11,26,2007

fluffy · Post by **fluffy** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 8:34 am

qotd: When was the last time you were on an airplane? Where did you go? For me it's in negative one hour, going back to SFO after visiting Seattle for Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving was nice. It was great to see my Seattle friends again after a few months of exile.

I will be going straight to work from the airport. (Well, I'll be dropping my luggage off at home, since home is on the way to work from the BART station.) Hooray.

HeuristicsInc · Post by **HeuristicsInc** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 9:03 am

Flew back from Buffalo yesterday evening. Visiting my family for the holiday and taking the extra time off was very nice. Southwest's new boarding policy is actually pretty good.
-bill

roymond · Post by **roymond** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 9:17 am

QofD: Round trip to LA last week.

As a follow-up, how do people make use of their air time? I generally have plenty of work to do, so my iPod is cranking and the computer busy until the battery dies. Then it's personal reading time. Lately, Delta has incorporated their failed Song Airlines planes into the regular fleet, with seat-back entertainment. Satellite TV always sucks on planes, but the movies and HBO shows are great for me, since I don't watch much TV. I've really enjoyed the ROME series.

Also, food is increasingly becoming a carry-on event, but vendors in airports SUCK! WTF? I travel first class a lot (via mileage upgrades), but when I'm in coach it really is the pits. No wonder air-rage is so bad!

HeuristicsInc · Post by **HeuristicsInc** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 9:34 am

Reading, puzzles (worked on a cryptic crossword with M yesterday), talking to M, etc. Didn't take a computer, don't have an ipod. I did like whatever that airline was that had the satellite radio on it (Sirius, XM, one of them).
-bill

Reist · Post by **Reist** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 11:09 am

QOTD: Flying back to Calgary from ... somewhere in the states. I think it was Montana.

fodroy · Post by **fodroy** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 11:31 am

This summer I flew to Seattle and back with layovers in Minneapolis. I don't like flying, but I like Seattle.

I am running on very little sleep. Lots of stuff to write for class. Gotta go.

Hoblit · Post by **Hoblit** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 12:07 pm

qotd: The last time I was on a plane I was coming back from Songfight LIVE in Santa Cruz with a layover in Denver. I got really drunk in the Denver airport. (well, I STARTED at the San Jose airport) Something happened...don't know what exactly...but my blood sugar dropped and I ended up fainting in the aisle on the way to the bathroom.

Next thing I remember was feeling really comfortable, the most comfortable I had ever felt on a plane. Yet, folks were bothering me and I just wanted them to leave me alone... then of course it all came back to me and I lifted myself in the closest available seat. Where a nice lady came and sat down next to me with a cup of orange juice. Which was the most amazing cup of orange juice I have ever had.

Roll Call: FREAKIN' BUSY HERE AT WORK...and Verizon is having issues in our area to top it all off.

Hoblit · Post by **Hoblit** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 12:11 pm

speaking of satellite TV... I was once on a flight...can't remember where to or anything, but while we were up in the sky... CNN's airline version was rolling away about this that and the other thing. Then a plane crashed (I think it was in Greece) and they started covering that crash 'exclusively'.

This went on for about a half hour before it mysteriously disappeared into the news black hole.

While I'm sure it was unnerving for some, I thought it was kinda funny.

roymond · Post by **roymond** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 1:21 pm

Hoblit wrote:speaking of satellite TV... I was once on a flight...can't remember where to or anything, but while we were up in the sky... CNN's airline version was rolling away about this that and the other thing. Then a plane crashed (I think it was in Greece) and they started covering that crash 'exclusively'.

This went on for about a half hour before it mysteriously disappeared into the news black hole.

While I'm sure it was unnerving for some, I thought it was kinda funny.

I was on a flight last year and asked what the movie was... "Poseidon" she responded. I joked to the stewardesses "and you know what movie they're playing on the cruise ship?" which got us all going for a while, though they were sort of fake-laughing.

fluffy · Post by **fluffy** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 1:59 pm

yay i'm back at work but i think i picked up a nasty virus somewherebecause i feel like complete shit