I thought I'd outgrown this shit

[holmes_iv]

OK, so Tuesday I'm flying to Seattle. From Hartford. Via Atlanta. Because that's what's available on Delta before Christmas Eve.

The hilarious part is that back when I was in college, I would get up at a ridiculous hour to catch the Metro-North, then connect to a subway, then connect to a bus, to get to JFK by mid-afternoon for my long-ass

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[orichalcum]

::HUGS:: I'm sorry...that travel-fu sucks.

[holmes_iv]

Thanks. Clearly, I need to start wintering in New Zealand. :-/

[jab2]

ugh.
snowstorms before christmas holiday should be disallowed.
hey, i'm going to be in portland over the holiday! i know it's not seattle, but they are connected in my mind....

[holmes_iv]

Hey, Portland's just a hop, skip, and 150 miles away! :-)
And yes, they should be. With extreme prejudice.

[guinevere33]

Oh, the joys of Delta. A few years ago, I flew out to LA for a friend's birthday using frequent flier miles and the route was...interesting. I did the Metro-North/subway/monorail thing to JFK, flew from JFK to Cincinnati (hub), from Cincinnati to Atlanta (hub #2), and only then across the country to LA. Good times!

Also, I basically grew up in the Atlanta airport. If you're stuck there for any length of time, Terminal B is the place to hang. There's a good easily-overlooked sandwich shop called Marche Bistro Cafe and Bar that's tucked away inside Atlanta Booksellers in the middle of the concourse, right next to TGI Friday's (#9 and #38 on this map). You can get your food, grab a copy of a magazine or book to "peruse", and sit down at a table with a view of the tarmac (provided they haven't moved shelves in front of the windows again).

[holmes_iv]

Yeah, I did a two-connection hop through Delta from New Haven to Myrtle Beach, once. Would have been faster to drive, I think... (actually no, but it would have been *much* faster to take a train to New York and fly from there). As it happens, I have the opposite of too much time in Atlanta-my connection is under an hour. Which means I could still end up having lots of time there, I suppose... so hey, good to know about these things.

[guinevere33]

As it happens, I have the opposite of too much time in Atlanta-my connection is under an hour. Which means I could still end up having lots of time there, I suppose

Oh *indeed*.

[holmes_iv]

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