jmcquown wrote:

> > Then check out the link. It explains it all too clearly. And it is
> > funny but sad.
> >
> > GQ
> >
> > http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1.../24fitness.jpg
>
> You're right; that's funny and sad too. Having been doing quite a bit of
> travelling in the last year, I find it amusing that people who appear to be
> perfectly capable of walking take the "moving sidewalk" in airports. Okay,
> maybe they're tired.

Ever been through Schipol airport in Amsterdam. When my plane arrived almost two
hours late and we had to walk from one end of the terminal to the other I was
glad to have that conveyer to speed things up without having to run.

> Of course, I'm also toting only a small over the shoulder carry-on (which
> fits
> under the seat) and my purse, not a rolling suitcase which I try to stuff in
> the overhead compartment. I'm glad most airlines these days are tagging
> things over a certain size and not letting them treat them as "carry-ons".

On one trip my carry one contained the usual stuff, toiletries, 2 cameras, a
camcorder and an urn of ashes. It was pretty heavy to lug around.