Another trip to Memphis

This time, I perused the Albany airport's art gallery:

You also get a good look at the TSA:

On our way to DTW in a CRJ:

with Google snow:

It's Yuletide:

Coming into Memphis, we had to avoid a tornado, but we did make it. Here's the pink palace:

while there, I gave Mom her Christmas:

went to church:

Solved a puzzle:

went to the mall:

and dealt with my not so reliable rental:

And all good things came to an end, and I flew back:


back into Detroit, with more Google snow:

waiting for the next flight:

Taxiing out:

a de-icing stop:

and we were back in Albany:

Hopping down to Memphis Town

Yes, folks it's that time once again: As usual, I started out at Albany. I'm flying the Friendly Skies today: No more 737's to CLT: Since it's good Friday. I stopped in the Prayer room: An amerijet flight to CVG: Free Wi-Fi! Cape Air to BOS: Then I went down stairs and waited. Soon, we were off to Newark(Commutair Bombardier Dash8-q200): Ashokan Reservoir in the Catskills: Ski Run somewhere in Jersey: Gear down: Garden State Diner: Where I had the Blue Suede Burger: while wearing my blue suede shoes: Yes, I know I should have fasted on Good Friday, but I reverted to Calvinism this weekend. The gate where Flight 93 on that fateful day: On my way to Memphis (ExpressJet Embraer ERJ145XR:) This was the view the way down: Touchdown in the rain:

First Class back to Albany

As I said, The last time I heard from Delta, my seat assignment was 1C and 1A. I made it past security and was soon gazing on the horde of CRJ's that constitutes Delta's hub operation: Did United break your guitar, Son? Never worry, the gift shop will sell you a new one:
A plane from the "real" Delta: a MD-88:
and a CRJ 900 from Pinnacle:

Plus the usual Fedex traffic:
And yes, I did have 1C:
After much pampering, (as in real glass, would like another refill? Let me take your coat, and have some more candy),
 we arrived in MSP with much snow: No Recital today: More snoopy: and I did have seat 1a: We took off about a half hour late. I was going to take a picture of the full meal that they served me, but I dropped my camera. Thankfully, I filched this from another trip report on Airliners.net:

Pretty much identical to mine. We got to Albany about 11, and it was shortly before midnight before I left the economy parking (had to shovel out the car). Not bad. Granted I would have liked to made it home on my original day, but this was a nice way to make up for it.

Chirstmas trip to Memphis

I woke up on Saturday with a sore throat verging on Laryngitis and a 6:20 flight. I had the flu a couple of day last week, and almost canceled the flight. I made through the airport screen line in about an hour and got on The Embraer 175, but not before getting my carry on gate checked (Normally not a problem with a 175, but I figured OK, I'll get it back at the gate. For the drink service, I Ordered a hot tea. it took a while, as the cart didn't have hot water, and it had to come from first class:
Of course, my seatmate was a Chatty Cathy. just what I needed. The View was pretty much like this all the way:
coming over Lake Michigan:
Coming in over Minneapolis: And then when I got off at MSP, my Bag was no where to be found! we were at the 'D' gates , and they had no provision for gate check bags. would I like to check it all the through? I polite declined and headed for the baggage claim office outside security, and then spent another hour and half in a security line. I was going to roam around, but knew I needed to find my plane to Memphis. I did find this fellow: and got some more tea from Caribou: before finding my A319 to Memphis: A Big Boy giving Santa a helping hand: Quincy, IL: Missouri River: Yep, that looks like Memphis: and then things got interesting. Like when the rental car place gave me the keys to a Hyundai Genesis (a $40,000 car) instead of a Chrysler 200. But that's another story: