And Awaaaay We Go! (Part 1)
September 30/October 1, 2021 This day is really two days long, so it's hard to know how to label it! Up at 2:30 and in the car by 4:00, or Oh Dark Thirty as it's sometimes known! Car in Betsy's driveway before 4:45. It's an easy trip when there's no one else on the road! Long-suffering Betsy drops me off and it's official. After yesterday's debacle with Jet Blue on-line, Turkish Air on-line, the power outage, the promised 95-minute telephone hold time, the disconnect mid-conversation, and the "you'll have to check in at the airport" I didn't know what to expect! But it was easy and the girl at the counter was even fun! TSP Pre-check is a breeze and I'm at my gate in time to even eat my breakfast sandwich before our flight is called. Oh! Row 26 isn't at the back of the plane; but it only missed by one row! It doesn't matter. What does matter is the little two or three year old girl in the middle seat. It's a good