Things that Make Us Grumble

By Margaret Lyons in Miscellaneous on Jun 6, 2008 7:48PM

Non-stories Paging Sandi Jackson! CBS 2 wonders if airlines could start charging people based on their weight. Why would they wonder that? Because "it's an idea floating around in cyberspace." Someone somewhere had a terrible idea. Experts say it'll never happen. But could it?

Still, the story's not a complete waste, because it contains this line:

At O'Hare International Airport Thursday afternoon, traveler Kathy Michalski said, "Oh crump! Not now. 20 years ago I would've been fine."

"Oh, crump"? Hee.

ATM fees Grr on their existence. And double-grr on Bank of America raising its fee to $3. Ye gods.

Excessive punishment New Trier senior Jonah Greenthal is facing up to a year in jail if he's convicted of misdemeanor computer-tampering charges for allegedly hacking into his high school's computer system. He didn't change anything or destroy any information--he was trying to find out his class rank. Greenberg's already been suspended for 55 days and banned from prom and graduation. [WBBM]