tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11850330.post5526373105276694911..comments2023-08-03T04:54:54.068-04:00Comments on Abacaxi Mamão: Traveling woesAbacaxi Mamaohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06604184268628243496noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11850330.post-85885099165112893462008-02-26T12:47:00.000-05:002008-02-26T12:47:00.000-05:00If you want to avoid buying and eating junk food a...If you want to avoid buying and eating junk food at airports, fly through Europe, and don't bring the booklet that tells you what is kosher. Hardly any of the packages they sell are labelled as kosher. But if you bring the booklet that tells you which kinds of Lindt chocolate are kosher, you will completely defeat the purpose, and end up spending much more than you would have in the US.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11850330.post-45692298227963978952008-02-25T20:12:00.000-05:002008-02-25T20:12:00.000-05:00Thanks for your comments! An anonymous friend adde...Thanks for your comments! <BR/><BR/>An anonymous friend added this:<BR/><BR/>I just saw your post about flying and getting through security. I<BR/>think you may want to check this out...<BR/>http://www.tsa.gov/blog/2008/02/what-is-your-lane-go-at-your-own-pace.html<BR/>And an update at<BR/>http://www.tsa.gov/blog/2008/02/update-on-black-diamond-pilot-in-salt.html<BR/><BR/>Very interesting. I guess I would be a casual traveler.<BR/><BR/>Something else I forgot to mention: Hummus is apparently not considered a liquid! I brought an almost-finished plastic container of hummus with me on both of my flights (two different containers; I finished each en route), and nobody said boo. I was pretty sure they would confiscate it. It's certainly as liquidy as toothpaste, which is routinely confiscated. It wasn't in a clear, zip-lock bag or anything. I wonder if they just didn't know what it was?<BR/><BR/>So, who wants to pitch this idea to a major television network? "Survivor: Airport"? "The Great Race: Don't Miss Your Flight"?Abacaxi Mamaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06604184268628243496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11850330.post-40470214270745117722008-02-24T21:06:00.000-05:002008-02-24T21:06:00.000-05:00Hmm. How about ability to find quiet areas in the ...Hmm. How about ability to find quiet areas in the airport quickly? Ability to entertain small children in publicly-appropriate ways in airports? (Especially when said small children have just flown from Sydney to LAX and are wired, while adult is exhausted)<BR/>Ability to find reasonably edible salads in airport (sans dressing for we fussy food types)?<BR/>Ability to find places to store carryons needed only while on airplane, but not desirable as dead weight during 6 hours layover?ZMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04469113104449353180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11850330.post-60654613205915435992008-02-20T09:38:00.000-05:002008-02-20T09:38:00.000-05:00Wouldn't it be a shame not to have an event in you...Wouldn't it be a shame not to have an event in your Terminalympics involving those silent, sneaky fast golf-carts-on-steroids that never seem to have anyone in them? Maybe we could fit the front with a bumper made from the business end of an oversized pillo-polo stick and navigate a route around the terminal during a busy weekend afternoon, transporting feisty elderly passengers in the fastest time while trying not to hit too many people.<BR/><BR/>The moving sidewalks also need a place in your Project Runway. Maybe as a part of the Shuttle Run, where competitors start coming off a plane, knowing, with five-finger knowledge, the gate number they are supposed to find for their connecting flight in 10 minutes, only to be thrown several curve balls by airline personnel ("No no - not gate 18, gate 1B!") as they crisscross a terminal roughly the size of Nebraska trying to find their flight. Competitors can earn extra degree of difficulty points for having more baggage or children. Physical contact with airline personnel is strictly prohibited.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11850330.post-421015642179770022008-02-20T02:54:00.000-05:002008-02-20T02:54:00.000-05:00I highly recommend always bringing healthy, low-ca...I highly recommend always bringing healthy, low-cal snacks on plane trips. Cut-up veggies or some kind of salad are best, but even crackers and cheese or trail mix are better than forking over for inflated airport prices. Also, I recommend drinking water rather than coffee before flying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com