Decembery Dickery, Doc!

[Zeener Diode]

OK as promised: Zeener's adventures in airplane travel: Today's episode: traveling with an elderly parent on Thanksgiving Day.

I hate flying. So of course I booked a flight out of town on Thanksgiving, because that's what people who hate to fly do. Pro: it was a nonstop flight, leaving PDX at 0640. Con: I had to take my 78-yr old mom with me. We got to the airport economy lot at 5 am and watched three packed shuttle buses pass our stop. I panicked, ran back to the car, shoved mom inside and raced for long term parking near the terminal. Fuck it, I'll pay the price just to catch the goddamn plane. We got to the terminal with an hour to spare, and to the security gates, where... where are the lines? Nope, TSA is throwing caution to the wind, literally SHOVING people through the turnstiles and scanners. Put your bags on the rollers. Don't remove your shoes! Don't take out liquids! Empty your pockets onto the rollers! Move it! Move it!

Well, we made it to the gate with 50 minutes to spare. And the next day I persuaded a friend to get my car out of Long$$Term$$Parking and park it in the economy lot. I'll pay him back when I see him at Christmas.