Archive for the 'Travelling' Category

Possible Air Travel Problems Call for More New Reading

December 22, 2008

So, I’m traveling to Toronto for the annual pilgrimage to the homeland for the holidays.  This time, for the first time in probably 6-7 years, my travel plans are threatened by winter weather.
The forecast is for snow.  Again.  But I think that the folks at Lester Pearson International know how to handle snow.  Since I’m [...]

Possible Air Travel Problems Call for More New Reading

December 22, 2008

So, I’m traveling to Toronto for the annual pilgrimage to the homeland for the holidays.  This time, for the first time in probably 6-7 years, my travel plans are threatened by winter weather.
The forecast is for snow.  Again.  But I think that the folks at Lester Pearson International know how to handle snow.  Since I’m [...]

Back to the Stone Age

February 23, 2008

Holy Crap!
I am setting up housekeeping here in California and I’m living on the banks of the 101 freeway (read: high-tech corridor) and the apartment I moved into has: no cable Internet service, no High-Definition cable channels, they don’t have Golf Channel and they don’t even have MSNBC! 
WTF!
Coming from Columbia, South Carolina I’ve had [...]

Well, Vacation is Coming..

December 16, 2005

So, I took a Delta flight out this time and I’ll tell you I miss having status on the airline I’m traveling on. It gets pretty easy when you get to board with the folks in first class, even when you aren’t in first class.
And United has the EconoPlus area on virtually all of their [...]

Back and Forth, Back and Forth

December 2, 2005

Where are we? There is some turbulence and it’s about 5:30EST right now, so there are about 2 hours (hopefully) until we get to the gate in Washington (IAD).
Yup, it’s Thursday night again (Friday morning?) and I’m winging my way back home for the weekend. Ah, Denver Center is now our ATC contact. And we’re [...]