If you find that deciding where to eat is consistently an arduous and time-consuming ordeal — especially if where you want to eat your meal is at a chain restaurant — you may want to consider referring to and consulting with the Where Should We Eat: The Flowchart thread.

Upon first glance, one would think that Dovster, an active FlyerTalk member for greater than six years, would know better than to ask the rudimentary question, Uh, is this flight domestic or international?

However, upon further review of his recent itinerary on Delta Air Lines between Israel and the United States, the confusion can be warranted. For example, the segment of his itinerary between Boston and Washington, D.C. is treated as an international flight with regard to not being allowed any changes to the itinerary on the same day — a benefit for elite SkyMiles Medallion members on a domestic itinerary. However, if one is not an elite SkyMiles Medallion member, one will be charged $15 for the first bag, $25 for the second bag, and a $5 fee per bag if one does not check in via the Internet because that same flight segment from Boston to Washington, D.C. is not considered international travel, even if it is a part of one’s international itinerary.

Confused?!?

They are there on most airline booking pages, and can also be bought separately from air tickets. How many people, particularly heavy flyers on FT, actually click to buy a carbon offset? Judging by the discussion so far, not many. Is that right?

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FlyerTalk member ftv wants to hash out about Those potatoes (ES, HS), particularly those served at Embassy Suites and Homewood Suites properties, which are brands of Hilton Hotels Corporation because — not wanting to be the spud stud of the Hilton forum on FlyerTalk — ftv is fried up about those “nasty nuggets that seem as though they are reconstituted former potatoes.”

Is it really fair to mash up mention of these properties in one comment? Apparently, it boils down to whatever one’s point of view may be pertaining to the potatoes and whether or not to be embroiled in a potential debate, although some FlyerTalk members agree that serving them at breakfast is a half-baked idea…

…and on what better day is there to talk about potatoes than the American holiday of Thanksgiving? Happy Thanksgiving to those of you who celebrate it, and we are certainly thankful to have you read The Gate!

One FlyerTalk member calls the BMI announcement : 600 jobs, LHR-AMS/TLV/KBP/ALP routes, 9 aircraft cut “the acceleration of the implosion of bmi.”

Naturally, the tone of the discussion of this breaking news is somber and filled with regret and sadness…

If you are sick, should you fly? Does it matter how sick? Does it matter if you feel sick but have no visible signs? Who should judge – airline, passenger, other passengers, compulsory medical check at check in? Do the airlines’ policies and rules encourage sick travelers to keep traveling even when they should rest? See the discussion in the ah-choo, airlines bump sick passengers thread.

FlyerTalk member jimmc66 witnessed an incident on-board a United Airlines aircraft before departing from Chicago to San Francisco where two young women decided to store their luggage in an overhead bin in the premium cabin instead of lugging it to row 37 in the economy class cabin where they were assigned to sit. A passenger in the premium cabin alerted them that the overhead bin in which they were storing their luggage was reserved only for premium class passengers. Their response was reportedly less than civil.

When two premium class passengers boarded with their luggage but could not store it in the overhead bin above their seats, the aforementioned passenger gate-checked the luggage which belonged to the young women but hid the gate check ticket in his pocket, which caused a scene upon completion of the flight.

Some FlyerTalk members thought this was a Funny F/C story ORD/SFO – Better than IFE, but others disagree — some vehemently — that what the passenger who took it upon himself did to correct the situation in his opinion was the wrong thing to do.

Was this situation merely entertainment, or had a crime actually occurred?

What do you do if a flight attendant falls asleep while the aircraft taxis?

The elves are busy preparing for the gift season ahead and doing their final checks on the FT naughty or nice list. If you want to take part in the annual FT secret santa, sign up now (details in the first post) before it is too late (1 December).