Poll: holiday travel

[etat]

Tom, I REALLY REALLY appreciate the advice!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you very much and I'm gonna print it out so I can keep it fresh in my memory.   8) 8) 8)

[J_T]

Pigman weren't my idia Son got the tickets for us right now we are still in Texas will leave here on Sat  : Ck also nothing sharp you know roofing knifes cig lighter I wore shoes easy to get on and off also had to take off my belt .Son picked our seats where we had a good view got them on line you can also print out your boarding pass .

[iain]

Offical feast day in our house is Christmas eve, with any family that are about
just us four on Christmas day
inlaws boxing day (if they are about)
then north to Scotland for the drinking and rabble rousing (linda)
back to england for school and work next year


as you did'nt have this option on your list     how do i vote?





iain

[Ron Wenrich]

I flew cross country last month.  The first I was on a plane in about 15 years.  They did give us a box lunch on those flights.  But, it wasn't much to write home about.  Buy stuff before you get to the airport.  Sticker shock.

They seem to have the security check in down pretty well.  What was told to me that it would be an hour was never over 15 minutes.  And I went through the San Diego check in pretty DanG quick.

Some of our flying time was done at night.  You'll be amazed at how many lights there are at night.   

The only boring time you'll have is if you have cloud cover.  Take reading material. 

[Tom]

Flying back from the pigroast this engine and my feet helped to keep the plane in the air.


Cruisilng around a towering cloud.


You'll notice that the wing is bent.  It's supposed to
do that 'cause there is a lot of weight hanging on it.
'Specially since I was on the thing.  That do-dad on
the end of the wing is supposed to disrupt the
vortexes that are created there and provide better
fuel mileage.   Kinda like that super-duper, whiz-bang,
thing-a-mu-jig advertised in the Popular Mechanic's
classified for sticking in your carburator....  only more
high tech.  They had to convince College boys.  :D


Waiting for the cart to get to me so that I could get
my coffee and soft-drink.  Usually I just get coffee but
there was this guy in front of me to the left who was
mad that he didn't get a dinner so he  ordered a
Sprite, coffee, water, orange juice and two bags of
those snacky things.  I never thoght about asking
for more than one thing, humble ya know, so I
learned something.  I order a coffee and a glass
of water to hold me until they might come back.
It only takes about two hours to fly from Saginaw, Mi.
to Jacsonville, Fl. so I didn't really need more.  The
Stewardess was real nice and brought me another
cup of coffee later and I didn't even ask for it.   


See that dark sky?   That's space.   Whew!


Just cruising along over some pretty clouds.


Home Sweet Home   8)

[iain]

Tom you seem to have kept a good eye on that  whiz-bang,
thing-a-mu-jig



    iain

[karl]

Just go home from T-Day with my kids in Mass-achoo-zits. Wicked drive down-had snow all the way.
Finally figured out what SUV stands for- Sometimes Uncontrolled Vehicle, or Severly Underskilled and Vain operator- must have seen 60 vehicles off the road in a five hr drive and most of 'em Simply Useless Vehicles.
It is amazing to me that some people can't get a grip on the concept that there are still only four wheels steering and braking those things.
Seventy mph with 4" of snow in the SUV (passing)Lane and in white out conditions with spots of black ice to make it sporting. SUV pinball.

To borrow a quote from one of the Cheech and Chong movies- all I could think of when I finally got to my son's was" I'm so nervous you couldn't get a pin up my butt with a jackhammer".

I'd rather not have my grave stone read "Here lies Karl, killed by a Stupid Utility Vehicle driver"

Meal was great though, even went for another hour drive to see my daughter's new apt.

Nice drive home today- clear and sunny with all the "Soccer Mom's" at the malls with their SUV's getting the jump on Santa.
And all the Troopers out measuring accident sites.

I hope Christmas is either cancelled or closer to home......

[beenthere]

Now Karl, must have had a tough day.
My SUV handled the snow today quite well. Didn't see any in the ditch either, while driving in near white-out conditions. Maybe the drivers rather than the vehicles?? 

[Tom]

I don't know if drivers have anything to do with it or not.  We don't have drivers in our SUV's down here, just white knuckles on the steering wheels.  I've studied them a lot of years and there's nobody in those cars.

I know they must be the same cars y'all deal with.   They have license plates from up there.

[karl]

Tom
"now that's funny, I don't care who you are"

You must see quite a few motor homes like that too- when folks get too old to drive cars up here we put 'em in 40' motor homes, hook a SUV on the back and point'em south .

[Tom]

Yeah, we get used to the motor homes though.  The trick is to just slow down and let them go on about their business.  They are headed further south.  But,  if you get their attention, they pull over and set up camp.

[J_T]

Just got home  8) CK when you fly listen to their speach they say if you sit next to an exit door how to handel an emerghentcy that it will float and your seat too. Thuth you hit ground at 500mph it will open itself : They say fasten your seat belt it may be a little rough  : Truth if it is rough enouth to throw me out of that seat i'll be in the ail praying on me knees :'( The reason they want you belted in is that seat has a number on it and so does your tickett easer for them to get dna from stains in seat  ??? Now sit back and enjoy your flight . Almost forgot final approach means we going down bubba one way or another . They ask me how was my flight as we left and I said great i'm walking off this thing and you can't beat that  8)

[etat]

Gee thanks JT  for the additional information. I'm SURE that will help me be brave enough to actually climb aboard that thing.   ??? ??? ???

Truthfully, after reading your post I can't stop laughing!!!!!!!! 8) 8) 8)

[blueox]

CK..get yourself some Larazapan (spelling?) This is what Grammie has in her purse, she calls it her "nerve pill". (Like on Thanksgiving when there are 'bout 10 lil' rug rats running around her house, she might take 1 or even 2)....Just becareful...I took 1 before my flight...then the flight was cancelled. (I think there was a mechanical problem, probably wiht the engine...So I went to the bar to have "A" drink....welllllll.....let me tell ya, I should have read the "warning don't mix w/ alchohol"...I had the best buzz going!!  When the plane was finally fixed and ready for me to board, I was looped! The plane could have gone down and I would not have cared!

So...get some Larazapan from your Dr...but don't drink with it!

Have fun...Laurel 8)

[GHRoberts]

My second granddaughter lives too far away.

I drove myself, my wife, a daughter, and my first granddaughter 2600 miles for a Thanksgiving visit - 2 days driving (17 hours straight through) and 4 days visiting.

On December 17 my second granddaughter is moving 20 miles. I will go back and help. I will also take her 3 tables, a big girl bed, and 6-8 dining chairs - 4 days driving and 2 days visiting.

[pigman]

My second granddaughter lives too far away.

I drove myself, my wife, a daughter, and my first granddaughter 2600 miles for a Thanksgiving visit - 2 days driving (17 hours straight through) and 4 days visiting.

I knew grandchildren were grand, but not grand enough to drive over 150 miles per hour to get there.   If you are in that much of a hurry next time, take a plane. ;) ;D

[oldsaw]

Is a mile "local travel"?  :D

But then Christmas is two straight days with my in-laws.   :'(

The upside is that I have a 4 day weekend.   8)

Even though two days of it are "used up".  :-[

[Don K]

I'm actually off X-mas eve and day... 8) 8)  Just looking forward to a nice quiet christmas. My daughter will be coming over x-mas day. Hope it is cold so I can burn wood and spend time with my wife( we both work long hours, and our time together is something we both look forward too)


OH! No! I just remembered all the wifes sisters are coming to the house x-mas eve. Start of a new tradition. Guess I better plan on cooking some pecan pies to keep um busy ;D ;D :D :D