Recently I took a trip to Northern California It was a trip like no other…upon arrival at the airport here it was revolutionary…actually it was pure techno wizardry. Slide in your ID and touch screen your selection and you are on your way. The cattle call boarding process was very smooth on the flight to LAX I sat with a gentleman originally from So Cal, lived formerly in the Bay Area told me of going to elementary school on the campus of UCLA and spoke of the Wrigley’s owning the Cubs and how they trained on Catalina Island which they did from 1921 to 1951.
The service that was given on the flights was as different as the crews. – On the 1st leg the peanuts were passed out and no pretzels and the water was in an airline logo 12 oz can. On the 2nd leg the peanuts were coupled with pretzels but the ratio was 2:1 and the water was in a cup with ice. The return flight was the same. Except that there were no pretzels offered…
At the Airport….
The bus trip to the car rental area was interesting to say the least. I grabbed my luggage from the carousel after getting a burger at the food court area, I proceeded to try to locate Enterprise Rental, and a girl passed by with an I.D. badge, I had never been to the airport before, I asked how to get there, and she pointed out the window, and said ”There”. Which was a bus stop across four lanes of traffic. After getting in line and finally getting the car I asked the young man as he handed the key, ‘How do I get to my destination”?
He wasn’t sure but gave me the first 2 steps, then as I figured out the radio, he showed me how the satellite radio worked and I asked about Sports, and ESPN?, again he stated he wasn’t sure but he thought they were in 100’s..(yes above channel 110).
It didn’t cease to amaze me that as a clerk I would have thought you would have a cheat sheet on these things in a plastic sheet taped to the back of a clipboard. Sometimes simpler is easier…
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