On Line
Busy travel times = long lines!
It was just a little reunion visit with my dear sisters. To and from, and in and out. If I don’t want to use up all the visiting time with driving time, it’s flying time! Seems incredible — so fast — and, yet, so sloooooow! If there’s time, I open up my lap top and listen to downloaded music — artists I love, and releases I haven’t had time to fully process. But if I’m standing in line, waiting for the security check or waiting to board — there’s no listening to music! I just stand there and try to read to current travel patterns — lots of families with kids, lots of business travelers, some groups (knitters going to conventions or teams headed for competitions), and a random rock band or two.
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One boarding area for an international flight had a line so long that it reached across four gates. I heard two women deciding to “re-book.” I wondered if they had bought “flight insurance,” and if they had a good reason to “re-book.” I mean something beyond “I get anxiety when I have to stand in a long line.”
Travel attire is also interesting — many more sandals these days, lots of shorts (even short-shorts), and some hats sprinkled in. Workout clothes are everywhere — and I like that. It’s like, “why not?!?” I even saw two pairs of harem pants — at two different airports! There are lots of uniforms these days, too. And my heart tugs to see the Olive Drabs and khakis, camo and dress uniforms. So young, so brave!
It’s August and everyone is gearing up for the last sweet days of summer, before school starts — and serious business begins, again.
