Tylenol

I have a cold, again.  Or some kind of nasty sinus headache buffeted by waves of body aches.  This is like my fourth cold since September.  This sucks.  Because I don't want to do a single thing.  I spent all morning responding to e-mails, and writing e-mails that will require responses pretty soon.  So, with that, what about the rest of my day?  I should be working on my reading lists, and I have a bunch of work to take care of for my Persian class.  But my whole body feels like it has been hit by Delta Airlines.  Delta Airlines sucks.  It's like "this," which, as I stated earlier, also sucks.

Why does Delta Airlines suck?  In my honest opinion, most American airlines have been reduced to the level of barely tolerable misery.  It's the utter cheapness of it all, the lack of service and the disinterest in trading any kind of pleasant experience.  On the way there, I was charged for checking baggage.  Thank you very much.  Then, when I decided that I would buy lunch -- because they are too cheap to provide a lunch -- I was told that only breakfast is being served, although this was a nearly 7 hour flight which stretched into the early afternoon.  The only substantial breakfast option available was yogurt and berries, which is a very kind presentation for those of us who are lactose intolerant.  I am Delta Airlines intolerant.

When I asked what a person who is allergic to all things lactose should do, I received an offer of a box of cookies for five dollars.  This box of cookies featured, among other things, a chocolate protein bar, some almonds and some hummus chips.  That really helped me stay sated.  Then, on the way back, our trip was graced with the presence of an amazingly annoying announcer who seemed to think that anything crossing his mind should be announced, interrupting the movies we were watching, and generally giving us all a headache.  I kid you not, he informed us that we would be arriving early at least four times; he reminded us to change our watches several times because of the time zone change; he gave us an exhaustive list of all the transportation options available from JFK airport (for anyone who needed such information, the sheer waterfall effect would have left them just as lost as before); he actually read out the menu options to us, which the hostesses had just passed out, and informed us of the prices which were also listed in the menu.  (Most Americans can read.)

I really wanted to tell him that if he wanted to share so much useless information with us, he should just start a blog. 

Comments

[SahRahBash]

You should try DayQuil/NyQuil and Southwest Airlines.

[Shy]

haha nice. I agree though, flying anywhere is such a nuisance these days. And paying for checked baggage is really too much -- $50 for two pieces on United. And clear plastic baggies for your carry on liquids -- 1 euro in Germany.

[Nike Air Max]

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