Adrenaline! The giant bird sits on the runway powering up their engines. Just at the point that you think the craft is about to raddle apart – they release the brake. Quickly gaining speed… so that you can clear the short runway… then you lift off. Sadly… most times… your next adrenaline rush is – hoping the ground doesn’t come up too quickly and your name ends up the the media.
The food in flight might not be good. But when you can go from a restaurant on the streets of France. To Chicago Deep Dish Pizza. To a Hawaiian lūʻau. That would make it worth it.
I’m waiting for Elon Musk to invent the “Heisenberg Compensators”, a necessary preliminary step before ‘Star Trek’ type Transporters can ‘beam’ you anywhere instantly.
I’m listening to Jules Verne’s Around the World in 80 Days and am doing the 7-day train trip across the US. When I was a kid, we’d travel in our trusty station wagon from Albuquerque (NM) to West Boylston (MA) is three 12-hour days. In my 30s, I flew from San Jose (CA) to Worcester (MA) in 6 hours and some minutes. Hang in there, guys! It gets even better . . .now i just put a travelogue on the CD player, and get to wherever in minutes!
what food ? chicago to san fran A paper bag with a bottle of water 1 pkg of cookies 1 pkg of crackers . we had to go 1st Grandchild . so never mind GREAT FooD , great flight
And when you’ve been to a bunch of luaus, so that the food isn’t a new experience, try Feast at Lele on Maui. Think of it as a luau with extraordinary food. Owned by the same people who do Old Lahaina Luau, our favorite luau.
Gent about 4 years ago
However, you’d not have the leg room of a bird.
I Mad Am I about 4 years ago
Adrenaline! The giant bird sits on the runway powering up their engines. Just at the point that you think the craft is about to raddle apart – they release the brake. Quickly gaining speed… so that you can clear the short runway… then you lift off. Sadly… most times… your next adrenaline rush is – hoping the ground doesn’t come up too quickly and your name ends up the the media.
Mordock999 Premium Member about 4 years ago
And you’ll be paying a whole lot of clams for the privilege of doing so.
And they’ll STILL lose your luggage. ;)
SamuelMeasa about 4 years ago
The food in flight might not be good. But when you can go from a restaurant on the streets of France. To Chicago Deep Dish Pizza. To a Hawaiian lūʻau. That would make it worth it.
Doug K about 4 years ago
What’s a continent?
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace about 4 years ago
Better than what you eat daily and with less dirt in it.
HappyDog/ᵀʳʸ ᴮᵒᶻᵒ ⁴ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗ Premium Member about 4 years ago
So good as what? I’ve yet to see a real kitchen in B.C. world.
mrcooncat about 4 years ago
I’m waiting for Elon Musk to invent the “Heisenberg Compensators”, a necessary preliminary step before ‘Star Trek’ type Transporters can ‘beam’ you anywhere instantly.
jagedlo about 4 years ago
Which will be fodder for a lot of future comedians…
Jeffin Premium Member about 4 years ago
The food on other continents is usually fine.
1953Baby about 4 years ago
I’m listening to Jules Verne’s Around the World in 80 Days and am doing the 7-day train trip across the US. When I was a kid, we’d travel in our trusty station wagon from Albuquerque (NM) to West Boylston (MA) is three 12-hour days. In my 30s, I flew from San Jose (CA) to Worcester (MA) in 6 hours and some minutes. Hang in there, guys! It gets even better . . .now i just put a travelogue on the CD player, and get to wherever in minutes!
mr , b about 4 years ago
what food ? chicago to san fran A paper bag with a bottle of water 1 pkg of cookies 1 pkg of crackers . we had to go 1st Grandchild . so never mind GREAT FooD , great flight
Auntie Socialist about 4 years ago
The food when you get there
Geophyzz about 4 years ago
I enjoyed airline food. Oddly, Air France was the only exception.
MichaelHelwig about 4 years ago
The food on airlines used to be pretty good.
Michael G. about 4 years ago
Think of what the birds eat.
Huckleberry Hiroshima about 4 years ago
… wat’s dis ? .. hic .. one day weel be incontinent for hours ? .. hic .. ooookay… hic
Pohka about 4 years ago
The reason is to get to the good food where you’re going.
tcayer about 4 years ago
It beats dying of dysentery on a mountain trail!
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member about 4 years ago
I don’t know about that. The chow on Air New Zealand was outstanding. The wine made the flight even better, even though I slept for most of it.
cuzinron47 about 4 years ago
You haven’t lived until you’ve had an Air Force in-flight meal, not.
zeexenon about 4 years ago
Well, the arctic tern did change their route to stop in Milwaukee at Usinger’s called a turn for the worst.
Old Man River about 4 years ago
I often wonder how they manage to screw up a small bag of pretzels or peanuts.
GumbyDammit223 about 4 years ago
The food won’t be good and you’ll be stuffed into the belly of the bird with no room to move. Yeah, no.
Sailor46 USN 65-95 about 4 years ago
Most people are in favor of progress, it’s the changes they don’t like.
JenSolo02 about 4 years ago
And within decades, they will stop serving the food, so it doesn’t matter.
dialfred about 4 years ago
And when you’ve been to a bunch of luaus, so that the food isn’t a new experience, try Feast at Lele on Maui. Think of it as a luau with extraordinary food. Owned by the same people who do Old Lahaina Luau, our favorite luau.