It’s a good week to be …
… North Carolina Powerball winner Frank Griffin. The retired Fire Department employee is $47 million richer, but he has few grand plans for the money. He mainly wants to spend more time with his wife.
“I may get us a new house later, but I really want to spend more time with her and my grandchildren,” Griffin, 66, said Monday at a news conference where he was introduced as the sole winner of the $141 million Powerball lottery jackpot.
Griffin choose the $69 million cash over the $141 million annuity. That equals about $47 million after state and federal taxes are paid, said Tom Shaheen, executive director of the North Carolina Education Lottery.
It’s a bad week to be …
… the sort of person who appreciates a free blanket. Now, if you want a pillow and blanket in coach on American Airlines, it’s going to cost you.
The airline will charge $8 for a pillow and blanket in coach class for domestic trips and some international flights longer than two hours, beginning May 1. The international flights are to and from Canada, Mexico, Hawaii, the Caribbean and Central America.
Spokeswoman Andrea Huguely said Monday it was an economic decision.
“American evaluates all aspects of the business to ensure that economic decisions are prudent and strategic for the long-term success of the company,” she said.
Huguely said blankets will remain complimentary in premium-class cabins and in all cabins for other international flights.
