Oops! Your right, RichG, it isn't that long...

Return flight was terrific. Getting back to MSY was a nightmare (see I-10, above). Airport not laid out terribly well. I can't imagine what a zoo that place must turn into on a Superbowl weekend!

When going through security, my laptop bag was stopped for search (happens a lot - I carry a lot of tools and wires in there). What happened next was illuminating.

I am always cooperative and sympathetic to the security folks. They catch a lot of hell unfairly. I respect someone doing their job even if it is an unpopular one.

So my bag is pulled and they start the search. Simulatanously, another person with a laptop (and much smaller bag with nowhere near as much stuff!) gets pulled. He does a lot of squawking. They start searching both our bags at the same time.

I ended up being finished several minutes further despite having lots more stuff. With him, they were stopping just short of a body cavity search. They even made him disassemble the unit (battery pack and hard drive). Definitely trying to teach him a lesson (which I suspect went unnoticed).

At IAH, for the IAH-DFW leg, I mentioned I had an upgrade coupon and asked if there was space available (I know, a 60 minute flight is a waste of one, but it had been a long day). Gate agent said he'd put me on the list. I laughed and said if there was a list, I suspected it wouldn't happen, but thanked him for his efforts.

I take my seat, and several minutes later, someone comes to the back and hands me a pass for 4F. Terrific!

In flight, woman in first row of coach has 1 year old daughter who starts crying. Cereal Bar to the rescue! Baby stops crying, rest of flight goes by with hardly a sound from the little one.

Landing was flawless. Could barely tell when wheels touched the tarmac.

Crashing at a buddy's house in Plano. Tomorow begins DFW-IAH-COS!


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