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What a beautiful world
Do you love outdoor?
Wow, what an art. Painted in red, orange, fiery yellow, purple, green, all in one view.
I can't ask for more, what about you?
Please feel free to share your surroundings and let's all enjoy.
This was last weekend on drive to the mountains.
Last April in the Bahamas
In Mid West
This way to airport weigh-in
Pago Pago airport has apparently stopped pre-booking seats and started weighing passengers they think are overweight.
Way to start your holiday? Hey, you, fattie? On the scales please. Okay, we have to change your seat or you'll tip the plane sideways ...
Tactful!
Why not instead allow some wider seats in the middle of the plane, and make stating weight (including cabin luggage) part of the on-line checking-in process, then you can offer the seats available to those with unusual needs.
If you were huge, you wouldn't mind that, much better than being wedged and squeezed into the average tiny space? Hell, the international SPCA wouldn't allow animals to travel in the allocated space we get crammed into for hours. A bigger seat would be bliss for a bigger person.
(Any time the airlines want to allow for passengers over 5 foot tall, and offer more leg room, would also be seriously ace.
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Right now, that's only targeting larger passengers and we've all had that moment when you see someone who can barely squeeze down the aisle towards where you are sitting and you start the traveller's prayer, please not next to me please not next to me oh bugger!
But airlines, sure you have to adjust the trim of the plane, sure if you get a team of rugby players you want to spread them around the plane. But fair's fair. Offer slightly roomier seats to plus-size passengers, don't just ruin their holiday before it started?
Way to start your holiday? Hey, you, fattie? On the scales please. Okay, we have to change your seat or you'll tip the plane sideways ...
Tactful!
Why not instead allow some wider seats in the middle of the plane, and make stating weight (including cabin luggage) part of the on-line checking-in process, then you can offer the seats available to those with unusual needs.
If you were huge, you wouldn't mind that, much better than being wedged and squeezed into the average tiny space? Hell, the international SPCA wouldn't allow animals to travel in the allocated space we get crammed into for hours. A bigger seat would be bliss for a bigger person.
(Any time the airlines want to allow for passengers over 5 foot tall, and offer more leg room, would also be seriously ace.
) Right now, that's only targeting larger passengers and we've all had that moment when you see someone who can barely squeeze down the aisle towards where you are sitting and you start the traveller's prayer, please not next to me please not next to me oh bugger!
But airlines, sure you have to adjust the trim of the plane, sure if you get a team of rugby players you want to spread them around the plane. But fair's fair. Offer slightly roomier seats to plus-size passengers, don't just ruin their holiday before it started?
travel
A story I wrote today.
A molosce was clinging to a rock at low tide when a seagull came down.
"oh don,t eat me seagull i,m alone but if your hungry there are lots of others up stream"
"well well" said the seagull" your a clever molosce you can speak seagull"
"yes Ive been listening to your calls to one and other and I,ve learnt to speak your language"
" well i,m also very clever so because we,re both clever can we become friends" said the seagull
"oh yes please I want to travel I,m bored just clinging to this rock allday I,d like to fly to another rock can you take me in your beak.
So the seagull and the molosce became friends for a long time and together travelled by air to many many new rocks all over the world.
Flyme1.
The first part of this story was written sept 1916.
See the end of the comments please you will see the postscript to this story written today 10th Aug 2019.
Some more stuff about this story I,ve written today 14 Oct 2019 you,ll find at the end of comments.
A molosce was clinging to a rock at low tide when a seagull came down.
"oh don,t eat me seagull i,m alone but if your hungry there are lots of others up stream"
"well well" said the seagull" your a clever molosce you can speak seagull"
"yes Ive been listening to your calls to one and other and I,ve learnt to speak your language"
" well i,m also very clever so because we,re both clever can we become friends" said the seagull
"oh yes please I want to travel I,m bored just clinging to this rock allday I,d like to fly to another rock can you take me in your beak.
So the seagull and the molosce became friends for a long time and together travelled by air to many many new rocks all over the world.
Flyme1.
The first part of this story was written sept 1916.
See the end of the comments please you will see the postscript to this story written today 10th Aug 2019.
Some more stuff about this story I,ve written today 14 Oct 2019 you,ll find at the end of comments.
I'm baaaaaaaaaack
and what a palaver. I zooted off to Germany to buy cigs, as one does. Very cheap flights, very cheap hotel which it turned out was mainly for people who spoke Arabic but friendly and cheerful and it was fine. Until I packed this morning and checked my travel folder and my passport was MISSING.
Minus 8 hours to flight time. No problem.
Went down to reception and as it happened a policeman was there and he said to go to the central police station in town. So I did. They said to go to the police station at the airport. So I did. They said to go to the airport police so I did. Airport police said go away.
So I went to airport information who said get Ryanair to accept emergency travel docs then go back to the police and report your passport stolen then go back to the airport police for the emergency travel docs.
Ryanair don't man their desk until, hmm, 2 pm?
Minus 4 hours to flight time. No problem
They said go for it. I went to the police who said fine here is the letter that your passport is stolen, now you need 2 photographs for the emergency one. They were, by the way, LOVELY. Even drove me in a police car to drop me off at the photographers! So I get my photos and beetle back to the airport.
It is now 4 pm. Minus 2 hours to flight time. Mmm, bit of a problem?
Airport police said go away.
I said no I won't.
They said if you are from the UK you can ONLY get travel docs from your consulate, as the UK doesn't accept our emergency documents. (British citizens, please take NOTE)
There isn't a British consulate in the town I was in. However they did find me the phone number and I phoned the nearest one who yawned and said lady, 4.30 pm on Friday afternoon? Tell someone who cares, or come see us on Monday.
Minus 1 hour to flight time. PROBLEM.
Long story short (yeah, as if) I got past boarding control at 6 pm, through Security at 6.10 pm, past Passport control at 6.15 pm, and we boarded at 6.20 pm.
It was - lively.
So that's why I wasn't back to chat on the blogs after saying I would be
Minus 8 hours to flight time. No problem.
Went down to reception and as it happened a policeman was there and he said to go to the central police station in town. So I did. They said to go to the police station at the airport. So I did. They said to go to the airport police so I did. Airport police said go away.
So I went to airport information who said get Ryanair to accept emergency travel docs then go back to the police and report your passport stolen then go back to the airport police for the emergency travel docs.
Ryanair don't man their desk until, hmm, 2 pm?
Minus 4 hours to flight time. No problem
They said go for it. I went to the police who said fine here is the letter that your passport is stolen, now you need 2 photographs for the emergency one. They were, by the way, LOVELY. Even drove me in a police car to drop me off at the photographers! So I get my photos and beetle back to the airport.
It is now 4 pm. Minus 2 hours to flight time. Mmm, bit of a problem?
Airport police said go away.
I said no I won't.
They said if you are from the UK you can ONLY get travel docs from your consulate, as the UK doesn't accept our emergency documents. (British citizens, please take NOTE)
There isn't a British consulate in the town I was in. However they did find me the phone number and I phoned the nearest one who yawned and said lady, 4.30 pm on Friday afternoon? Tell someone who cares, or come see us on Monday.
Minus 1 hour to flight time. PROBLEM.
Long story short (yeah, as if) I got past boarding control at 6 pm, through Security at 6.10 pm, past Passport control at 6.15 pm, and we boarded at 6.20 pm.
It was - lively.
So that's why I wasn't back to chat on the blogs after saying I would be
Welcome to South Africa.
We are so fortunate to have 11 official languages. How many do you have? We can think in one language, sanitize our thoughts in another, express ourselves in a third and deny our statements in yet another and still have 7 other languages in reserve. We are probably the most politically correct nation in the universe. We don’t talk about ‘black-outs’ anymore when the power fails; we refer to it as ‘previously lit’ places.
To save time, I will answer a few frequently asked questions.
No, we don’t live in mud houses.
No, we don’t have lions roaming in our streets.
Yes, there are still some whites.
No, we have no cattle straying on our highways.
Yes, some of our roads have potholes.
Yes, our government does create jobs.
No, our police force is not very effective
Yes, we have free public transport.
Yes, we have skyscrapers.
Yes, we have satellite TV
Yes, we have a reasonable degree of literacy.
Ok, now that I have answered all the shit questions, let’s get serious. If you have any other questions about South Africa, I’d be glad to answer them.
Bear up, it is small Saturday.
To save time, I will answer a few frequently asked questions.
No, we don’t live in mud houses.
No, we don’t have lions roaming in our streets.
Yes, there are still some whites.
No, we have no cattle straying on our highways.
Yes, some of our roads have potholes.
Yes, our government does create jobs.
No, our police force is not very effective
Yes, we have free public transport.
Yes, we have skyscrapers.
Yes, we have satellite TV
Yes, we have a reasonable degree of literacy.
Ok, now that I have answered all the shit questions, let’s get serious. If you have any other questions about South Africa, I’d be glad to answer them.
Bear up, it is small Saturday.
My holiday list for the next 12 months
Jamiaca...anyone been..is it worth it ?...things to watch out for ?
South Africa..doing a 10 day bike tour..cant wait
New Zealand in a motorhome...any tips on where to go ?
..might pop in and see OLDBOY and give him a new hat.
South Africa..doing a 10 day bike tour..cant wait
New Zealand in a motorhome...any tips on where to go ?
..might pop in and see OLDBOY and give him a new hat.
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