Re: Why Mars?

From: Miguel Cruz (mnc_at_admin.u.nu)
Date: 11/17/04 

Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 23:39:27 -0600

Scott Lowther <scottlowther@ix.netcomSPAMBLOK.com> wrote:
> Miguel Cruz wrote:
>> Stuart Warren <email@somewhere.com> wrote:
>>> Bull***, man. I can't fly from Chicago to California and back (a
>>> common route for me) without at least an hour and a half at
>>> O'Hare/Midway/Lindbergh dealing with security, waiting for the plane
>>> (which is always delayed), waiting in line for the one skycap on duty,
>>> etc.
>>
>> Try it, you could. I don't know anything about skycaps, but as for the
>> plane, choose airlines that historically have fewer delays. As for security,
>> the best tactics are airport-specific, but with careful queue selection
>> (can depend on time of day, but if you do it a lot you get used to it) at
>> most airports you can wait a lot less than the typical passenger.
>
> So... you're saying to carefully schedule your day around the perfect
> flight for minimum wait time. Of course, while you're waiting for your
> redeye HST, your business partner is already unloading his baggage at
> the other end, because he left 12 hours earlier than you did on a more
> convenient flight.

I'm having trouble keeping up with the ever-changing scenario here. There
are flights from Chicago to Los Angeles and San Francisco all the time. Is
the trip now between Topeka and Muncie, so there's only two flights a day
to choose from?

miguel 

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