I don’t know how frequent flyers do it…I’m telling you…flying is just not fun..oh, I don’t mind the actual flight of the airplane..in fact, I get quite a rush during the take off and the airlines I’ve flown on seem to make the skies very friendly….also the “mad dog” security is not bad…although I had two completely different experiences.

When I flew out of Des Moines on Friday…everything went well until I walked thru the scanner and I set it off…it was my ace knee brace – obviously…but they set me aside and ran the little wand over me….and was my knee brace.. which was fine with me…It was the whole Cleveland thing yesterday….preparing my tub….I couldn’t find my clear-1-quart-zipper-locked-bag-of-nothing-over-3-ounce toiletries….the female said – oh don’t worry about it…as the guy was scanning my bag, I said – so did you find it – was it in there and he said no….uh…YES IT WAS.  Now this kind of concerns me…if a non-terrorist looking woman’s toiletries in the above mentioned bag can get thru why in the hell are they making 85 year old walker using grandmas be subject to a full wand scan and removing their shoes….

The weather was cold/snow/blowing snow/high wind when we left Cleveland – driving home when we arrived in Des Moines it was fine until we got nearer to home and it was snowing – by the time I dropped Jenny off at her house – the snow was completely covering the roads…7 below in Minneapolis – 0 in Des Moines when we arrived…. so…now I’ve complained about TSA and the weather….

What is up with the small seats and why would they not set travelers together.  When we checked in at Cleveland, we noticed she was in a D seat and I was in an A seat.  We electronically checked in and didn’t want to cause a fuss so figured – oh well.  My oh well turned into a 6’5 350 pound man beside me for the 2 hour flight…this 2 hours does not include waiting 25 minutes for de-icing and the wait outside the Minneapolis airport for a tow up to the gate.  He was a very, very nice man…I’m not a skinny minny by any means but had I weighed more, I’m not sure how it would have worked out.  I was plastered against my window for 2 hours….he spread out like men do 😦 and mentioned one time that he hoped he wasn’t squashing me that I could certainly get comfortable and lean against him if I needed to.  I’m not really complaining about him…I’m complaining that the seats are so horribly small and the air blowing down from above was actually warm and not just neutral…it was just nasty!!!! 

Okay…think I’m done.  Glad to be home.  Miss Kate and Luke.  Will check in later….