Text 31901, 88 rader
Skriven 2012-12-19 17:36:29 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 31832 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
Ärende: flying high 714
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Hi Michael,

 RH> We're travelling during the week, before the week end holiday rush and
 RH> then well after the holidays so there should be less hassle.

 ML> That's good; should be more relaxed that way.

Both flights were full up. We flew into Baltimore yesterday and caught
another flight out to LV. Heard that the BWI airport was socked in with
fog on Monday so a lot of flights were cancelled & planes were full
yesterday. But, we were able to pre board so got good seats & all our
carry on stowed without trouble.


 ML>  If they
 RH> try to give me problems, I'll pull up their web site on my computer and
 RH> say "see, I told you this was OK". (G)

 ML> Probably better to print out the information ahead of time
 ML> just in case.

I didn't have time but had no trouble despite having a carry on full of
diabetes supplies, a TENS unit, charging stand/line for the phone, 2
bags full of perscription meds, some clothes and other misc. items.

 ML> (and giving you a tough time). There are supervisors who may
 ML> be somewhat better, but the turnover there is also high.
 RH> True, but you have to go on a bit of trust.

 ML> I have seen enough of these people that a bit of trust is more
 ML> than I can feel!

But, we had no problems except for the metal thread in my shirt. Have to
remember not to wear that one on the flight home.

 ML> never figure out how anyone could get conned into joining the
 ML> Hare Krishnas, because they don't eat meat, onions, or garlic.
 RH> Conned into it, they didn't know what they were committing to.

 ML> Actually, I have seen enough of these people too that I have
 ML> formed opinions about them - one being, before I go too off-topic,
 ML> that they start out uneasy and unsure of themselves and go to the
 ML> most convenient source of structure, even if it forbids them from
 ML> eating meat, onions, and garlic.


That's on the order of what I've heard as well. Guess they either don't
know about the diet or figure they can deal with it when they join. Then
when they want to get out, they may cite the diet as part of the reason
for leaving.

 ML> Williamsport has an airport about 5 miles from town: it
 ML> has one gate. They were talking about expanding it to two,
 ML> but that's on hold.
 RH> I don't remember how many Jacksonville (NC) had but we had to walk out
 RH> to the plane and, incoming, walk from the plane to the terminal. Last
 RH> time I flew out of there was the late 70s tho.

 ML> I think that airport has had a bit of a renaissance,
 ML> thanks probably to the Marines. Its website seems to
 ML> indicate that it has at least 3 gates, so a substantial
 ML> facility.

Bigger than I remembered. The base has been there for a long time so the
airport was probably that big when I flew in/out of it. Just that I've
been in/out of so many more since then, I couldn't remember that one in
particular. I think yesterday we landed at the terminal furthest away
from the baggage caurosel we needed to go to, then had to go about to
the other end of the caurosel area to exit. Sure got our share of
walking in! (G)

 ML> Sloppy tofu Joe
 ML> cat: airline, Hawaii, vegan
 ML> yield: 6

May work for some but I think I'll stick with using ground beef.


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Ruth
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