OK — I’m shocked. Here is a portion of an email I just sent to my wonderful hosts for this weekend’s travel:
Flight an hour late getting out of Chico, but I had a two hour layover so still had time for lunch – and then they even served me a snack on the flight north – mind you, a sprig of red grapes, some crackers, and a couple of wedges of real cheese (rather than pre-wrapped laughing cow) is a pretty small snack – but it’s been YEARS since I had a snack on a SEA/SFO run.
Really, I am shocked about the snack. Complete with cloth table cloth, but minus the napkin. Real classes and plates. And yes, I drank them out of Chivas Regal, and they were too overwhelmed with a full flight (apparently the 737 that was to leave 15 minutes earlier cancelled) that they didn’t run to the back for their only bottle.
I guess there IS a reason to look at what size plane you are flying. The 757-200 specs (http://www.seatguru.com) are:
| pitch | width | seating details | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Class: | 38.0″ | 20.5″ | 24 seats |
| Economy Plus Class: | 36.0″ | 17.0″ | 50 seats |
| Economy Class: | 31.0″ | 17.0″ | 108 seats |
and the 737 specs are:
| pitch | width | seating details | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Class: | 38.0″ | 20.5″ | 8 seats |
| Economy Plus Class: | 35.0″ | 17.0″ | 46 seats |
| Economy Class: | 32.0″ | 17.0″ | 66 seats |
so, needless to say — lots more people — the line stretched into the cafe area down the concourse.
And here is what I think the final Obama/Biden design will be:
I like the fact that there are two crosses in the design.
[220 on Mikal’s analog scale]
Love the final triple word score
Is that score around 201?
See, I like the first design better…the second design cannot be read when walking by on the street fast enough.