The Terminal: A New Reality Series
The Terminal: A New Reality Series
I have a great new reality series idea. We take a "stressed-to-the-max" couple, sleep deprive for a week, and give them an all-expense paid trip to a nice location - such as Florida - for a holiday weekend. But here's the catch - they have to fly out on the busiest travel day of the season just after a major natural catastrophe shuts down at least one nearby airport.
We'll find out how much that couple loves each other when they're stuck in an airport for 10 hours. Or we can find out how much patience the man really has when he's stuck behind the moron in line who can't understand the concept of "Stand By."
Yes, there's a grain of truth to this - a rather large grain - in my wife's and my Christmas weekend. My grandmother flew my mom and her kids to Florida, but the weather in Ohio and the crazy holiday schedule quickly changed our trip to an 18-hour excursion. Yes, I know there are many of you out there who had considerably more adventuresome weekends. I know from watching the news that there are some who still are not home. My article this week is not to complain about that.
Instead this weekend left me with several incidents that gave us hope for people.
We spent several days standing in lines. In most of these, the people were not only courteous, but many times they were outright friendly. About 99% of the people we met this weekend knew that many were in the same circumstances and there was nothing that anyone could do to change them. We laughed and shared with couples who had been without power or stranded for several days. To the family we met from Zanesville ... I hope you made it to Mississippi!
I also saw many military personnel during our trip - some returning home, but many of them being deployed. It was a startling thing to watch the televisions showing car bombings in Iraq and seeing the young men in their Marine and Navy uniforms sitting right below them. Yet as we were landing on one flight, the pilot took an extra minute to thank the men on our plane for their service. The plane was filled with the applause of people (we would have stood... but the "Fasten Seat Belt" sign was still lit). It was refreshing to see people who were simply thankful. There was no protest ... no debate on the morality of the war ... no questioning what is happening. It is beyond me how anyone can do that while looking into the eyes of a young man in a crisp, clean camoflauged uniform and knowing that he was ready to make the ultimate sacrifice to support his ideals.
Thank you to all of you who defend our country and our ideals. Thank you to all of you who kept your composure and remembered the love found in Christmas. Thank you to all you airline employees who made sure that my wife and I made it to Florida to be with our family ... and that when we arrived - our luggage was already there.
I have a great new reality series idea. We take a "stressed-to-the-max" couple, sleep deprive for a week, and give them an all-expense paid trip to a nice location - such as Florida - for a holiday weekend. But here's the catch - they have to fly out on the busiest travel day of the season just after a major natural catastrophe shuts down at least one nearby airport.
We'll find out how much that couple loves each other when they're stuck in an airport for 10 hours. Or we can find out how much patience the man really has when he's stuck behind the moron in line who can't understand the concept of "Stand By."
Yes, there's a grain of truth to this - a rather large grain - in my wife's and my Christmas weekend. My grandmother flew my mom and her kids to Florida, but the weather in Ohio and the crazy holiday schedule quickly changed our trip to an 18-hour excursion. Yes, I know there are many of you out there who had considerably more adventuresome weekends. I know from watching the news that there are some who still are not home. My article this week is not to complain about that.
Instead this weekend left me with several incidents that gave us hope for people.
We spent several days standing in lines. In most of these, the people were not only courteous, but many times they were outright friendly. About 99% of the people we met this weekend knew that many were in the same circumstances and there was nothing that anyone could do to change them. We laughed and shared with couples who had been without power or stranded for several days. To the family we met from Zanesville ... I hope you made it to Mississippi!
I also saw many military personnel during our trip - some returning home, but many of them being deployed. It was a startling thing to watch the televisions showing car bombings in Iraq and seeing the young men in their Marine and Navy uniforms sitting right below them. Yet as we were landing on one flight, the pilot took an extra minute to thank the men on our plane for their service. The plane was filled with the applause of people (we would have stood... but the "Fasten Seat Belt" sign was still lit). It was refreshing to see people who were simply thankful. There was no protest ... no debate on the morality of the war ... no questioning what is happening. It is beyond me how anyone can do that while looking into the eyes of a young man in a crisp, clean camoflauged uniform and knowing that he was ready to make the ultimate sacrifice to support his ideals.
Thank you to all of you who defend our country and our ideals. Thank you to all of you who kept your composure and remembered the love found in Christmas. Thank you to all you airline employees who made sure that my wife and I made it to Florida to be with our family ... and that when we arrived - our luggage was already there.
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