Charlotte Rocks…
After a brief visit to Charleston, WV where the security measures are simple and easy to pass through, I’m off again to Charlotte, which is quickly becoming my favorite hub. Yes, the people are great, but it’s those rocking chairs I love. Tough to get one since it seems they are popular with everyone, but I’m patient and get one to watch traveling America pass by. As I get ready to fly again, I’m caught by surprise. Some of the Charlotte Airport employees of US Airways got together and created a huge oversized banner welcoming me to Charlotte. A wonderful gesture as I become one of their more “frequent” travelers during the week. I do know one thing, this banner will accompany me the rest of my journey and I’ll proudly display it in my office when I return. On the Charlotte to Jackson, MS flight on US Airways Express the flight attendant, Mary, made my final trip of the day a most pleasant experience. With concerns of safety and security really becoming a standard experience on this trip, it’s so easy to notice things like great employees. Well, as this day winds down, I’m reminded that tomorrow will begin another ‘iron’ day, some 37 continuous hours of travel. This is the second longest day on this trip and includes my back-to-back transatlantic crossings. As I read a few papers today, I have a few problems connecting the dots. I have not yet heard any passenger, and there have been hundreds by now that I’ve asked questions of, worry or comment about passenger vigilantism. It seems those I’m traveling with agree that we’ll all do our best to be alert travelers, but we can endanger ourselves if we are over anxious in trying to take security matters in our own hands. Anyway, I’m disappointed because some pictures of travelers I’m meeting on this trip did not come out, so if I “flashed” you, it’s not that I forgot to post your picture up. All thumbs, all the time.