{"id":945,"date":"2014-03-09T06:38:36","date_gmt":"2014-03-09T06:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.wabash.edu\/class2017\/?p=945"},"modified":"2025-07-08T15:27:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T19:27:12","slug":"travel-trays-and-bums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/class2017\/2014\/03\/09\/travel-trays-and-bums\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel, Trays and Bums"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Aren’t I adorable? This is me on my way to Minneapolis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A few thing I have learned during this trip to Oregon: Minneapolis is really big, and Delta has really bad tray tables.<\/span><\/p>\n

Anyway, I began this day at Wabash. I woke up somewhat early and, seeing as I had to wait a little bit for my ride, busied myself by watching YouTube and Bum Reviews (CHAAANGE?! YA GOT CHANGE?!). Maybe Wabash has a shuttle to the airport that I am just not aware of, and if it doesn\u2019t then it should get one. I say this because I am an impatient man when it comes to travel; I like to arrive at the gate early (and by early I mean one or two hours early), so I know that I will not be late and will get on the plane in time. I\u2019m not saying that I missed a flight, I just like a little bit of security.<\/span><\/p>\n

Anyway, the first flight I was on was a small flight to Minneapolis. It wasn\u2019t actually that bad, although they didn\u2019t have enough room for one of my bags so they had to store it for the flight. Meh, it only had clothes, a few toiletries, and a base for one of my Warhammer models in it, so I was okay with that. The flight was nice, although I didn\u2019t get a chance to nap, and within an hour and a half we were on the ground at Minneapolis.<\/span><\/p>\n

Which brings me to my first point: Minneapolis is huge.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our plane stopped off at Gate C-something or other. My next flight was over at Gate F9, on the other side of the airport more or less. As I was not handicapped or old, and thus unqualified to ride on one of their little carts (you know an airport is big when you need cars<\/em> to get from one side to another) so I had to do this the old-fashioned way: Walk.<\/span><\/p>\n

Did I mention that Minneapolis is big? It must have taken me twenty minutes to get to F9 (and probably would have taken longer if they did not have any moving walkways), but I made it to the gate on time. And that brought up another problem: boredom. I entertained myself by writing (got a pretty good Avatar: The Last Airbender<\/em> fic going on) and watching more Bum Reviews. I didn\u2019t stay active for very long because airport connections are sketchy and I wanted to be ready for when I had to get on the plane.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Whenever that happened, of course.<\/span><\/p>\n

Delta is apparently run by neat freaks; the plane was already running late, and one of the stewardesses insisted on holding off the boarding process because the First Class cabin did not look clean enough. Fair enough, but did you really have to hold up the boarding process just for that? Maybe someone vomited or died and they had to clean up what was left (ew). But we did get on the plane eventually, and I actually wrote this blog in flight.<\/span><\/p>\n

I would have posted the blog in flight, but\u2026 Well, when Delta says they have in-flight Wi-Fi, they never said that it worked. Eh, I shouldn\u2019t complain; I\u2019m in a metal cigar 10,000+ feet in the air, I should be amazed right now that this is happening. Guess it\u2019s just part of being a jaded American consumer type who takes everything for granted.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now then, on to my second point: Delta\u2019s tray tables suck. Seriously, those things are tiny, and my laptop is very large (It\u2019s huge! Which means it has huge guts! RIP AND TEAR!!!… okay, I\u2019ll stop with the random references). I mean, what if I was going to ask for a cup of tea? Where would I put it? I can\u2019t put it on my laptop because that would be dangerous, and as much as I love tea I enjoy not having to spend more money on a new laptop. Also, unlike the tray tables on other airlines, they don\u2019t slide out towards you. Thus I\u2019m typing this with my laptop partially closed, and that\u2019s annoying since I can\u2019t see the screen as good as I\u2019d like to (First World Problems much?). I like having a bit of room to work with, but alas you can\u2019t get everything you want. If you did, that wouldn\u2019t be any good because you\u2019d get lazy and unproductive (I worked for all the Warhammer minis I\u2019ve bought, and I\u2019m proud of that). So I guess I\u2019ll put up with a small work space until I get home, and then I\u2019ll have lots of room to work with.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ah, home. Home is good, because I get to see my Mom, my Dad, and my girlfriend (hugs will be had). I get to sleep in my own bed without the fear of rolling over in my sleep and falling to my arm-breakage. I\u2019ll be able to eat at my favorite pizza place and finally get a chance to see The LEGO Movie<\/em>, and I won\u2019t have to worry about school work or papers that need to be done. Maybe I\u2019ll get more of my Avatar<\/em> story done (if you\u2019re interested, go to Fanfiction.net and search for Kyoshi Rising<\/em> by iowaforever. I personally think it\u2019s pretty good, but I\u2019ll let you decide for yourselves).<\/span><\/p>\n

So, that\u2019s been my travels so far. I walked across Minneapolis, survived on a diet of burgers and other airport food, dealt with poor tray tables and bad Wi-Fi, and didn\u2019t get much in the way of tea (the only cup I\u2019ve had today was some chamomile I had before leaving). But I am going home for break, and that\u2019s what matters: peace and relaxation with those I love.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is Robert R. Black saying *pulls out Styrofoam begging cup* CHAAANGE? YA GOT CHANGE?! AW COME ON YOU GUYS, JUST GIVE ME SOME CHANGE!<\/span><\/p>\n

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I\u2019ll use it to send a letter to Delta concerning their tray tables.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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