Eight hours from now we will be on the airbus 320 flying to Manila. After an overnight stay there it's a nonstop 12 hour flight to Seattle. Then on the third, it's a flight to Michigan through Chicago O'Hare. A week later it's a flight to Texas for a military reunion. Five days after that, it's back to Seattle to deal with the Seattle VA. The handyman and the housekeeper will be holding down the fort while we're gone. My handyman has been one of our employees for the whole time we lived in the Philippines. The housekeeper has been with us for three years. We only have two remaining hair kids, and both of our employees will be taking care of them while we are gone. The whole time I'm above the clouds, I'll be looking for that golden room above the clouds that this mythical guy called God. Who is supposed to be saving me a room. I'm taking along my laptop and I'll try to give you a blow by blow narrative of my search.
You guys stay safe and as happy as this life will allow.
PHPaul wrote: Fri May 30, 2025 8:21 pm
I'd rather get dry-fucked by a red hot fencepost wrapped in barbed wire than ever set foot on an airplane again.
Jim @ Jawa wrote: Fri May 30, 2025 12:52 pm
Eight hours from now we will be on the airbus 320 flying to Manila. The whole time I'm above the clouds, I'll be looking for that golden room above the clouds that this mythical guy called God. Who is supposed to be saving me a room. I'm taking along my laptop and I'll try to give you a blow by blow narrative of my search.
I didn't spot none of that gold stuff between the flight between Dumaguete and Manila at 35,000 feet. I think we were probably flying too low that airbus doesn't have any windows in the roof. The flight to Seattle takes off at midnight so I'll probably be sleeping. If I'm lucky, I'll sleep until we land in Seattle.
You guys stay safe and as happy as this life will allow.
I was wrong it is now departing at 22:20. That is just fine. We got three hours. Waiting in the PAL VIP lounge. All kinds of free food and drinks. Maria chowing down here and I will weight for the plane food and drinks. When we start boarding I will take one of those VA sleeping pills and hope to wake up in Seattle.
You guys stay safe and as happy as this life will allow.
PHPaul wrote: Fri May 30, 2025 8:21 pm
I'd rather get dry-fucked by a red hot fencepost wrapped in barbed wire than ever set foot on an airplane again.
I don't mind flying, it's airports I hate.
Airports are shitholes. Traffic, parking, distance from parking to terminal, distances from ticket to gate, surly ticket agents, surlier gate agents. Nothing EVER happens on time.
The plane is only about a half-step better. Ticket prices, baggage prices, crappy food (if any), microscopic "snacks" for which they charge ridiculous prices, uncomfortable seats, too narrow and too close together, packed in like sardines. The ONLY thing good about flying is that it's fast. Once you eventually get off the ground.
PHPaul wrote: Fri May 30, 2025 8:21 pm
I'd rather get dry-fucked by a red hot fencepost wrapped in barbed wire than ever set foot on an airplane again.
I don't mind flying, it's airports I hate.
Airports are shitholes. Traffic, parking, distance from parking to terminal, distances from ticket to gate, surly ticket agents, surlier gate agents. Nothing EVER happens on time.
The plane is only about a half-step better. Ticket prices, baggage prices, crappy food (if any), microscopic "snacks" for which they charge ridiculous prices, uncomfortable seats, too narrow and too close together, packed in like sardines. The ONLY thing good about flying is that it's fast. Once you eventually get off the ground.
Come on Paul, don't hold back, tell us how you REALLY feel.