On Vacation—Back in a Week
I’m going on vacation for a week, but don’t fret! I’ve got an entire weekload of BoF goodness waiting for you! I have a new article scheduled to run every day until I get back.
I’m off to southern California. It’s partly to visit relatives, and it’s partly for other fun stuff. I don’t know what my internet connectivity will be like in the first part of the week. On Thursday and Friday, the hotel I’ll be at claims to have an internet connection. At least by then I should be able to log in, delete the spammers, and fish anybody out of the comment moderation queue.
If you want to avoid getting caught by the spam filter, don’t mention any of the obvious spam topics, such as porn, Cialis, Viagra, etc. I know that’s tricky, because we sometimes discuss porn here (fundies hate porn, you know!). Also don’t mention a certain overly-prolific family that is single-handedly destroying the world because Jim-Bob can’t keep it in his pants. We don’t talk about them any more (they bring in the wrong kind of people!). If you do manage to get yourself stuck in moderation, you’ll just have to wait. And while you’re stuck in there, I hope you’ll think long and hard about your behavior!
Earlier today, I was doing the online check-in for the flight. When it asked me if I had any baggage, I said yes, but 15 years of therapy has—oh, wait. We’re talking about luggage. Yes, I have that too. There was a question asking if I had anything requiring special handling. What’s that? Take a look:
It never occurred to me to take some of those things, such as antlers, on a plane. They probably want the antlers locked in the luggage bay. Somebody could use them to challenge the pilot to a rutting contest.
They should allow archery equipment into the cabin. That would be a super-cool way to foil a highjacking!
Who the hell takes a Christmas tree on an airplane? But I can outsmart them. Tell them it isn’t a Christmas tree; it’s a holiday tree! Ha! Then they’ll have to let you take it on board!
And are there really that many people traveling with their vaulting poles that United felt it was necessary to include it on the list? Seriously, am I that out of touch that I never noticed the phenomenal growth of the pole-vaulting recreation industry?
I guess I’m taking the wrong vacation. Forget the relatives! I’m going to spend the whole week grabbing my pole!
November 9th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
Some day I will reach my dream of having vaulted in all 50 states (and Guam,)