Cost per hour for a USAir flight is [a guess] $3,000, so
that kid and her parents cost the airline $750, more than
the cost of the ticket they had purchased and they got a
full refund and an offer of another trip.

Total cost of the lost time, unknown.


"Peter R." wrote in message
...
| On 1/24/2007 3:32:58 PM, "Jim Macklin" wrote:
|
| They had a few minutes, airline departures are
scheduled,
| that delay for a screaming rug-rat brat, was costing
more
| money than you probably earn in a week, maybe even a
month.
|
| LOL. Pay attention kiddies: *This* is an example of how to
use exaggeration
| to underscore a point.
|
| --
| Peter