No more UK flights for CJ

[cjsmith]

I'll get on a transatlantic plane without carry-on luggage when they pry it from my cold dead hands.

(Or when they pay me the full replacement price of my checked luggage when I board. On the unlikely chance I ever see it again, and on time too, I'll gladly refund the money... minus a modest handling charge. AND they must have at least three decent full-length novels in the passenger cabin for me, as that's how many I'll need.)

Comments

[chiefted]

Hmmmmmm. Amtrak at Christmas time to the East Coast is sounding better and better even though its a combined 6 extra days out and back if I go by rail.

and Ya they can have my MacBook Pro and iPod when they pry them from my cold dead hands cause I am not getting on a 5 hour flight without entertainment plus like I would trust the "ramp apes" with those things.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

At least the US flights, so far, are not as severely restricted as the UK flights. I admit I sure don't want to check a laptop.

[chiefted]

I know but knowing this administration I could see it coming.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Or any other administration too. Heck, I've known both Lefties and Righties to be a bit insane in the cause of saaaaaaaaafety (or "the chillllllllldren"). The US is fond of safety over freedom. WAY fond.

[kennita.livejournal.com]

Make sure you take the southern route -- the northern one can get pretty dicey come snow-time. For people with Buns of Titanium, Greyhound can also work. Just because I Gotta Look Stuff Up, with 7 days advance purchase you could make the round-trip in just over 3 days each way for $298 round-trip. On Amtrak you could do it for in about 3-1/2 days each way for $398 round-trip (hundreds more if you want a sleeping cabin instead of coach). And BTW, Amtrak (passenger) trains are almost always late -- cargo trains take precedence.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Took me 24h to get from Boston to Cleveland once. Amtrak. (Thanksgiving; planes were sold out.) Never ever again... well, okay, maybe again if they will otherwise take my laptop away. ;-)