Air Travel

up early
get ready
call cab
wait
off to airport
check in
wait
clear customs
wait
place all the items with you on display on a belt
clear security
gather up all those displayed items
have time to kill
breakfast
find gate
wait

More time to kill…

so some observations at an airport:
• A lot of people, rather an amazing amount of people, travel on airplanes each day
• A lot of people, rather an amazing amount of people, travel between Canada and the United States each day
• Some travelers really dress fancy for their trip
• Some travelers dress like slobs and perhaps could even use a shower
• Some people have way too much baggage
• In general, women age better than men
• In general, men look less frail than women when they age. They may not look good, but they are sturdy.
• You can spot couples who have been married for a long time from a fair distance, they often disagree on which way to go, don’t listen to each other, and head off in different directions
• If you watch the above couples long enough, they’ll come back, then head the right way
• For the above, the right way often wasn’t chosen by either initially…
• The stunning blond who just walked by is likely half my age
• I’m getting old to have stunning people walking by at half my age
• Congratulations me on making it this far.
• Still have more to go
• Airport travelers, for the most part, look bored, tired, frustrated or all three
• Some airport travelers do not fit the above sentence. Instead they stare at passerby’s and look like they are making up stories in their heads about said passerby’s
• The above passengers are making up stories in their head about passerby’s
• Especially stunning blonde passerby’s ;)
• A lot of people (not an amazing amount) can’t figure out how to find where they are going. Once they are told which gate, they then don’t see the signs directing one to the gates, so they ask about that. These people are all over 60.
• Restaurants in airports are all about speed

board plane
wait
taxi back
wait
takeoff
wait
have coffee
wait
give back cup
wait
more waiting
land
wait
dock with gate
wait
open door
wait
leave plane

Free again!