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It's been awesome, but I kinda want to just go home tomorrow. I have a lot of irons in the fire and I've been putting off a lot of things until after this trip. Staying here a few extra days feels weird.
Anyway, Day 1:
I ditched bringing a costume to wear to the Steam Powered Giraffe concert last minute. I am very glad. When stuff and things are going on in the world, the TSA can get intense. I got grief over bringing food because they are counting peanut butter towards the liquid limit again. When an agent decided to lecture me on TSA rules while still holding my bag. I cut her off, saying that I fly with peanut butter packets often and they haven't cared in a decade. I bring a lot of food because of my medical diet. Saying 'medical diet' was a mistake. Now she had to get her manager to try to approve the dumb packets. I called after her "It's okay, I surrender them!" but that wasn't an option. Ten minutes later she approved the damn things.
I bring peanut butter packets often, and if they object they just get trashed. No big. This turned in a 25 minute ordeal. I'd had plans to have a real, sit down meal at the airport before heading out. That did not happen. Also my bag got thoroughly tossed, twice.
I am glad I wasn't also trying to bring homemade electronics (which my costume top has). If I ever wear my steampunk outfit out of the PNW I am going to mail it to myself or something.
Landing in San Diego was exciting. We had to pull out of our landing due to a runway problem. San Diego's airspace is a bit wacky so we had to be in a holding pattern for a while with lots of deeply banked turns.
Our first approach versus when we were finally landing:
I will post day 2 later. I am pooped. It's been a big day.
Anyway, Day 1:
I ditched bringing a costume to wear to the Steam Powered Giraffe concert last minute. I am very glad. When stuff and things are going on in the world, the TSA can get intense. I got grief over bringing food because they are counting peanut butter towards the liquid limit again. When an agent decided to lecture me on TSA rules while still holding my bag. I cut her off, saying that I fly with peanut butter packets often and they haven't cared in a decade. I bring a lot of food because of my medical diet. Saying 'medical diet' was a mistake. Now she had to get her manager to try to approve the dumb packets. I called after her "It's okay, I surrender them!" but that wasn't an option. Ten minutes later she approved the damn things.
I bring peanut butter packets often, and if they object they just get trashed. No big. This turned in a 25 minute ordeal. I'd had plans to have a real, sit down meal at the airport before heading out. That did not happen. Also my bag got thoroughly tossed, twice.
I am glad I wasn't also trying to bring homemade electronics (which my costume top has). If I ever wear my steampunk outfit out of the PNW I am going to mail it to myself or something.
Landing in San Diego was exciting. We had to pull out of our landing due to a runway problem. San Diego's airspace is a bit wacky so we had to be in a holding pattern for a while with lots of deeply banked turns.
Our first approach versus when we were finally landing:
I will post day 2 later. I am pooped. It's been a big day.
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Date: 2018-01-28 01:36 pm (UTC)From:Well I'm glad you eventually landed safely with all of your things!!