Nippon bound
Trip Start
Aug 24, 2006
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9
Trip End
Sep 06, 2006
Detroit, Michigan
Thursday, August 24, 2006
With all of the new security procedures, I was worried about what I could actually take on the plane. I thought that they would confiscate my chap-stick, but they allowed it. Actually, the security wasn't as tight as I thought it would be. I had some extra time so I browsed some shops and I ended up buying a computerized SuDoku game. While grabbing some nachos at the Tequila bar, I opened the package. Of course it had no batteries in it so I had to run across the hall to another shop. It wasn't until I was on the plane that I realized you needed one of those itty bitty screwdrivers to get it open. Why on earth do they sell things at the airport that require so much work? Why did the cashier not try to sell me batteries too? Do they really think that I packed a small screwdriver?? Even if I had, security would have taken it from me.
On the plane I did ask a few people around me if they had an eyeglass screwdriver. No one did. However, the woman in front of me was determined to get it open. When our first meal came, she used anything she could find on her tray to open it up. A fork, knife, piece of cardboard, toothpick, etc. Nothing worked. Finally after the meal, the woman next to me pulled out her nail file. A perfect fit!! Um, how did she get that past security?
The 13 hour flight was pretty uneventful. They played some pretty lousy movies on the plane. Why do they feel the need to subject us to watching crap such as 'RV'?? Has Robin Williams really sunk this low? A very sad attempt that shadowed the classic National Lampoon's 'Vacation'. At least not watching it gave me some time to read 'Wicked' and get some sleep. This is actually the first NWA flight in awhile that has even offered food let alone movies. So I guess I shouldn't complain.
