Going Thru Dallas Ft. Worth Airport? Go Braless and Barefoot

I should be in bed but I'm on the East Coast and I'm not tired enough yet. Boy am I gonna regret this tomorrow morning.

I haven't blogged as much as I would have liked lately, life and all that. Travel puts me in mind to rant a bit, though.

I got to San Jose airport with time to spare and had no troubles at all getting through security with my shoes on. These are slides with no heels and a rubber sole. There is a decorative buckle on them. Not a beep from the metal detector in San Jose. Flew to Dallas as the first leg of the trip to Raleigh/Durham. The flight went fast -- I sat in a 3 seat group by the window and there wasn't anyone in the middle seat so up went the armrest and I was quite comfy. The young man in the aisle seat put a blanket over his head and snored quietly for 3 hours.

Took forever to get off the plane as I was in the second to the last row. Got into Dallas airport and decided to stroll out to the street for a smoke since I had over an hour till boarding and it was a quick trip from the gate to the door the way Dallas is set up.

Upon returning I should have put my shoes in the bin but they made it thru in San Jose...*beeep* wrong answer. I got directed to a little roped off area where I waited for a very nice female TSA agent who waved her wand and got all kinds of beeps. From my bra. Then the shoes. Then the zipper in my pants. She just kept up a cheery chat as she frisked me. She was quite good and I wasn't really bothered. As she patted my back she said "Here's a quick back rub for you honey" We exchanged addresses and have planned a reunion for next year...hey, it could have happened, we bonded!...I still had time to grab a book from the bookstore and make my boarding call with time to spare. On my way back to California I go thru Dallas again. This time I go barefoot and braless. I'm not kidding.

The flight from Dallas was on a plane with 2 seats to one side and 3 on the other. I was in the window seat again of the 2 seat side. The flight wasn't completely full and I had hopes. Those were dashed when the aisle seat got filled just before they closed the door. *sigh* The gal on the aisle also had a very generous interpretation of her personal space and not much concern about mine. I was claustrophobic the entire trip.

Got to Raleigh/Durham in good time, got my car and got to the hotel pretty fast. Checked in "Welcome back" they said. I'd been here last fall. I like this hotel because it has a kitchen and seperate living room area. Kitchen as in dishwasher full of dishes and pots and pans in the cupboard. Microwave and stove top with 2 electric burners. A full sized fridge. They do a great breakfast every morning and a nice appetizer spread every evening.

I got directions to the grocery (Food Lion) and went on the hunt for my Diet Arizona Green Tea. No luck at Food Lion but I got stuff to eat for the next two nights and 3 mornings. Saw an Eckerd's which is like Walgreens and I know Walgreens carries my tea. Yay! They had it. I stocked up. I'm soooooo happy.

It's 1:30 am and I have a 6 am wakeup call. I am gonna be miserable tomorrow.

Just saw a new thread about PublishAmerica as the #3 hit on Google...it's a good one at Caveat Scrivner. Go read!

Posted by Dawno at May 31, 2005 10:39 PM