Trip to Virginia

September 14, 2006. My first post. I just needed to begin to share some of the sites and sounds of the road.
Air Travel - First, with all the new rules and regulations that have been splashed all about the news, one would think that anyone traveling would know what to do and what not to do. NOT.. People continue to try to bring coffee, drinks, etc onto the aircraft. Thank goodness for big trash can's. What I can't figure out is there are still people with large roller bags getting on and storing their bags in overhead compartments. What are they doing with their stuff that can't come aboard? UPS?
Delay's - Imagine that....delay's. Don't plan on arriving on time. It seems regardless of clear skies throughout the nation there are always those darned FAA Traffic Control delay's. Hmmm...scapegoat?
Dining out - I have to share with you my dinner experience this evening. I went to a brand new steakhouse in Fredericksburg, VA. Very good service as they had only been open a week and were really trying to please. Then in comes the family from hell.... Have to assume husband, wife, teenager, and two younger children. The table that the hostess took them too was not acceptable to mama, but it was the only table of its size available and she didn't want to wait for another one. She stood in the middle of the restaurant and threw a fit, much to the embarassment of the teenager. With nowhere else to sit, she begrudgingly accepted the table. The spineless husband stood there with a typical stupid look on his face and took a seat. As the waiter arrived to take their order, one of the little children proceeded to bounce in a booth across the restaurant while mama argued about what it was she wanted to eat that she didn't find on the menu. That was about all I could take... Where do these people come from anyway???
Customer service at an office supply - Last but not least, I went to a chain office supply to have a large amount of copies made. The lady in the copy center told me I didn't want her to make copies for me...no...I wanted to do it myself and she would show me how. She proceeded to set up the copier incorrectly to give me 240 sheets of uncollated/unstapled copies (not what I wanted, I wanted 20 sets of 12 sheets collated and stapled) but she knew better. Whatever you do...don't listen to the customer...