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The trip across the pond
Aug. 7th, 2004 11:25 amDear Master,
i couldn't get Yahoo to sent my email to You, so here it is.
i got here Friday, early for once. Pat and Lani and the kids were here to meet me, but Mother, Sarah, Eileen, John and Ellen were not expecting the plane to be on time. Fooled them.
In last night's message i told You i was late leaving Kuwait. i have no idea what the hold up was. The flight over to London was smoothe, once we finally got off the ground. Then we stopped at Heathrow. Last year we got off the plane and waited in a transit room. This year we had to walk all the way around the terminal and go back through security. i decided i wasn't going to mess with that so i asked for a wheel chair. That made it much nicer. There was a sign that showed where we were and how much time to allow to get to our next destination in the airport. For us it was a 30 minute walk. The wheel chair was an inspired idea. i had requested on at New York when i checked in at Kuwait.
The flight from London to New York was also uneventful, once we got back under way. There was a wheel chair waiting for me on the jet way, and i was taken all the way out to the Kuwait counter to pick up my hotel voucher. My bags were like the fourth and seventh to come off the plane and being in a wheel chair got me through immigration with no waiting, and customs was a breeze. i had about a 10 minute wait for the shuttle and was at the same Holiday Inn as last year by about 11:30. This time there was a room for me.
The plane out of JFK was on time, and i was bumped up to business class for that leg of the journey. There was a chair waiting for me in Minneapolis and then i caught the electric carts to get to my gate. Flew a little jet down to Waterloo, didn't hardly have enough time to get to altitude before we were descending. No beverage service the trip was so short.
Everyone is ok, and this morning Eileen, Sarah and i are going to the Y for a swim. Therapy for Eileen's ankle. Tomorrow i take Sarah to camp. Last night we got her clothes all marked.
Let me know when You might be online so we can talk. Be careful, drive safely, drink lots of water. i love You very much. i'm just beginning to realize how very much You mean to me.
Oh, Everyone thinks You are LOOKIN' GOOD!. Eileen is going to work Weight Watchers with me while i'm here. We are going to try for 10 pounds while i'm in Iowa.
Love You, Miss You.
me
i couldn't get Yahoo to sent my email to You, so here it is.
i got here Friday, early for once. Pat and Lani and the kids were here to meet me, but Mother, Sarah, Eileen, John and Ellen were not expecting the plane to be on time. Fooled them.
In last night's message i told You i was late leaving Kuwait. i have no idea what the hold up was. The flight over to London was smoothe, once we finally got off the ground. Then we stopped at Heathrow. Last year we got off the plane and waited in a transit room. This year we had to walk all the way around the terminal and go back through security. i decided i wasn't going to mess with that so i asked for a wheel chair. That made it much nicer. There was a sign that showed where we were and how much time to allow to get to our next destination in the airport. For us it was a 30 minute walk. The wheel chair was an inspired idea. i had requested on at New York when i checked in at Kuwait.
The flight from London to New York was also uneventful, once we got back under way. There was a wheel chair waiting for me on the jet way, and i was taken all the way out to the Kuwait counter to pick up my hotel voucher. My bags were like the fourth and seventh to come off the plane and being in a wheel chair got me through immigration with no waiting, and customs was a breeze. i had about a 10 minute wait for the shuttle and was at the same Holiday Inn as last year by about 11:30. This time there was a room for me.
The plane out of JFK was on time, and i was bumped up to business class for that leg of the journey. There was a chair waiting for me in Minneapolis and then i caught the electric carts to get to my gate. Flew a little jet down to Waterloo, didn't hardly have enough time to get to altitude before we were descending. No beverage service the trip was so short.
Everyone is ok, and this morning Eileen, Sarah and i are going to the Y for a swim. Therapy for Eileen's ankle. Tomorrow i take Sarah to camp. Last night we got her clothes all marked.
Let me know when You might be online so we can talk. Be careful, drive safely, drink lots of water. i love You very much. i'm just beginning to realize how very much You mean to me.
Oh, Everyone thinks You are LOOKIN' GOOD!. Eileen is going to work Weight Watchers with me while i'm here. We are going to try for 10 pounds while i'm in Iowa.
Love You, Miss You.
me
