Sorry, I have not talked to you in a few days. I was unable to get to a computer so I wrote a few notes of the beginning of my trip.
Enjoy.
Enjoy.
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The Tennis Hacker Challenges Tropical Storm Noel
Dateline: Somewhere between Florida and The Bahamas
It pays to watch the news. The news can warn you of impending danger -- like a tropical storm.
I arrived at a Florida airport, only to be told that my connecting flight to The Bahamas was cancelled. I thought it odd, but did not even bother to ask the reason for the cancellation. I walked around slightly confused, but not totally disappointed because Florida has some culinary delights: Haitian food and Cuban sandwiches.
Then a newspaper headline caught my eye: 'Storm Kills 20 in Caribbean'. Totally oblivious, I was headed into the eye of a tropical storm.
There was excitement in another terminal. With all the major flights cancelled, an enterprising pilot saw an opportunity and was signing up brave souls to make the trip -- in a two-prop plane!
There is a saying: 'Never jump out of a perfectly working airplane.' I hereby amend that saying: 'Never jump in an airplane -- perfectly working or otherwise -- never jump in an airplane that is headed into a tropical storm.'
Wish me luck, my friend.
The Tennis Hacker Challenges Tropical Storm Noel
Dateline: Somewhere between Florida and The Bahamas
It pays to watch the news. The news can warn you of impending danger -- like a tropical storm.
I arrived at a Florida airport, only to be told that my connecting flight to The Bahamas was cancelled. I thought it odd, but did not even bother to ask the reason for the cancellation. I walked around slightly confused, but not totally disappointed because Florida has some culinary delights: Haitian food and Cuban sandwiches.
Then a newspaper headline caught my eye: 'Storm Kills 20 in Caribbean'. Totally oblivious, I was headed into the eye of a tropical storm.
There was excitement in another terminal. With all the major flights cancelled, an enterprising pilot saw an opportunity and was signing up brave souls to make the trip -- in a two-prop plane!
There is a saying: 'Never jump out of a perfectly working airplane.' I hereby amend that saying: 'Never jump in an airplane -- perfectly working or otherwise -- never jump in an airplane that is headed into a tropical storm.'
Wish me luck, my friend.
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