"Gloria P" > wrote in message
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> Nexis wrote:
>> Daughter and I returned tonight to our home in San Diego through a series
>> of fortunate events...let me tell you, folks, this is the way to kick off
>> the New Year! First, despite the cold winds, our flight left Maine on
>> time contrary to the predictions of several people at the airport. We had
>> a short layover in Detroit, during which I noticed that the seats
>> assigned to my daughter and I were not the ones we'd chosen when we
>> booked the flight...they were several rows apart. Not being a very
>> experienced flyer, and being 14 (kind of says it all, doesn't it?) she
>> was adamant about sitting together, so I asked the kindly Miss Joanne at
>> the check in counter if she could work some magic and get us into two
>> adjoining seats. She mumbled something about the flight being completely
>> full, tapped her keys for several minutes, and produced to boarding
>> passes which now had us seated in first class...and wished us a Happy New
>> Year! We were delighted, as it's a long flight and it was very nice to
>> have the additional legroom.
>>
>
>
> WOw! The downside: once you have flown first class (especially a free
> upgrade) it's hard to rejoin the Common Folk. Loverly, though, isn't it?
>
> Glad you made it home safely. Where's the Maine update?
>
> gloria p

I posted some on my blog already: http://eating-sandiego.blogspot.com
I'll post more soon, also

Thanks

kimberly
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