My Sweetest Blog,
It has been far too long since we have talked. That's probably my fault. Anyway, I have lots to tell the world. First, I've been spending more time at airports. Not just for the hell of it, but because I've been traveling (work, wedding season, etc). Anyway, I've decided that Airport Employees (security people, food service employees, etc) and Airlines Employees (pilots, gate agents) have their own little universe. I sort of think that the life of an airlines/airport employee is what life would be like if we became a communist or police state. There are lots of steps toward supposed efficiency without much in the way of results. Whether it is the scheduled mass transportation (little parking shuttle), the line ropes to keep things moving in, the non-stop requests for documentation, or the overall uncomfortable feeling that all visitors (travelers) always feel. There are also other parallels, including the limited food options. It's sort of like the USSR. Correction, it's sort of like my western perception of the former USSR. People wait in long lines and then pay high prices for limited options.
One more thing about airports...has anyone ever made a cell phone call at an airport without telling the person on the other end of the phone that they were at the airport? I'm not really sure what that's all about. My guess is that people are still hanging on to the old days when air travel was something that people looked forward to, and was considered a luxury good. Gone are the days when middle-aged women wear their fur coats to take the pan am flight across the country, but I guess there is still some glamour in air travel. At least when you're talking to someone who isn't at the airport. Perhaps they forget that you're really just a guest in a communist mini country.
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