7/05/2005

Leaving Big Apple

I was supposed to get up at 3AM and be ready to leave by 4AM. I set my cell phone to ring at 3AM before going to bed. Well, that doesn’t help if you are really tired, I guess. I must have slept through it. Tee came knocking on the door and said, “hey, you ready to go?” at 4AM. I got up and got myself ready in 15 minutes. Pretty good for a half-conscious man in the wee hours.

I had Tee take me to the Long Island McArthur Airport (ISP) in Islip, NY. It took us about 45 minutes. I like smaller airports (like Lexington, KY or Evansville, IN or Long Island), because there is not much waiting in line when you are checking in. You don’t feel the impact of the “tighter” security. As expected, I got through the check-in very quickly.

I am writing this entry in Atlanta, GA. It’s 9AM now and my flight to Evansville won’t depart until 12:15PM. More than 3 hours of layover… I’m going to try to catch some shut-eye if I can, but Atlanta Airport is a pretty busy and noisy place. I can’t seem to find a comfortable chair, either. I guess I will just try my hardest not to tire myself too much waiting around…

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