Friday, 8/17

T minus eleven days and counting.

I've had several people ask if I'm on track to get everything done before we leave for Germany, and I'm happy to report that I THINK I am, unless I'm forgetting something. I think everything in radio-land should be finished by the time I walk out the door on the 27^th, while I'm almost positive that everything at home will be finished by the time that day ends.

So keep your fingers crossed!

Finally, those of you who've read this over the years know that one of my pet peeves about traveling is people who shove their seat backs into my knees without even looking back to see if my knees have room. Well, Conde Naste Traveler magazine had an article a few years ago about how not to be an annoying flight passenger, and guess what number four was!!!

<<Look behind you before reclining. We know you have the right to recline, but sometimes, especially in smaller planes, we’ve wanted to knife the person sitting in front of us. If you're on the tall side—say, 6'2"—you may have had situations where one minute you're working on your laptop, and the next the laptop is under your chin; you couldn’t type a word comfortably even if you had Tyrannosaurus arms. Take a peek behind you and just make sure you’re not making someone more uncomfortable than the comfort those few extra inches will provide. That’s not too much to ask, right? By the way, if someone does it to you, all bets are off. We would feel no hesitation or guilt pushing on the seat to access the bag at our feet. We hate to say fight fire with fire, but sometimes it’s the only way.

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Thank you, Conde Naste. I couldn't have said it better myself, except to say that you don't have to be 6'2” to be bothered by seat back reclining. Trust me when I say it's bad when you're 5'10 1/2”, too!

On that note, have yourself a great weekend. I know that amongst going out & playing in the sun, things like laundry and packing await me.

(jim@wmqt.com)

(ps—thanks to everyone who shared their thoughts on or their actual date-i-versary yesterday. It's nice to know that I'm not the only one who observes and/or celebrates it!)