So much water under the bridge, or more appropriately under the keel, since my last post... how to start again? How about excuses? Not really an excuse, but more a matter of exercising personal choice. I could be blogging away here in the great Pacific Northwest, which I do enjoy, or I could be:
It is easy to harp about airline travel, add on fees, government taxes not included (well that is changed now), getting undressed in public and felt up by the TSA, overbooked planes with overflowing heads, and all that stuff, but you still have to marvel at the magic of it all. I started the week this picture was taken with 6-8 inches of snow on my deck (insert laughter from Alaska friend here) and for the investment of about the same hours of a work day, and 10 to 15 cents per mile, you can teleport yourself to the tropics.
If you happen to be very fortunate as I am, on the other end of this trip will be good friends with open arms to welcome you into their homes, and insist you board their boats for things like sunset cruises in the tropical water. When you look at it from the right angle, airline travel is still quite wonderful.
Yes, we all experienced better days of empty seats next to us, more perks in the cabin, and so on but the changes have been in response to market forces, and we are flying cheaper than ever. The average Joe from the '60s is now the Jet-Setter of the 21st century and that has been made possible by full planes, and deletion of airline food that had frankly degraded to "no thank you" status on domestic flights years ago. So be it. It is not quite the transporter that Mr. Scott offered the crew of Enterprise, but it is a passable replacement for me and I am grateful for it.
Nice post, um, uh, what's your name again and how do i know you?
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ReplyDeleteCould planes have six arm rests per row ?
Which box are you working in?
Uh, sorry it took so long to reply, I was in my nothing box. It was wonderful.
ReplyDeleteIf the national carriers were to offer six armrests per row, they would install the additional three in the center of the seat cushion and charge you a fee to raise it so you could sit. :-)