After yesterday’s Tough Topic Tuesday, I thought I would ramble a bit about the amusing aspects of air travel. (Wow, that sentence had all the alliteration of a good sermon). I have been traveling quite a bit over the past two weeks and have had the opportunity to be reminded of the funny things we do when we fly.
It begins with the trip to the airport. We rush around and fret over getting to the terminal early. And when we arrive what do we do? We wait! Peculiar!
We get all dressed up to fly with our business casual dress, freshly showered and well groomed and then we get to security and what do we have to do? Undress! Peculiar!
I think airports should have locker rooms, inside security, with all the amenities. Then we could get up in the morning, get in the car, drive to the airport in our pajamas, go through security, and then get ready for the day – just an idea.
We finally get on the plane and take off for what normally is the only stress-free leg of the journey. But as soon as we land what do we do? We rush to get off the plane, getting frustrated with the person in front of us when they have trouble retrieving their bag from the storage compartment. We rush through the terminal to be the first to baggage claim only to do what? Wait some more! Peculiar!
But when it is all said and done, I still prefer flying to driving on trips over 5 hours. When you think about it, it’s pretty amazing to think that I can be sitting in a comfortable chair 32,000 feet in the air somewhere over Texas, traveling at 300+ miles per hour and writing this post all at the same time.
So I think I will live with the peculiarity – and even contribute to it at every opportunity!
Clay in the Hands 
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