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Skriven 2012-08-04 01:51:00 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
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To the picnic
Lilli dropped me off at oh dark hundred. I was especially
glad of our fanaticism about not checking bags, as the bag
check line was easily a hundred people long.

And security was a mess. At our area, they were pulling
women over for the secondary who were wearing dresses - an
older woman who was thus inconvenienced asked, and that
was what she was told.

The gate area was jampacked, the air con insufficient, the
experience (pardon, proud KC natives) sort of third world.

Lilli later reported similar conditions down in the AA
terminal.

My upgrade cleared, but the gate agent didn't tell me.
On a whim, I asked, and lo and behold. The flight went
out with a bunch of empties in the front cabin. I think
there were only 4 or 5 of us up there.

DL4940 MCI DTW 0625 0923 CR7 3A

A gorgeous model-slim model-beautiful FA, very agreeable
as well. The CR7 isn't so horrid in first class. All in
all, an okay flight, but it landed way at the end of the
A terminal, and my next flight took off from way at the
end of C.

DL4134 DTW ITH 1031 1151 CRJ 2A

The gate agent thanked me by name, funny as I am not a
Delta flyer but rather was traveling on the strength of my
Alaska status. A somewhat bumpy flight that came in a bit
early.

Dale and Gail came in right around noon as planned and
took me to Slaterville Springs, where two yellow dogs
attempted to take my hand off and not in a friendly way.
Toby the black Lab, however, remembered me and after
growling and barking in emulation of the others and licked
me in the manner to which I was accustomed.

Snack time

Croghan bologna, a pretty nice sausage, but why do they
insist on putting milk products in it? (Nancy)

an assortment of home-smoked cheeses - sharp and extra
sharp Cheddar and pepper jack. I did the obligatory tastes
and found them quite nice (the Shipps)

gluten-free strawberry doughnuts - pretty good, though
suspiciously healthy-tasting (Janis).

And the greatest treat of all - Burt and Shirley showed up!
It was great to see them still relatively spry and in good
spirits.

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