Blogs from United States, North America - page 5510

Arrived quite late last night after another run-in with United Airlines - remind me never ever to fly with them ever again! Well we thought things weren’t too bad only a 90 minute delay, then we discovered we had to fly via Denver, wait there for an hour pick up new passengers and then head off to the Sin City. In Denver there was a lot of pandemonium as loads of passengers missed their connecting flights, or were in a rush; still not a problem for us or so we thought. I began to get a bit worried when we were the only people left on the flight, surely somebody else was going to Vegas? I thought it was best to check with the last remaining trolley dolly, good job too as the new boarding passengers ... read more

I survived the first flight on the first part of my journey. Not hard to do since i have done it a thousand times, had the whole row of seats to myself and had a cadillac margarita prior to going to the airport. After spending a weekend in Sacramento, getting home late Sunday night, I stayed up most of the night and spent the morning packing to be completed by 11am!! not so bad! got lots of errands done and had enough time for a yummy Mexican dinner (thinking Mexican food in India isn't going to be so great!!) saying goodbye to everyone was super sad but i think denial is the way to go--just going home for a few weeks, right? Arrived in Jersey at 6am Tuesday morning and had a bagel party at my ... read more

Resigned to a quiet and solitary Christmas Day, I went to the only place in Abbeville I was I could get a meal. All the restaurants, even the fast food outlets, are closed; Abbeville hasn’t enough traffic to merit anything else open but the convenience store at the Valero gas station. Undaunted, I bought some coffee and a pre-packaged three-day old sandwich. I carried it over to the counter by the front window to enjoy my Holiday breakfast. On the third bite, someone inserted his hand in front of my face, between my mouth and my meal. “How ya doin’! Merry Christmas!” a voice called out. What I would normally consider a hostile act, getting between me and my food, I realized was an overt gesture of courtesy. I briskly brushed the crumbs off my lap, ... read more

Family Reunion for Christmas 2007... read more

Miamin lentokentalle siirryin taas kerran taksilla ja kentan ovesta sisaan mentyani aloin tahyilemaan oikeaa check-in tiskia. Lahimpana sijainneella oli lyhyin jono enka antanut lahistolla olleen "first class" kyltin hairita vaan menin nayttamaan lippuani tiskien luona paivystaneelle henkilokunnan edustajalle. Tieda sitten katsoiko han edes lippua mutta yllatyksekseni han kehotti minua menemaan lyhyen jonon jatkoksi. Check in lennolle siis suoritettu hyvin nopeasti ja turvatarkastuksesta lapi mentyani sain taas kerran todeta lennon olevan jonkin verran myohassa. Matkatavaroiden odottelu Vegasin kentalla kesti varsin pitkaan mutta aikaa olisi voinut tappaa samantien yksikatisten rosvojen parissa, melko pitkat rivit koneita loytyi samantien matkatavarahihnojen luota. Vihdoin paasin kuitenkin liikkeelle noutamaan vuokra-autoa ja talla kertaa olin laittanut varaukseen full size kokoluoluoka... read more