Anita Cabral and her family booked a flight to Hawaii for herself and her family with United Airlines to visit a dieing family member before he died. They did their due diligence and reserved a beach house 1 year in advanced. They also booked their flights 6 months prior to the trip. They even bought TRAVEL insurance!

So 24 hours before the flight, they get the "Please Check-In" email but when they get to the website, it doesn't work. They called United and attempted to check-in over the phone. Now here is where this story goes BEYOND the normal "shitty customer service from an airline" story.

They were told the flight was cancelled...

...but wait, another person who made a separate reservation already checked-in to the flight?!

They were told the computer "lost" the reservation...

...but why did they get an EMAIL telling them to check in?

They were told their seats were sold to someone else. Wait, WHAT? Yes, their seats were sold to someone who, most likely, paid a LOT more for those seats. But United didn't end there. They refused(and still refuse) to write a letter taking responsibility for screwing this family over to the insurance company. So that $10,000 they spent on the beach house is gone.

Oh yeah...the family member they were going to visit died a couple weeks after they were supposed to have visited. United Airlines, folks!

Normally you can click on the picture and get a link to the story. Not this time. Why? Because there are two different stories:

Russia invades neighboring Georgia!

And then there is THIS article:

Georgia brutally attacks Russia!

How do we have such differing articles about the same crisis? Look at the web address of the second link. That is what the state media of Russia is publishing.

Shia LaBeouf's left pinky may have to be amputated after a recent car accident. Based on reviews of Indiana Jones 4, which stated that he had more acting talent in his little finger than Harrison Ford and Karen Allen combined, this might be the end of his short-lived career.

Shortly after the 16 bomings in India, Istanbul and Constantinople suffered a pair of bombs that have killed 17 people so far.

After predicting that it would post a $3 billion loss a month ago, Wachovia revealed today that it actually lost $8.6 billion...last QUARTER. Hey, maybe they should have not allowed all that check-fraud!

Paul would like you all to try out the Green Checking account at Citizen's Bank. It is like..recycling and stuff, right?

PETA is offering a £1,000 reward to find a Buffalo tormentor.

Remember my article from last year? Ohioians can be arrested today!

A heroic Chinese woman starts over in the wake of the China earthquake.

It's like referring to Jerry Rice as "that guy from Dancing with the Stars".

Sorry about the lack of updates. I am no longer allowed to access the website from work so I will have to do them at night and not at lunch.

An Indian court has ruled that airlines can make their stewardesses lose weight.