quote:Originally posted by F350:
If it weren't absolutely necessary for my business, I would never fly. It has gotten to be so much of a hassle. I used to love flying.
You got that right! Flying in the 1970s and 1980s was enjoyable. Most airline food was good then, especially on Delta, Continental, and Western Airlines. And they fed you even if you were on a short flight if a meal time came around. Now you get nothing but a tiny bag of pretzels or peanuts unless your flight is 4 or 5 hours or more. The security hassle is time-consuming and frustrating sometimes, however necessary it might be.
I remember sprinting through the Huntsville airport one afternoon and making it through the gate to get on a flight to California about 10 seconds before the gate was closed (as told by the gate attendant, who scolded me a bit). That kind of thing is impossible to even conceive of today!