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Julia Altshuler said...

> Shawn H. wrote:
>>
>> Just eat at the airport or stop for some takeout. I have left for
>> flights all hours of the day and night and I never have trouble finding
>> a place to get a quick and filling bite to eat on the way to the airport
>> or at the airport. If your departure is from a small regional airport,
>> the dining choices there will be limited, but one can prepare in advance
>> for an early morning flight by making a sandwich the night before and
>> packing it with a piece of fruit, and some snacks to eat on board the
>> flight or at the airport.

>
>
> It isn't so easy anymore. Airport security has rules about what can and
> cannot be taken on board. The rules apply to all manner of liquids and
> unmarked substances. It is all very well and good to point out that the
> mayonnaise on your sandwich is mayonnaise. The bottom line still comes
> down to the fact that they can tell you that you can't bring on board
> anything they feel like. Besides, calculating bringing a good lunch for
> the flight is all the more difficult when I've got a thousand things on
> my mind including packing and cleaning out the fridge in anticipation of
> being gone for 2 weeks.
>
>
> I believe the airlines were all in a downward spiral before 9-11.
> Flying was already so uncomfortable that I was doing anything I could to
> avoid it. I'm sure I don't represent the public as a whole, but I still
> think they were losing business by making the flying experience such a
> pain: difficult airport transportation, delays, lost luggage, getting
> there early, cramped seats, penalties for changing plans or simply
> wanting to give one's ticket to a family member. As they lost business,
> instead of making flying more pleasent, they made it worse: the need to
> be at the airport even earlier, fewer amenities, even less space. So
> they lost more business.
>
>
> --Lia



When I flew to Kalifornia recently, at the electric ticket check-in counter
the touchscreen asked me if I'd like to purchase an extra 4" of leg room
for $4.00. I declined.

On the plane after take-off I noticed one side of the aisle of emergency
exit seats (with the extra 4" of leg room) were empty and made myself
comfortable for free. "Almost" more comfortable than first class, if it
weren't for the oatmeal cookie and water lunch. You COULD buy the cheese
and fruit tray for $9.00.

Also it seemed that the attendants spent more time going up and down the
aisle collecting trash.

And I'd much prefer a parachute to a floatation device under my seat. They
probably decided against them since it'd be difficult to demo without the
attendant jumping out of the plane onto the tarmac.


Once I took an "island hopper." After walking out onto the tarmac we were
told to board a bus. I said, I thought we were flying to Hell. It drove us
across the tarmac to the tiny prop plane. So small that I couldn't stand up
straight and there was a curtain left open between the cabin and the
pilots. In a nice wind, getting tossed about, the view out of the front
windshield is a tad uncomfortable to watch.

Flying sucks nowadays. And you about have to be an acrobat in the restroom.

Sent #1B back to Kalifornia once with a bag of three frozen cheesesteaks.
They landed safely, I'm happy to report.

Andy