Apology and Update

Dearest Readers,


I have been very lax with the posts recently.  For that, I apologize.  I have traveled but I have not felt very inspired by what I have seen.  My husband took some pics for me on our last trip, but I haven't uploaded them and I have a variety of submissions to get through.  Never fear, they are on their way.

Our last trip was down to North and South Carolinas.  We had such travel woes that I didn't have the energy to capture all that was swirling about in the airport.  On the way, for our 8am flight from LGA to CLT, the jet bridge got stuck so they couldn't board us through the gate.  They finally decided to have us enter through the adjoining gate, walk down a flight of stairs, walk out onto the tarmac and board up stairs into the plane.  Now, I would imagine that to be very glamorous and retro and Presidential, but there was no paparazzi for us to gloriously wave towards and we had to carry our bags up the stairs.  Glamor abated.

Right before they called our zone to board,  they just stopped boarding, without a word.  After what seemed like a year, some one came over the intercom and said that they lost a flight attendant.  Well played USAir.  They just didn't know where he was and we couldn't board without him.  I guess they found him, because we finally boarded, 30 minutes later.

On the way back, we were to fly from Myrtle Beach to Charlotte to NYC.  Of course, summer storms are the enemy, and our first flight was delayed so we would miss our second.  My father kindly drove us back to Charlotte, so we could sleep at my parent's house and take a flight out in the morning.  Of course that flight had a mechanical delay that they found out about well after we had boarded.  I'm not sure why no one ever knows there's a problem with a plane until everyone is sitting on it, but yet again, well played USAir.

What is the lesson I've learned through this?  It's very important.  My favorite form of travel is car.  Hands down.  I mean, even in traffic, which sucks, you can control the temp, you can control the music and you aren't subjected to fashion disasters.  All you need for car travel is sun glasses...and there you go. (can we just talk about glorious beach hair for a moment?  Oh I just love it so much)