tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33704160.post6004620885853800146..comments2023-03-26T03:11:22.530-05:00Comments on Traveling Laughs: Backhanded Thank YousCharlene Ann Baumbichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09634623648295710676noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33704160.post-22663543563425144242008-06-30T08:41:00.000-05:002008-06-30T08:41:00.000-05:00ElleX,I, too, often have a small bottle of water w...ElleX,<BR/>I, too, often have a small bottle of water with me during security waits, then I dump it just before the check point. Once I pass through, I immediately buy a new bottle; I'd never get on a flight without one.<BR/><BR/>Some people are bringing along their own empty containers and filling them at the drinking fountains after they pass through. <BR/><BR/>One thing is sure: you don't want to travel without water. Staying hydrated is one of my top priorities on the road, and airports, airplanes and hotel rooms are brutally dry.Charlene Ann Baumbichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09634623648295710676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33704160.post-9557260288429532752008-06-30T08:32:00.000-05:002008-06-30T08:32:00.000-05:00You, Dear Alice, are a smart, smart person. I bet...You, Dear Alice, are a smart, smart person. I better get crackin' and use MY AA miles up before they, too, expire--the way I mindlessly allowed my UA ones to do.Charlene Ann Baumbichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09634623648295710676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33704160.post-69808110454380155912008-06-29T16:17:00.000-05:002008-06-29T16:17:00.000-05:00So, I lucked out by 10 days, circumventing the fee...So, I lucked out by 10 days, circumventing the fee for using AA miles...sort of. When you want to book an AA miles flight for more than one person, and the second person doesn't have email, you must do it by telephone, at $20 per ticket. <BR/><BR/>On the other hand, my travel companion and I just used up ALL of our AA miles for our trip to South America that would have cost $1800, each, r/t in steerage class. (I'm assuming/hoping that come December, there will still be a nonstop flight from JFK to Buenos Aires.)<BR/><BR/>I figured that since the miles will be worthless any day now, I'd better use them up while the going was still, um, going.alice, uptownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566579486140522212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33704160.post-92063605000598065302008-06-29T15:32:00.000-05:002008-06-29T15:32:00.000-05:00Charlene: How are you taking water on board? I c...Charlene: How are you taking water on board? I can't get a bottle of water pass the Security checkpoint. Are you buying it in the terminal? Or are you packing it in your luggage? (I normally have a half drunk bottle in my handbag so I can stay hydrated on my long wait through security.)<BR/><BR/>ElleXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33704160.post-13562654716190968642008-06-20T12:27:00.000-05:002008-06-20T12:27:00.000-05:00So right on all counts, Charlene!Regarding the sal...So right on all counts, Charlene!<BR/><BR/>Regarding the sale of on-board everything, I already carry my own little snacks on board, and I highly recommend ZONE PERFECT bars. They are compact, very good for you, and they really sate one's appetite, too. <BR/><BR/>I have yet to find ZONE PEFECT bars in any airport, but I buy them by the dozen at Harris-Teeter and Whole Foods and at most large grocery and food retailers. They are the size of Snickers bar, and with GOOD HEALTHY stuff built into them instead of all that sugar and fattening goop in airport snack shack candy bars.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the tip of the hat to my blog, allenontravel, and my now-defunct pay-per-pee plan!William A. Allen IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565040641550794153noreply@blogger.com