Thoughts on a Wonderful Day

It has been a wonderful day, Let me tell you. I awoke to another beautiful Florida morning, hopped in the car and drove on down to the airport to catch a plane. Everything was going smoothly, I sat down in seat 1A and began reading. From that point on it has been an unsuccessful day. 

-Airplane brakes needed maintenance, hour and half of waiting

-Bus driver would only allow my Dad on employee bus to the parking lot in LaGuardia

-Traffic

-Traffic

-My mom got a migraine and I couldn't help

-Traffic

-Construction all over neighborhood....dirt pile in center of drive way

-All power outlets in my room no longer work 

I am soooo glad to be back in the nice rainy weather. Drove through NYC, that place is so claustrophobic It makes my skin crawl just driving through it. I cannot think of any reason why anyone lives there, but I guess I live in Jersey, which is probably worse. Who knows....

I miss Florida already.

-Kyle Griffith McChesney

Thoughts on Spades and New Jersey Redux

Rainy all day today. Played spades with mom, dad and grandma. Spades should be renamed "Stress". I am pretty new to the game, and my Grandma is, well, an advanced level player. She enjoys going nil just about every chance she gets and then I am freaking out trying to make sure I cover her. It is the most stressful thing ever. I am on vacation, I should not have to keep track of every face card and spade that has been played for like 3 out of 4 hands. Thankfully I had iced Coffee and Mt. Dew so I managed. Grandma and I ended up winning a bunch, even with her "riskier" play style.

I am up late, which is dumb. I have to get up early to depart this wonderful sunny state, back to good Ole' Jersey. I have been slacking on my GTL anyway. I sure missed frigid winds and insane traffic. The 85 and sunny has really been getting old. At least I can be reunited with my Vizio. I sure do miss the old girl. With the Montana trip and the Florida trip she must feel pretty abandoned. It's okay old girl...I can delay getting a job for a few days of Netflix. Goodbye Florida!!

-Kyle Griffith McChesney

Thoughts on Flying

Being a non-revenue airline traveler, I find my self with quite the surplus of free time in airports. This trip from Bozeman, MT to Newark, NJ was no exception. I have been sitting in the Salt Lake City Airport since the dark hours of the morning and taking advantage of the wonderfully slow but free Wi-Fi. I have always had some adverse feelings towards blogging, but lucky for the few who read this, I have much stronger adverse feelings towards boredom. So that is why I now find myself writing a blog.

The topic...or main idea of this "post" is flying, mostly on Delta Airlines Jets. My dad is a pilot, he flew for Northwest Airlines for as long as a I can remember. I was raised on NWA, flew all the time as a kid and the one thing that has been constant through out it all was my inability to sleep on airplanes. I have no idea why but something about flying, me and sleep just does not compute. I can sleep if there is a delay on the ground but I will wake up right when we take off. Flying for free means taking any open seat, usually on the late night flights. A whirl wind of claustrophobia, sore back and boredom usually ensues. I am currently getting mentally prepared for the red-eye flight from Salt Lake to Newark. Leaves at 11:45 MST and lands at 6:45 EST, and it is almost completely full. Its ironic really, my family has had a strong desire to see planes full of people because of the economic trouble the airlines have been having. But it sure is not what I like to see when I actually fly on them.

Speaking of problems, NWA or Northwest Airlines (not the rappers), no longer exists. They merged with Delta. I was raised to hate Delta, but their first class policy has convinced me to feel much to the contrary. "Building a better airline, not just a bigger one." I guess I can believe that. Another problem with flying "non-rev" is spring break. I am just trying to get back to Home #1 (New Jersey) from Home #2 (Montana) but all the spring breakers won't have any part of such plans. I had so much time in the airport today that I left and met up with one of my conveniently located brothers who lives in Salt Lake. Ate Mexican food in a huge train station from back in the day. The "Rio Grande" makes a pretty good chicken taco and I; having some experience with Mexican cuisine, would recommend it.

I am really clueless as to how I am supposed to do this whole blogging thing, but I am intrigued by it.
-Kyle Griffith McChesney