Monday, July 7, 2014

Flying

I too am tiring of flying, but for completely different reasons. I do not find myself fearing any untimely demise on an aircraft. Rather, it is becoming very inconvenient to travel by air.

The inconvenience is amplified by the fact that I originate in a regional location. That means virtually no direct flights, and huge dependencies on the smooth operation of a couple key airports including Chicago O'Hare. And if anyone has flown to/through O'Hare with any consistency I don't think they would describe it as a smooth operating airport.

So more than not, or nearly so it seems, what is a 4-6 hour trip becomes a 12-15 hour odyssey. Or worse it become another night with too little sleep in an overpriced hotel room away from my family and in the same underwear I wore yesterday.

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