaps even falls just a little bit south of “What in heaven’s name… Read More »
Comcast responds with more of the same bad service
Less than a day after I posted my letter to my blog, and before the printed letter even reached Comcast, I received an emailed response: