Fat Harry

I'm predicting a 1940 Sugar Bowl rematch between Texas A&M and Tulane.

Yes, many times. The Business Class cabin on a lot of their planes is the terrible 2-2-2 setup where you may have to crawl over someone. Check that seating chart and do your resarch. They also have a "First" class which is better and more like United Polaris.

The service is better, flight attendants more attractive, and better booze selection. The food is very hit or miss.

I'll echo the other comments. Love Lago di Garda but man it is full of Germans.

Yesterday at IAH they were allowing Global Services to use the C security line.

Even the dogs are ugly in Baxterville.

The only hope is a receivership like Detroit to get things back on track.

Nothing found at Oktoberfest. It's back open, and there are talks of potentially extending it by another day (doubtful).

Do yall recommend a "cabinet" type cover or something else?

My favorite time of the year. I went for opening weekend with locals (both expats and Germans). Here was my schedule:

Saturday
We had seatings with friends at both the Kaefer tent (two seatings, 11am-7pm) and the Marstall tent (two seatings, 3pm - 11pm). Since it was going to be a marathon day, we loaded up with a large breakfast. We took rickshaws from the hotel to the back gate to the Wies'n to arrive about 11:15 and went to our table. Beer is not available until the mayor taps the ceremonial first keg at noon, so we pounded champagne as an eye opener. The Kaefer tent is more of a boutique experience with mostly wealthy locals.
You'll want to eat, so we started with a brotzeit platter of meats and cheeses. At noon, it was time for the first Maß of the day. Kaefer serves Paulaner beer. I try to limit myself to one Maß per hour. Drink water in between. Bathrooms are numerous and I never encountered a line.
Around 5pm we moved over to the Marstall tent, which is a traditional large tent with thousands of people. By this point most people were lubed up so the atmosphere was very festive. I switched to .5 liter Weissbiers, and you can also order things like Espresso Martini shots which kept us going.
They booted everyone out between seatings here, so we had to leave for about 30 minutes while they cleaned and then came back for the final 7pm-11pm stretch. Waters were consumed at the end, along with a döner on the long walk home to sober up.

Sunday: another hearty breakfast of Weisswurst and pretzels provided a strong base. We arrived at the Wies'n around noon, as we had no table reservations until 3pm. A little-known fact is that there are miniature biergartens all around the Wies'n. We jumped around those and hung out with friends until the seating at the Schottenhamel tent. This one is slightly below the Marstall tent, but still a very good one. Crowd was slightly rowdier but fun and the food is great. Wrapped up at 7pm, then left and went to dinner wth friends. Another long but fantastic day.

A word on Music: Every tent has a band and DJ, and the crowd totally gets into it. The bands start with traditional Bavarian instrumental songs, but after the first hour the Oktoberfest hits come on. Make sure you put the OKTOBERFEST 2025 Spotify playlist on repeat - it's completely accurate. You should at least learn the chorus to the following: Country Roads; Sweet Caroline; Major Tom; Layla; Hulapalu; Cordola Gruen; Bella Napoli (DEFINITELY the hottest song this year); and Atemlos by Helene Fischer. Marstall tent closes every seating with Don't Stop Believing.

Lodging: don't worry about staying near the Wies'n. I stayed in the Old Town and walked back (25 minutes, recommended to sober up, and stop for a döner). The U3/U4 takes you directly there from the Hauptbahnhof.

Munich: go to the Mittelaltermarkt (Middle Ages themed Christmas market, really cool), the Residenzmarkt, Viktualienmarkt, and Muenchener Freiheit market. Avoid Marienplatz as overly touristy and expensive.

Vienna: St. Stephen's and Schloss Belvedere. Vienna City Hall has a huge one along with ice skating and a ferris wheel for incredible views.