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January 09, 2006
New Adventrures in Traveling...
It's ovbious I haven't been been by air too much lately! New renovations at the airport are pretty nice making people watching more comfortable. Of course people are still strange...which is why I like to watch them. I learned way more than I wanted about raw soy bean snacks from the young couple near us chatting with people they obviously knew. They were feeding their little boy some ... blech Greg and I were trying to decide how we could best slip the poor kid a Ring Ding.
New things I learned from the nice folks at TSA: a cardigan sweater apparently has hit the list of removable clothing. No pockets, no metal buttons...no sense to me..makes me afraid of wearing any other LOOSE clothing.
Old things I needed to relearn from the nice folks at TSA: Grumbling or talking out loud does nothing useful except get you further screening from the nice folks at TSA. I'm sure all those in the Security area are thrilled to know my breasts are safely enclosed in their scanner screeching underwired secure locations.
Our flight attendant was nearing 80 but at least she was from the old school where a smile goes a long way...maybe it's permanent.
Hertz failed to have us listed on their magic board..they tried to give us a Grand Marquis. No thanks, no need to suck up but please next time can you give us one without cigarette smoke? Hey smokers, don't smoke in a rental car..or my nonsmoking hotel room for that matter! Geesh..and this coming from a former 3 pack a day smoker!
Even though we are in a familiar area with an "old" client, it's a new location. Technology Circle does not really change from one state to the next, I've found.
Well I'm off to rediscover the area today. I do recall there is a Blinds to Go store somewhere close by here...it would be good to actually check out the blinds I need for the new room before ordering them online.
Have a fine day all.......
Posted by frani at January 9, 2006 09:24 AM
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uhm..........so, you left out one important detail. Where exactly are you? LOL
eeeeeeeeeeeeeweee, as a past smoker myself, nothing worse than that nasty ol' stale cigarette smoke smell. I can't even stand being in line behind someone at the grocery store when their coat reaks of the odor! UGH!
--Cori
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at January 9, 2006 07:30 PM
We are in lovely Gaithersburg, MD and it was 62 degrees here yesterday!
Posted by: Fran at January 10, 2006 07:18 AM
nothing worse than stale cigarette smoke....62 degrees sounds perfect, and I'll bet it is not raining!!!
Posted by: bunnybeth at January 14, 2006 08:44 PM
I have found they don't like you to wear fleece pullovers or button sweatshirt type cardigans....you smile and take it off before you go through or you get extra scanning...way fun!!!! WEE!!! NOT!
also wear slip on shoes no matter what....and take them off before you attempt to go through. My favorite bit of travelign si the peopel who stand there not taking theri shoes off as they are told a trillion times before we get up there to take them off.....
Posted by: Risa at January 15, 2006 12:07 PM
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