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Business travel tales
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
People love to complain about traveling for work. They describe scenarios where they sat on the runway in overheated planes for 5 hours (“and they didn’t even serve us drinks!”).
Or maybe you were placed next to a chatty passenger or mother and baby, who won’t stop shrieking!
I have vented to others about bumped and cancelled flights, lost luggage and rude flight attendants, etc. etc. Certainly, missing family and social events and waking at the crack of dawn are some of the downsides of business travel.
But do we really have it so bad? As Atlantans, when we come home we are home.
Our seatmates trip over us to make their connections. We can catch up on sleep, work and even read for pleasure.
I do some of my most creative work during these uninterrupted times.
I see many fellow passengers just sitting there, thinking about who knows what? When they are earthbound, they are human doings.
Up in the clouds, they can just be in the moment, gathering their reserves before facing the world again.
More talkative passengers learn about career fields and may even sit next to a future boss. Not interested in talking? Just turn the music up.
So is travel a blessing or a curse for you? What is your worst travel story? Is it a necessary evil or are there some positives that you have experienced?
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By Travel Freak
June 14, 2006 08:25 AM | Link to this
I travel for work every week. Sometimes, I chat to my seat-mates and other times my Ipod keeps me company. Just depends on my mood but I really have met some interesting people on planes.
By Frequent Flyer
June 14, 2006 03:31 PM | Link to this
I always get stuck next to the hyper kid, wailing baby or smelly person. So even though I request the window seat I feel like I am trapped in solitary confinement. Maybe I should get the aisle seat for the sake of passer-by breeze!
By Georgia
June 20, 2006 11:04 AM | Link to this
You know sometime , When I ‘m not comfortable, With who I am setting by I will eather. Exchange seats with someone or start talking. To that person and they will eather change there plstion or go sat some where else. If there are open seats.