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As I write this tome, I am in Tulsa on a business trip. If all goes well, I will be home at CUA time Wednesday morning. With thunderstorms predicted at either end of the flight, things could change.
Once upon a time, it was fun to get into a plane and travel to exotic places like Tulsa. I recall a few times when I was running late, and I sprinted from the parking lot and through the airport, all the way to the gate. I never missed an originating flight (although I’ve missed a few connections).
These days, punctuality is a must. If you press your luck, you can easily find yourself staring at an endless security line, the front of which you will not see until long after your flight has taken off. Instead, you must arrive ridiculously early, and end up waiting one place or another.
My outbound flight was 10:50 Friday morning. I had to be on the 7:00 shuttle (70 mile ride), in case traffic was bad, or the security line was long. I ended up being at the gate more than an hour early, which is certainly better than missing a flight.
Oh, and when I reserved my flight online, I discovered that I could not choose my seat any more, unless I paid an extra $50 or so for the flight. I went ahead and paid that, plus another $50 for comfort class. Extra fees here, extra fees there, and eventually you’re looking at real money.
How about you? Do you fly on commercial airlines very often? Love it, or hate it? What is your favorite method of transportation? As per usual, this is an open thread.
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Memorial for BruinKid
Visitation
Thursday, June 14, 2018 | 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Rose Hills Mortuary
3888 Workman Mill Rd, Whittier, CA 90601 | (562) 699-0921
Funeral Service
Friday, June 15, 2018 | 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Rose Hills - SkyRose Chapel
3888 Workman Mill Rd, Whittier, CA 90601 | (562) 699-0921
RSVPS
1. Neeta Lind, organizer (kosmail her to connect)
2. susans*
3. Meteor Blades*
4. Steve Singiser*
5. Shockwave*
6. Dretutz*
7. murphy**
8. gmats* (driving Shockwave!)
9. thalooch*
10. pico*
11.
12.
Maybees:
RLMiller*
Frank Vyan Walton*
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The Twin Cities Kossacks June Meetup will be held Saturday, June 16, 4 p.m. at the Iron Ranger, 1085 Grand Ave, St Paul, MN 55105. Look for us at a table with a Daily Kos sign, either inside, or maybe outside in back. This pub is near the intersection of Grand and Lexington, good transit access, so-so parking.
Netroots Nation 2018
Register here for the whole Netroots Nation conference!
ANNOUNCING the Cheers & Jeers Dinner
Wednesday, August 1st at 5:30 PM
DRAGO’S SEAFOOD RESTAURANT (Located inside the host hotel, The Hilton Riverside)
Two Poydras Street
Please RSVP to Neeta Lind to be admitted, kosmail required
RSVPS
1. Neeta Lind, organizer (kosmail her to connect)
2. Bill in Portland Maine
3. Common Sense Mainer
4. Meteor Blades
5. vicki
6. markm667
7. belinda ridgewood
8. paradise50
9. smileycreek
10. side pocket
11. Mrs. side pocket
12. annrose
13. Spedwybabs
14. ericlewis0
15. shanikka
16. Crashing Vor
17. cv lurking gf
18. brillig
19. mik,
20. K1 (aka thatkid)
21. K2
22. loggersbrat
23. Richard Cranium
24. Jeff Singer
25. BeninSC
26. KathyinSC
27. mommyof3
28. Chris Reeves
29. DrLori
30. Will Johnson
31. Carolyn Fiddler
32. Irna Landrum
33. Drew Linzer
34. Jen Hayden
35. peregrine kate
36. Michael Langenmayr
37. Paul Hogarth
38. Rachel Colyer
39. Wagatwe Wanjuki
40. Kelly Macias
41. ramara
42. Will Rockafellow
43. Jessica Sutherland
44. Rory Morris
45. Laura Clawson
46. Arjun Jaikumar
47. Rachel Sinderbrand
48. Wes Williamson
49. Kimm Lett
50. Huiying Chan
51. Joan McCarter
52. Candelaria Vargas
53. Stephen Wolf
54. Gabe Ortiz
55. Steven Howard
56. Jessica Sutherland
57. Jonaya Leek
58. Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza
59.
MAYBEES :
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June 9, 2018 — Left to right: Maukamakai, Rick, Momomia, John Crapper, TBone Apollo, Bleeding Blue and DoingBusinessAs. Not in the picture is Maukamaki’s SO Dave. Photo by John Crapper’s SO Kathy.
June 9, 2018 — HoustonKos L-R: Mary, Alan, scott5js, Smoh, Chrislove, Grille Shelle (our newest member!), htowngenie, cosette, Texdude50 and icelus
Twin Cities Kossacks May 19, 2018 meetup at Claddagh Coffee in Saint Paul. From left, 2wontanabe bluesophie, idlemoments, murrayewv and Garrett, slapshoe took the photo.
May 10, 2018: New Orleans readers of Daily Kos dine with DK Staff. L-R: P Carey, Chris Reeves, Meteor Blades, Crashing Vor, cv lurking gf, peregrine kate and Neeta Lind
North Bay Kos meet-up
L-R: Meteor Blades, side pocket, Ebby, maggiejean, jck, marge (hiding), Tookish and Brad
Colorado: Monday Evenings
Michigan: Thursday evenings
North Carolina: Sundays, 1:00 PM Eastern
Missouri: Wednesday Evenings
Kansas: Monday Evenings
Twin Cities Kossacks/Minnesota: Sunday mornings