I'M BAAAAAACK ! 
BRRRRR!!! Who turned off the heat? Damn! It was 20*F when I stepped off the plane here at Bradley (BDL). To think I was swimming just before lunch!
Trip was nice. Short, but nice. Deltas MD-88 planes are far from luxurious. I miss their old Song Airlines planes with the little TVs built into the seats. Ft.Myers (RSW) has a beautiful
NEW Airport. My buddy was there in his new 2006 Corvette convertible to pick me up.
Nice!It was 84*F and a little humid. I was dressed for Connecticut, long sleeves and long pants, so it was "top up" and Air conditioning on for the short drive to Naples.
He has a new home in one of those luxury gated communities. All Villa homes most with pools and many facing man made ponds or mini-lakes. His has the pool and built in hot tub, right on one of the mini-lakes. Once I was settled in my guest suite I was changed and then went for a dip in the pool.
Tuesday we took a drive up the coast towards Sanibel Island. He let me drive the new Corvette. Top down of course. Damn those cars are fast! And yet much more comfortable than I was expecting.
Weds was cooler. About 79*-80*F. Took a nice long walk looking at the other beautiful homes in the complex, then back to jump in the pool befroe lunch. Then it was time to redress in my winter clothes for the flight home.
I tried to upgrade to First class for the trip down. The electronic board said upgrades were $100. I asked, but alas, they said my ticket price class was not eligible for that upgrade. On the return trip, I thought I 'd ask the ticket counter person if I coulduse my Delta SkyMiles to upgrade. SHEESH! What a mistake that was! As I stood in line, the agent said "This line is for International passengers only. All others use the computers at the kiosks." I waved my hand and said that I had a question about upgrading. "See the kiosk" she retorted. "But I want to change my ticket" I said. "See the Kiosk" she said. "But will it let me upgrade?" "See the kiosk" see said again. "But can I use my Skymiles?" "See the Kiosk" she said with an angry tone. After 4 "see the Kiosk" replies, she finally reached over and grabbed my itinerary. She quickly glanced at it and then handed it back. "You're not eligible.
NEXT! "
It is a good thing I am a gentleman. I was about to tell her to go get some customer service re-training.
Other than Frau Ratchet at the ticket counter, the trip was enjoyable.
I see that I missed several "Laramie Tales" chapters which I read last night. Everybody behave themselves? No trolls or infighting? LOL.
Topic: The ORIGINAL 1000+ Posts Club (Read 4595698 times)