tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009912368962227337.post6398873593685924872..comments2023-06-04T05:30:22.619-05:00Comments on Two Kinds of People: Leavin' on a Jet PlaneSusan Bearmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14991968368214219371noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009912368962227337.post-3674099967940859482008-07-17T23:05:00.000-05:002008-07-17T23:05:00.000-05:00I remember the first time I saw Niagara Falls - fr...I remember the first time I saw Niagara Falls - from about 17,000 feet up out a plane's window on a clear day. It looked like a giant bath tub emptying.<BR/>===================<BR/> Detectives Beyond Borders<BR/>"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<BR/> <A HREF="http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/</A>Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009912368962227337.post-16181238974800099092008-07-17T22:59:00.000-05:002008-07-17T22:59:00.000-05:00I'd never considered such a trip until you mention...I'd never considered such a trip until you mentioned it. Now that I think of it, such a thing could be fun.<BR/>===================<BR/> Detectives Beyond Borders<BR/>"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<BR/> <A HREF="http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/</A>Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009912368962227337.post-64541789894410874682008-07-17T17:36:00.000-05:002008-07-17T17:36:00.000-05:00Peter, my parents did the murder mystery train tri...Peter, my parents did the murder mystery train trip and thought it was a lot of fun. I think it would work best if you went with friends who were willing to buy into the scenario.Susan Bearmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991968368214219371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009912368962227337.post-70104265435792350142008-07-17T16:22:00.000-05:002008-07-17T16:22:00.000-05:00The first time I flew, I was about 12 years, 1961 ...The first time I flew, I was about 12 years, 1961 or 1962. It was the day after to jets collide over LaGuardia Airport in New York. It was the biggest crash ever of 2 jets.<BR/><BR/>But the my most memorable flight was watching your face glow as you watched the plane circling over Tortola Island and the blue waters of the Caribbean.Kennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06108957859299371365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009912368962227337.post-65990916825461677042008-07-17T03:14:00.000-05:002008-07-17T03:14:00.000-05:00I occasionally take a long train ride over a plane...I occasionally take a long train ride over a plane trip if have the time. It's cheaper, and it's infinitely more relaxing for passengers and crew. As efficient as most airline crew members are, the myriad responsibilities and minute regulations seem to force them into a McDonald's-like pasted-on-smile kind of corporate-dictated hospitality. <BR/><BR/>Train crews, on the other hand, can be more relaxed and spontaneous. And they take their breaks in the cafe car, where one can see them relaxing and talking, rather than curtaining themselves off, out of view, the way plane crews do.<BR/><BR/> I've never taken a murder-mystery train ride. I might be tempted to skip the action and sit in my compartment reading a mystery. Have you taken such a trip?<BR/>==============<BR/> Detectives Beyond Borders<BR/>"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<BR/> <A HREF="http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/</A>Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009912368962227337.post-82460906868317164832008-07-17T02:58:00.000-05:002008-07-17T02:58:00.000-05:00I like trains, too. I had a friend in college who ...I like trains, too. I had a friend in college who refused to fly and took the train from his home in Spokane to school in Ann Arbor a couple of times a year. Have you ever gone on one of those murder mystery train rides?Susan Bearmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991968368214219371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009912368962227337.post-28430567457783278072008-07-17T02:40:00.000-05:002008-07-17T02:40:00.000-05:00There are two kinds of people: Those who find comm...There are two kinds of people: Those who find commercial flying an annoying ordeal, and those who <I>really</I> don't like it. I took my first flight when I was 15, and I remember the excitement of being able to say it was my first flight rather than anything about the flight itself. <BR/><BR/>Even before the current headaches caused by security and high fuel prices, flying meant cramped seats, longish waits, and commutes to and from the airport. <BR/><BR/>I've had memorable experience on trains (the best way to travel), in cars, on boats, on buses, on motorcycles, even one involving a bicycle. But planes? Sadly, I fear we have traveled far from the time when aviation stories were staples of popular magazines, or even when filmed advertisements showed happy travelers bedding down for the night in their berths on transcontinental flights.<BR/>==============<BR/> Detectives Beyond Borders<BR/>"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<BR/> <A HREF="http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/</A>Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.com