David Phillips (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} davidphillips) wrote,@ 2005-09-27 15:23:00 |
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Seattle
I am now in Seattle. We arrived on Saturday afternoon. It wasn't much fun flying with the cat. He didn't enjoy being stuck in a bag (essentially a duffel bag designed for transporting animals) for half the day. There was a minor complication with Lu's snake -- I failed to find out the container requirements from NWA Cargo and the one we brought was not sufficient. Fortunately, my parents had insisted on driving us to the airport instead of us taking a cab. They graciously offered to find the proper container and ship the snake later that day. It arrived in the evening. The NWA Cargo people in Seattle were a lot friendlier than the ones in Kansas City.
The next time I fly I will not choose NWA. The first leg of the flight only served drinks, no snacks. The second leg was the same, but also offered a snack box for $3. Both had the usual half drink can (where the flight attendant gives you half a can of whatever drink you select in a cup and keeps the rest of the can for the next passenger). I think they could do a lot better for a $500 one way domestic flight. Is a whole 12 oz. drink and complimentary snack (even the typical bag of peanuts) too much to ask? I flew with them on a round trip international flight that cost $775 and each way had three full meals which were surprisingly good.
I am still waiting on internet access in the Amazon provided temporary housing (a nice apartment furnished by a different company), so I am posting this from a coffee shop.
Seattle is nice, but if feels weird to think that I live here now. I am excited about starting work on Friday.
I am now in Seattle. We arrived on Saturday afternoon. It wasn't much fun flying with the cat. He didn't enjoy being stuck in a bag (essentially a duffel bag designed for transporting animals) for half the day. There was a minor complication with Lu's snake -- I failed to find out the container requirements from NWA Cargo and the one we brought was not sufficient. Fortunately, my parents had insisted on driving us to the airport instead of us taking a cab. They graciously offered to find the proper container and ship the snake later that day. It arrived in the evening. The NWA Cargo people in Seattle were a lot friendlier than the ones in Kansas City.
The next time I fly I will not choose NWA. The first leg of the flight only served drinks, no snacks. The second leg was the same, but also offered a snack box for $3. Both had the usual half drink can (where the flight attendant gives you half a can of whatever drink you select in a cup and keeps the rest of the can for the next passenger). I think they could do a lot better for a $500 one way domestic flight. Is a whole 12 oz. drink and complimentary snack (even the typical bag of peanuts) too much to ask? I flew with them on a round trip international flight that cost $775 and each way had three full meals which were surprisingly good.
I am still waiting on internet access in the Amazon provided temporary housing (a nice apartment furnished by a different company), so I am posting this from a coffee shop.
Seattle is nice, but if feels weird to think that I live here now. I am excited about starting work on Friday.
