Traveling these days..

I totally didnt know how much of a hassle it is to travel these days.

During the obscenely long day it took me to fly from Bermuda to London ,I had to take off my shoes and belt 4 different times...!!

Here are some observations:

ALWAYS wear socks that don't have thread-barren ends and a hole where your baby toe sticks out.

Which begs the question... Why do we need to take off our shoes? All I can say is I'm thankful Richard Reid(also known as Abdul Raheem and often referred to in the media as the shoe bomber..) didn't try to light his underwear on fire instead. Idiot.

What did they think my colleague was going to do with the half-squozen tube of moisturizer she was carrying...they took away from her - run up into the cockpit and squirt it in the pilot's eyes? Maybe they were worried she would whiten somebody against their will.

The best value in beverage choice on an airplane is a can of Mr and Mrs T Bloody Mary Mix because they will give you the whole can as opposed to a portion-sized cup of soda. Probably because you'll be the only one on the plane who thinks that stuff tastes good.

Also on one of the flights,the attendants were selling mice-sized bags of sundries for $6..!!

Dont even have me start on airhostesses..specially the ones on this hyped for nothing Brit flight to London...at which point, did the air hostess become someone to appeal to for a glass of water?So in the event of desperately needing water, you have to resort to practically tripping the hostess when she passes you by to get her attention. Even then, it is around 7/10 times that you actually get the water you ask for.

Another most annoying thing is meals. I don't know about you but I find it difficult to fall asleep on flights. After a while, I manage to finally doze off after finding a reasonably comfortable space of 1 foot to sleep in - and I get a hostess prodding me awake - for what? to give me a face towel, or give me a glass of water! (How about giving that glass of water when I asked for it in the first place??) This recent flight, there was a lady sitting across the aisle from me and she was happily sleeping away - when the hostess came about with wet towels, continued to prod her awake till she accepted one. Then the same woman fell asleep again to be awoken to be presented a packet of nuts. Its absolutely ludicrous! Where is the sense in these employees? I spent a good 9 hours without being able to sleep and finally dozed off to be awoken by the hostess asking if she could clear my plate. Obviously if Im asleep and the plate is empty - there is nothing else to do but clear it! Unless I wanted to take home the horrendous souvenir for my maid as how NOT to cook a meal!

It can sometime be fun..for instance the part where the loudly snoring woman in the seat behind me had to go puke in the bathroom because the little propeller plane that goes between Guernsey and London was bouncing up and down the whole way down there.

I have been traveling like crazy ..and boarding a flight again tonight.. I tell ya.. the more I travel, the less I like people.