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Wednesday, June 01, 2022
2022.0601.0010...
Those were the days...
7 comments:
Jerry
said...
The long-gone elegant age of air travel. Thanks for posting.
I found this especially interesting, since I now live in Hawaii. Times certainly have changed. These days, the narration would be more like this: "Our engineers are always looking for ways to squeeze in more paying passengers. How about reducing the legroom by another inch? Who cares if your knees don't fit? To us, you're just cattle. Moo!" -Larry
I was born in 1957 and my father was in the military so we have flown a lot. I remember when flying was a treat. One had meals on china, real blankets, and pillows, and the one thing I do not miss is smoking. We flew to Japan, and Okinawa twice. I tell you every time you turned around it was time to eat. Nowadays one would be lucky to get a bag of peanuts thrown at you. I loved to see in the piece that one dressed up in your best to fly. We did. Today we have folks getting kicked off flights for inappropriate wear and acting a fool. One thing I noticed is that buffet did not look appatising.
You can get much the same experience today (minus the smoke and with a LOT less chance of dying in a crash). Just buy a first or business class ticket. They are cheaper than a coach ticket was back in the golden days. In those days, only the wealthy could afford to fly. I bet that private state room cost as much as a private room on Emerites does today, if not more.
Rather than whining about flying, how about taking a moment to consider that with a little advance planning and some tolerance for being a little cramped, you can cross the US roound trip for under $200? That is really astonishing value, even if it isn't the most comfortable experience.
Kevin - I flew first class once with my partner for his 70th birthday. Because I can't afford such luxuries, it was on his dime. It really is the best way to fly. However, now that *I* am 70, my tolerance for being a little cramped is zero. I'll take comfort over value any time.
7 comments:
The long-gone elegant age of air travel.
Thanks for posting.
I found this especially interesting, since I now live in Hawaii. Times certainly have changed. These days, the narration would be more like this: "Our engineers are always looking for ways to squeeze in more paying passengers. How about reducing the legroom by another inch? Who cares if your knees don't fit? To us, you're just cattle. Moo!" -Larry
I was born in 1957 and my father was in the military so we have flown a lot. I remember when flying was a treat. One had meals on china, real blankets, and pillows, and the one thing I do not miss is smoking. We flew to Japan, and Okinawa twice. I tell you every time you turned around it was time to eat. Nowadays one would be lucky to get a bag of peanuts thrown at you. I loved to see in the piece that one dressed up in your best to fly. We did. Today we have folks getting kicked off flights for inappropriate wear and acting a fool. One thing I noticed is that buffet did not look appatising.
Jerry - You are very welcome.
VRCooper - I never flew when I was young. When I saw they served a buffet, I was in awe.
Larry - That's a good one! Yeah, air travel these days is the pits.
You can get much the same experience today (minus the smoke and with a LOT less chance of dying in a crash). Just buy a first or business class ticket. They are cheaper than a coach ticket was back in the golden days. In those days, only the wealthy could afford to fly. I bet that private state room cost as much as a private room on Emerites does today, if not more.
Rather than whining about flying, how about taking a moment to consider that with a little advance planning and some tolerance for being a little cramped, you can cross the US roound trip for under $200? That is really astonishing value, even if it isn't the most comfortable experience.
Kevin - I flew first class once with my partner for his 70th birthday. Because I can't afford such luxuries, it was on his dime. It really is the best way to fly. However, now that *I* am 70, my tolerance for being a little cramped is zero. I'll take comfort over value any time.
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