![]() “We were fully staffed and prepared for the approaching holiday weekend when the severe weather swept across the continent, where Southwest is the largest carrier in 23 of the top 25 travel markets in the U.S. In a statement Monday night posted online, Southwest Airlines leaders wrote, “our heartfelt apologies for this are just beginning.” The United States Department of Transportation announced it plans to review the company and determine whether the trouble was “controllable.” "When bad weather hits, and you have staffing issues like they did, it creates a situation that is near impossible to recover from, and it couldn’t have happened during a worse possible week," Scott Meyerowitz, executive editor of The Points Guy, told NBC News.ĬNBC reported Southwest also had fuel and staffing issues in Denver. In normal times, this can allow Southwest to operate more flights each day compared to other carriers, said Scott Meyerowitz, executive editor of The Points Guy travel site.īut if an airport goes offline because of weather, and a flight cannot reach its destination, the point-to-point system has a cascading cancellation effect, he said. So heading into 2023, Southwest staff is scrambling to coordinate their crews and their planes across the country while the other airlines are operating closer to usual. A major pro of the “hub-and-spoke” system, however, is when there is a problem, crews and planes are still grouped in the regional “hub” cities. It requires more connecting flights which may irritate passengers with layovers during calm times. That system differs from other airlines which use a “hub-and-spoke” system, routing planes through several regional hubs. However, when a problem arrives like this winter storm, crews and planes are scattered throughout the country and the whole system gets thrown off. ![]() Unlike most major airlines, Southwest operates a “point-to-point” route system, which offers a higher percentage of direct and non-stop flights by picking up different crews along the way. 1 priority, as quickly as we could,” said McVay. “So we’ve been chasing our tails, trying to catch up and get back to normal safely, which is our No. Jay McVay, a Southwest spokesperson, said the cancellations snowballed because flight crews and planes were out of place. In press statements, Southwest leaders say the problem is not staffing but logistics and operations. In multiple interviews, representatives for flight attendants, staff, and pilots associations lay the blame on several factors: an outdated scheduling system, the company’s unique “point-to-point” route system, and the inciting incident of a large winter storm. Southwest Airlines Cancels More Flights and Draws Federal Investigation
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![]() Sound, I like it! except that the small running out of steam pretty quickly. Low-fat but rather are much less now that the Hartke HA3500 + VX410 the rehearsal room! I played a P-bass special with custom Bartolini pickups. The sound is good compared to my old amp (Hartke beurk300!) Regret that do not have one: not having the price 115 GK beginner but I'm still reasonably low, not seeing the utility once that I still have not besides, I mean is that if I like the 110 déjç the 115 would have even more I think.Įxtremely simple-connectivity (headphone jack, footswitch, line out, 8 ohm output hp mini)Ģ channels or light overdrive (command switch or by footswitch)Ī voicing switch that strengthens mediums Quality / price excellent especially as I paid Motie price when Thomann was the end of series.įor my level (beginner bass) utiilsation his (small scene, back bass, piano or drums and learning bass) and sends it to the sound I GUARD without hesitation. I had the Hartke 30W and is tested or heard any other bass combo, this one does not have to blush, far from it. I have also used Amp piano scene and return to my battery. I see his capicités especially when I have my friends who plays bass on it I love the fat sound, rich in low frequency "on the ropes SI Warwick ", after it is a 10 "should not be too much to ask but I already satistaif.Īlso slap it with a good setting provides. I play on an Ibanez SR300 4-string LH (active) and LH Warwick Rockbass Streamer 5 string (passive)> nb: the lower left I also sometimes goes to bass players I play with and who in return utiise either amp live (small room) and while skeptical at first they were conquered rapidemnet sound coming out of the GK 110. Where happiness, although I'm not even really play the notes I qqs go out on this amp fills me with happiness. I am not a bass but the bass drummer but am interested to learn and I took that GK (jsute before I had taken a Hartke 30 W and I was disappointed Verily sound and especially power) Manual clear, its different, passive / active, line-out But hey, what can you expect for a little under $300? Good for practice, not so good at the gigs. I ended up trading mine in for a Ampeg 115. ![]() This amp is not one I would buy again, at least for anything but playing by yourself. The amp has a nice handel which make it comfortable to carry around. You do have to worry about dog hair though. The amp is well constructed, and covered with carpet so you dont have to worry about scratches. Also a 3 band EQ is barley enough with no other tone selections. The amp cannot seem to handel it and thus sounds like a blown out speaker. I would not recomend this amp to anyone with a Musicman like mine with active pickups. This amp is a great practice amp like I said before, but at the gig when you ahve to turn it up past helf volume, even on the clean channel there is awful distortion. The carpet on the amp is very durable, and it has a nice handel. Also I like the rock back feature, which makes the amp handy for stage use. It has two selectable channels, one which has a gain gontrol for distortion and one for clean. It is very easy to move around, and is a perfect practice amp. I bought this amp because i need something portable with some punch that could be used at smaller gigs. Five second muted warm-up Manual and details for the Backline 600 amp (RRP £239) /manuals/Backline%20Series% Manual and details for the 410BLX cab (RRP £350) /manuals/BLX%20OM.I bought this amp through Musicians Friend and paid about $280. Stable into reactive and mismatched loads. Gallien Krueger Backline 600 300W bass amp and GK 410BLX 400W cab Backline 600 Output Power: 300W 4 Ohms 180W 8 Ohms Input Section: Maximum Input Level 0.6V Rms With -10dB pad 1.6V Rms Input Impedance 1M Ohm Send output impedance 220 Ohm Return input impedance 60k Ohm Tuner Output Impedance 10k Ohm Direct Output Impedance 1000 Ohms Equalizer: Bass +10db 60Hz Lo-Mid +6db/-10dB 250Hz Hi-Mid +6db/-10dB 1kHz Treble +14db 7kHz Contour Noise -90db referenced to 300W, “A” weighted Amplifier Protection: Full short circuit, thermal,& RF protection. ![]() Vergnano : A Genuine Italian Espresso, since 1882Īrabica : The 100% Arabica blend is a delicately-fragranced coffee, obtained through a selection of the finest varieties of Coffea Arabica. SUAVE : Decaffeinated 100% arabica blend. If you love espressos but fear they’ll spoil your sleep, here is so smooth a blend, with so little acidity, that you’ll hardly notice you’re drinking a decaffeinated coffee! 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This is what a medium rare steak feels like. ![]() ![]() Notice how the flesh beneath your thumb feels a little firmer. Lightly press the tip of your middle finger to the tip of your thumb. The inner two-thirds of the steak will remain blood-red. To achieve this, sear the steak on both sides for 2½ minutes and using tongs, sear the narrow outer edges for 10 seconds each. The flesh beneath your thumb will give quite a bit when prodded. Gently press the tip of your index finger to the tip of your thumb. If you use a meat thermometer, the steak’s internal temperature will be less than 29C. Sear the steak for one minute either side in a hot pan and for a few seconds on each of the outer edges using tongs.Īll but the outside of the steak will look raw. The touch test for blue steak is the same as for raw meat described above. Note, it is advisable to brush both sides of the raw steak lightly with oil before hand to avoid it sticking, and afterwards to rest the cooked steak for 3-4 minutes before serving as this improves the texture. Inevitably, the touch test is a rule of thumb so timings for cooking are approximate and based on a 1-inch-thick sirloin steak, at cool room temperature, placed in a hot pan. The face test, however, is not as hygienic as the touch test because while we all wash our hands before cooking few of us wash our faces. On a person of average build, the different feels of your cheek, chin and forehead correspond to a rare, medium and well-done steak. With a little practice anyone can become an expert steak chef. So if you touch the steak as it cooks, and compare it with the feel of your other hand, you’ll know exactly when to stop cooking it. The heat is on: cooking steak in four steps Miraculously, the feel of that muscle corresponds to the feel of a steak at its further stages of cooking: medium/rare, medium and finally well done. This is what rare meat feels like.Īs you repeat this process with the middle, ring and little finger, the muscle below the thumb tenses further each time. The muscle at the base of the thumb tenses up slightly. Now make a circle with that thumb and its index finger. With the index finger of the other, gently prod the fleshy area between your thumb and the base of your palm. Hold out your non-dominant hand, palm up and relaxed. One is timing, the other is the touch test. The temperature at the centre of a piece of meat gives an accurate indication of the extent to which is cooked but there are other methods that dispense with the need for a meat thermometer. 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