Comments on: Road Trippin’ http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/05/20/road-trippin/ over 5 billion neurons served Sun, 06 May 2012 23:39:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: rb http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/05/20/road-trippin/comment-page-1/#comment-11451 rb Thu, 24 May 2007 23:56:29 +0000 http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/05/20/road-trippin/#comment-11451 "...They say that travel broadens the mind, til you can't get your head out doors." --Elvis Costello “…They say that travel broadens the mind, til you can’t get your head out doors.”
–Elvis Costello

]]> By: LDA http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/05/20/road-trippin/comment-page-1/#comment-11205 LDA Mon, 21 May 2007 18:23:15 +0000 http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/05/20/road-trippin/#comment-11205 The worst experience I had flying was walking up to my assigned seat only to find someone had thrown up on it, the floor and the back of the seat forward it. I called over one of the attendants and got reassigned immediately. She remarked something to the effect that the previous occupant was hungover. But, geez, didn't you clean this plane before we boarded?! The worst experience I had flying was walking up to my assigned seat only to find someone had thrown up on it, the floor and the back of the seat forward it. I called over one of the attendants and got reassigned immediately. She remarked something to the effect that the previous occupant was hungover. But, geez, didn’t you clean this plane before we boarded?!

]]> By: Barb http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/05/20/road-trippin/comment-page-1/#comment-11203 Barb Mon, 21 May 2007 17:55:11 +0000 http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/05/20/road-trippin/#comment-11203 I used to think all those letters to Penthouse were fake until ... anyway, yeah, bring your own blankie. And pillow. And maybe some disinfectant wipes for the tray. I'm not normally a compulsive cleaner ( !! ) but I actually do scrub down everything within reach on international flights. The whole plane is an unpleasant place by the end of the flight and Flight Attendant Betty has some stories that will curl your hair -- Betty in the Sky with a Suitcase http://betty.libsyn.com/ I used to think all those letters to Penthouse were fake until … anyway, yeah, bring your own blankie. And pillow. And maybe some disinfectant wipes for the tray. I’m not normally a compulsive cleaner ( !! ) but I actually do scrub down everything within reach on international flights. The whole plane is an unpleasant place by the end of the flight and Flight Attendant Betty has some stories that will curl your hair — Betty in the Sky with a Suitcase http://betty.libsyn.com/

]]> By: Ken Houghton http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/05/20/road-trippin/comment-page-1/#comment-11187 Ken Houghton Mon, 21 May 2007 11:14:03 +0000 http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/05/20/road-trippin/#comment-11187 Experienced business travelers know that you put your luggage in an overhead far forward of where you're going to sit not for the time gain, but because by the time you get to your area, the overheads may well be full (because the crew's bags are in the rear) and you won't, by then, be able to find a place forward to stow it. Boarding from the rear has unintended consequences. Experienced business travelers know that you put your luggage in an overhead far forward of where you’re going to sit not for the time gain, but because by the time you get to your area, the overheads may well be full (because the crew’s bags are in the rear) and you won’t, by then, be able to find a place forward to stow it.

Boarding from the rear has unintended consequences.

]]> By: Morgan J. Locke http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/05/20/road-trippin/comment-page-1/#comment-11167 Morgan J. Locke Mon, 21 May 2007 05:34:21 +0000 http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/05/20/road-trippin/#comment-11167 And even if you had servants, you'd have all the hassles of directing, organizing, and telling them how you wanted things. All in all, a cup of jasmine tea (or, if you prefer, a shot of whiskey) in a beautiful spring garden beats the heck out of travel. And even if you had servants, you’d have all the hassles of directing, organizing, and telling them how you wanted things. All in all, a cup of jasmine tea (or, if you prefer, a shot of whiskey) in a beautiful spring garden beats the heck out of travel.

]]> By: Steven Gould http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/05/20/road-trippin/comment-page-1/#comment-11141 Steven Gould Sun, 20 May 2007 19:54:53 +0000 http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/05/20/road-trippin/#comment-11141 A great big greyhound bus in the sky. Thought Southwest was bad, but flew for the first time on ATA. They're a discount airline. On the plus side, they do assign seats. But they charge for their snacks. Pringles, and so on. They'll give you a drink but no snacks without money. I must admit that my experience on Amtrak was actually quite pleasant by comparison. Took longer but I got my private space and I could lie down. A great big greyhound bus in the sky. Thought Southwest was bad, but flew for the first time on ATA. They’re a discount airline. On the plus side, they do assign seats. But they charge for their snacks. Pringles, and so on. They’ll give you a drink but no snacks without money.

I must admit that my experience on Amtrak was actually quite pleasant by comparison. Took longer but I got my private space and I could lie down.

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