<p>DRJ:</p>
<p>The milkman’s song was “Let me out! let me out!” Probably bel canto style to boot, as he was coming from Boston’s Italan North End. I now think the conductor must have been Herbert von Karajan, not Furtwangler, who was much earlier. </p>
<p>I think US airlines are all pretty bad. I’ve traveled on Birtish Air, Air France, Luftansa, KLM, Singapore, Cathay Pacific, Japan Airlines, and I’ve had much better service every step of the way. Back in the 1960s, when JAL was courting US passengers, it used to serve sushi, even in coach class. My favorite is still Singapore Airlines. I traveled on Singapore with my then young kids. The attendants knew the names of all the kids on the flight and gave them toys, replenished drinks without being asked and kept the lavatories spotless. Even first-class service on United was not as attentive.</p>