Category Archives: Travel

Charleston (S.C.) has busiest year ever in 2011 – USATODAY.com

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Mike Reardon

This is one of my favorite airports. South Carolina‘s Charleston International Airport set its all-time passenger record in 2011. More than 2.5 million passengers flew through the airport last year, breaking the airport’s previous record of 2.3 million that was … Continue reading →

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Casual Fridays? Beards?

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Mike Reardon

Are we in Fantasyland? No, Snow White‘s seven dwarfs won’t need to worry about getting upstaged by bearded Disney theme park employees any time soon. But the so-called “Disney Look” – a legendarily strict dress code that dates from Disneyland‘s … Continue reading →

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11 years and 9 months ago?

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Mike Reardon

 I wonder if they knew? Or even suspected? In the 11 years and 9 months since the first geocache was placed, there is single date on which only a small fraction of geocachers have ever logged a cache. We suspect … Continue reading →

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I looked out the window at 32,000′

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Mike Reardon

And saw a contrail being formed I had never seen one from the side before. It made me wonder. Are they really just condensation trails left behind by a passing jet plane, formed when hot humid air from jet exhaust mixes with environmental … Continue reading →

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Another one of ‘those’ days?

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Mike Reardon

Yeah. But this one was cool. Really cool! A picture is, as they say, worth 1000 words. Here’s a few thousand. Any questions? Just Sayin’

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The flight boarded right on time

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Mike Reardon

And I settled into my seat thinking it was all over Just as the last few passengers were boarding, the pilot announced that we would be delayed. The vendors who serviced the flight were delayed by the weather. And we … Continue reading →

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I could have jumped to conclusions.

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Mike Reardon

She was ignoring me, right? Chatting up a co-worker instead of taking care of me. But I didn’t.  I waited. And whistled. And smiled. I thought about how miserable their day must be. Passengers yelling at them because weather, which … Continue reading →

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The only thing that had changed

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Mike Reardon

Was my attitude My frequent flier status still wasn’t showing on my boarding pass. It was still snowing. But now I was thinking about what it must be like for the airlines ticket and gate agents on days like this. … Continue reading →

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Sure, I was mad. I had every right to be.

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Mike Reardon

Didn’t I? The ticket agent had been no help at all. Now, I behaved. Didn’t yell. Didn’t cuss. Kept my temper in check. And headed off for the TSA security check feeling smugly proud. I was logged in to my … Continue reading →

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One of “those” days.

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Mike Reardon

Weather. Flight delays. Computer glitches. And a crying baby. So I was miserable, right? Almost. But when I saw the snow on the rental car at 4:00 AM I just laughed. As you can see. When I got the email … Continue reading →

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