{"id":21604,"date":"2022-07-23T22:57:33","date_gmt":"2022-07-24T02:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/?p=21604"},"modified":"2022-08-30T18:44:12","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T22:44:12","slug":"episode-615-travel-no-joy-in-mudville-july-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/?p=21604","title":{"rendered":"EPISODE 615 TRAVEL…NO JOY IN MUDVILLE JULY 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"
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EPISODE 615     TRAVEL \u2026 NO JOY IN MUDVILLE<\/div>\n

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Five of uS\u2026.therefore five \u2018carry on’ bags\u2026no bIg luggage.  I forgot my jammies and<\/div>\n
bathing suit.   But I now agree with our sons\u2026.\u201dAll you need is a carry on.\u201d<\/div>\n
Here Marjorie and Julie are on guard while the rest of our party sought washrooms.<\/div>\n

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Marjorie and I get rubbed and touched with the magic wand.<\/div>\n
Even my brayses clips were suspect.  And Marjorie has two<\/div>\n
metal knees that made the wand sing. There were hundreds of travellers<\/div>\n
anxious to get the wand.  All in a long line.<\/div>\n

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Today the Toronto Star ran an article on the front page saying<\/div>\n
that Pearson Airport is now one of the worst in the world.<\/div>\n
I hate to say that.   I don\u2019t like to bad mouth \u2018my airport\u2019\/<\/div>\n
But there is some truth there.<\/div>\n

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When we flew to Edmonton last saturday the lineup to get <\/div>\n
through security snaked its way through the whole departures<\/div>\n
building\u2026 huge line.   People on edge. Angry.  Fortunately<\/div>\n
I had my cane as my knee can get painful.  An Air Canada<\/div>\n
agent spotted my cane and shuffled us forward much to<\/div>\n
the displeasure of hundreds of people without canes.<\/div>\n

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Still clearance was slow.   Marjorie and I had only our carry on<\/div>\n
luggage.  We had been forewarned that big bags may get lost<\/div>\n
and could mean more lineups.<\/div>\n

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Here Andrew tries to do the near impossible\u2026close a carry on after a search was demanded.<\/div>\n

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we were all searched.  Really searched.  And I include<\/div>\n
my crotch.  and other parts of the body.   \u201cAre you having a good time?<\/div>\n
I asked, much to the amusement of my wand carrying security guard.<\/div>\n
He took my cane and looked for hollow places where explosives could<\/div>\n
be hidden.  He was thorough.  I was glad\u2026amused even.<\/div>\n

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Julie was not so fortunate because she had cosmetics.  Her bag<\/div>\n
was opened\u2019”  hard to close. The woman in front her, however,<\/div>\n
had a zillion cosmetic containers each of which had to <\/div>\n
be cleared.   Getting through security was tough.<\/div>\n

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Then there was the mask issue.  We had to wear masks in the<\/div>\n
terminal and on the flight except when drinking and eating. <\/div>\n
That was tough.    My mask, an el cheapo black thing, refused<\/div>\n
to give me enough air.   Or that seemed to be the case.   For<\/div>\n
6 to 7 hours I wished for a mouthful of fresh air.  Almost <\/div>\n
a panic situation.\u2019’<\/div>\n

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It would be worse if Covid 19 valiant or Monkeypox got through<\/div>\n
the mask.  Far worse.   I would have to spend 5 days in isolation\u2026<\/div>\n
somewhere.   But where?   And how much would that cost?<\/div>\n

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Costs?   I had forgotten that travel costs money.  the car cost $600 <\/div>\n
for four days, food cost between $150 to $200 every time the five<\/div>\n
of us ate.  By the end I was ordering toast and jam.   I had forgotten how <\/div>\n
restaurants can make something as ordinary as breakfast  sound<\/div>\n
as sumptuous as a five star experience.  One breakfast was memorable\u2026..<\/div>\n
pile of toast, pile of waffles, two fried eggs, two sausages, two slabs of ham, special coffee\u2026.<\/div>\n
maybe a yogurt\u2026cost was around $30 dollars then an 18%  to 30% tip<\/div>\n
which was part of the invoice.  My fault entirely,  I did not need<\/div>\n
  all that food. Travel is for the fortunate.<\/div>\n

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This was the worst breakfast that I ordered.  My fault entirely.  I did not need to gorge. I am not<\/div>\n
sure why there were two pots\u2026one with ketchup and the other with corn syrup.  <\/div>\n

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Beer was  necessary even at $9.50 a pint plus tip.<\/div>\n

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You may have not seen the pint of beer \u2026 distracted by Molly\u2019s joyful face.  <\/div>\n

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Please forgive my remarks\u2026.we really had a good time\u2026really good once<\/div>\n
we got to Edmonton.   If I Told you about the good times, would you have read this?<\/div>\n

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