Archive for October, 2009

Final photos uploaded

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

One day I will get around to captions….one day.

Jackasses and laptops

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

Using a laptop in coach on a plane can be difficult. The distance between the seat back to the seat in front of you varies between 30 inches and 33 inches. Not a lot of room. Long ago I learned that anything bigger than a 14 inch screen isn’t doable if the person in front [...]

Japan Trip: Blog 11

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

We are currently over southern Washington State/Northern Oregon at 37,000 feet. We’ve endured 7 hours in coach. Not comfortable in the slightest. I’ve dozed in and out a few times. Never more than 20 minutes of sleep at a time. Kelli hasn’t done anywhere near as good. What a stark contrast to the flight here. [...]

Japan Trip: Blog 10

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Right now I am sitting in seat 20B….19 rows back from my last seat of 1D. Is 20B First class? No. Surely 20B is Business class. Nope. Missed it by that much. Literally we missed Business by 2 seats. We were pushed down by other non-rev employees who were traveling thru Tokyo. The non-rev system [...]

Japan Trip: Blog 9

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Our last day in Tokyo was a long day. Tokyo Disney opens at 9AM. The problem is that rush hour on the subway is from 8AM to 9AM. The subway ride we estimated was just about an hour including each of the two connections. We discussed the situation and decided to leave the hotel around [...]