[nycwipeout]

The list of referring sites has grown exponentially - and the "unique visits" is climbing

Rank     Referrer Domains     Unique Visits    %
1   surfline.com   1185   61.30%
2   wblivesurf.com   322   16.66%
3   2ndlight.com   74   3.83%
4   surfermag.com   51   2.64%
5   riders.dk   25   1.29%
6   soul-surfers.de   19   0.98%
7   surfersvillage.com   19   0.98%
8   todosurf.com   19   0.98%
9   facebook.com   18   0.93%
10   intersurf.co.il   18   0.93%
11   live.com   17   0.88%
12   swellinfo.com   15   0.78%
13   qbn.com   14   0.72%
14   secret-spot.net   11   0.57%
15   ujusansa.si   11   0.57%
16   surfers-against-airline-fees.com   10   0.52%
17   santacruzsurfboards.com   9   0.47%
18   freeforums.org   8   0.41%
19   nybodyboarding.com   8   0.41%
20   nynjsurf.com   8   0.41%
21   surfkdh.com   8   0.41%
22   yahoo.com   8   0.41%
23   surf-station.com   7   0.36%
24   eilivesurf.com   5   0.26%
25   google.com   5   0.26%
26   supsurfmag.com   5   0.26%
27   5ones.com   4   0.21%
28   ablivesurf.com   4   0.21%
29   costasurf.com   4   0.21%
30   ipetitions.com   4   0.21%
31   pacificlongboarder.com   3   0.16%
32   aol.com   2   0.10%
33   blogspot.com   2   0.10%
34   freedomblogging.com   2   0.10%
35   transworld.net   2   0.10%
36   att.net   1   0.05%
37   bayareakiteboarding.com   1   0.05%
38   classeaengenharia.com.br   1   0.05%
39   globalsurfnews.com   1   0.05%
40   nycwahine.com   1   0.05%
41   synacor.com   1   0.05%
42   wbloopcam.com

Unique visits to "www.surfers-against-airline-fees.com"

9/14/2008      Sunday   903
9/15/2008      Monday   1,342

[SeaCliff]

great stats, NYCWO!

How's this - passing 4,300 signatures now..
 

[SeaCliff]

Wow - we're the #1 petition today on the entire ipetitions.com website!!

Total signatures about to pass 4500!!

And here's a bit of less than startling news, direct from the International Air travel association website:
Airlines to lose US$5.2 billion in 2008 - Slowing Demand and High Oil to Blame

Slowing demand? Gee, I wonder if alienating significant segments like us has anything to do with it!

[nycwipeout]

SIGH!

It's showing signs of slowing down.....

Shot off an email to the ASP to let their "members" know about it....hopefully some big names will be dropping in there.

[SeaCliff]

yeah, slowing a bit, but still ticking along....time to start getting phase two planned!

 

[nycwipeout]

from Germany:
Hi there,
i will promote your page in our coming Issue of SURFERS magazine over here in germany. We have a circulation of 40000 copies, hopefully a lot of germans will sign the petition! This issue, where i will write a few words about the petition, will be a travel issue where i will run a list with board fees of all the major airlines.  I´ll send you a copy of that issue, which will be out 31st october if you send me your post adresse.

Attached is our logo, would be great to have it on your page!

Thanks a lot
Best
Lars


From Australia:
Hey alex I put the story in our weekly news letter with a link to your site it goes out to about 8000 of our brothers in the surfing fraternity so hopefully that get a bit of a response.

Thanks,
Dave.

and the newsletter is here: http://www.edentify.com.au/pls/esight/emailbuilder_ui.showEmail?in_emailId=r616r4nu&in_id=1461d554436d&in_e=3613

and I recommend you sign up for it, some pretty funny stuff

[seb]

The petition was mentionned by Scott Bass (editor at surfermag) on his weekly radio show/podcast in San Diego. Heard it last night on his top 5 things of the week...pretty cool!

[nycwipeout]

EXCELLENT!

[elephant]

hey there-
haven't checked in in a few days, and this is going great.  can i make a suggestion?  if there are any more interviews, it might make us look even more taken advantage of if we mention that they screw up, ding, ruin our boards without taking any responsibility for the damage and still charge us a frickin' fee.  by signing the piece of paper with the fee, we have no choice to the agreement.

i know i have told the story of the baggage manager looking me dead in the face without cracking, after the airlines had lost my board for 3 days, after the crushed the nose of it, and said, "i don't know how that could have happened, we here at northwest airlines do not throw bags at all."

the mere fact that we are subject to this in addition to the fees is ridiculous.

keep up the good work. 

[Ya Motha!]

hey there-
haven't checked in in a few days, and this is going great.  can i make a suggestion?  if there are any more interviews, it might make us look even more taken advantage of if we mention that they screw up, ding, ruin our boards without taking any responsibility for the damage and still charge us a frickin' fee.  by signing the piece of paper with the fee, we have no choice to the agreement.

i know i have told the story of the baggage manager looking me dead in the face without cracking, after the airlines had lost my board for 3 days, after the crushed the nose of it, and said, "i don't know how that could have happened, we here at northwest airlines do not throw bags at all."

the mere fact that we are subject to this in addition to the fees is ridiculous.

keep up the good work. 

Thats a good point, the entire system needs reform. I'd rather not bring my board at all for that very reason. And to have to pay a fee on top of that is rediculous.

[nycwipeout]

one interesting comment:

5609    Dan Young   

Weight is the factor that affects the amount of fuel consumed by a jet airliner. Compare a travel bag with two surfboards (average size of a surfboard in 2008 is 5 foot 10 inches) with the weight of a set of golf clubs in a travel bag. Handling the bags by an attendant is not a costly service that affects fuel consumption of a jet airliner.

Sincerely, Dan Young, cofounder Surfrider Foundation

[elephant]

the petition was part of monday morning wave from surfer's path this morning.


i use to tell the airline counters that i wouldn't have such a hard time with the fee, if they also took responsibility.  i would feel like i was getting special treatment for my extra dollars.  that is the double whammy.

also, i have seen baggage that i know weights more than my board bag does.  and i am not talking golf clubs.

[seb]

past the 6000 mark! 

[nycwipeout]

a few of the pros names are dropping in the list, hopefully this will circulate amongst them....when we intend to picket an airline co. how awesome would it be to have Kelly, mick, taj et al in tow......yeah, just day dreaming 

[nycwipeout]

well, at 6105 we have "mickey munoz"