What is your travel OCD?
Nov 26, 2023, 9:39 am
#16
Join Date: Apr 2003
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Yikes. The only thing worse than the earliest flight of the day is the last flight of the day (due to the greater chance of delays or cancellations). I am a bad sleeper on my best day, and setting an alarm for 3:30 AM to get to the airport by 4:45 or so basically means I won't sleep at all. And I can't sleep on planes, so an early morning flight just means a rotten first day of the trip.
I'm glad I no longer have to worry about getting the cheapest flight.
I'm glad I no longer have to worry about getting the cheapest flight.
Nov 26, 2023, 3:22 pm
#17
Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: PDX, OGG or between the two
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Wow, can I relate to this.... I'm exactly the same! Who are these lucky humans that can just fall asleep the minute they sit down in their seat??? I live in Maui and travel to the west coast a lot and have had many nights before flying to Hawaii where I wake up at 2AM on the west coast (11PM in Hawaii) and can't get back to sleep.
Nov 26, 2023, 3:23 pm
#18
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Yikes. The only thing worse than the earliest flight of the day is the last flight of the day (due to the greater chance of delays or cancellations). I am a bad sleeper on my best day, and setting an alarm for 3:30 AM to get to the airport by 4:45 or so basically means I won't sleep at all. And I can't sleep on planes, so an early morning flight just means a rotten first day of the trip.
I'm glad I no longer have to worry about getting the cheapest flight.
I'm glad I no longer have to worry about getting the cheapest flight.
It sets me up right for the day. Early morning flights are less prone to delays, and I don't have to get in the day/night before meaning I can have more time at home.
I live close to the airport, so I am not leaving until 1-1.5 hrs from departures. At destination, I am usually at an airport hotels, I leave for airports even later. I don't get to airports 2-3 hours early.
Dec 1, 2023, 2:23 pm
#19
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Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Los Angeles
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Being prepared and packing.... My routine is simple: I pack in one step. Whether it's two days before I leave or 20 minutes, I do it one time so I don't forget anything. Dragging out packing over days is a recipe for forgetting something. I can usually pack in <15 minutes from start to finish (assuming things like laundry are done). My wife on the other hand is a trainwreck and every trip together with her starts with us leaving the house (late) and her screaming and hysterical... and usually forgetting something major. Her last trip I had to Fed Ex her LAPTOP to her....LOL. How on earth does one forget that?
Anyway, I suppose my OCD is packing/planning. I'm also kind of a nut about getting to the airport early but a lot of that is that I actually enjoy hanging out and having a coffee or drink in the lounge (and have to build in a large buffer for previously mentioned wife).
Anyway, I suppose my OCD is packing/planning. I'm also kind of a nut about getting to the airport early but a lot of that is that I actually enjoy hanging out and having a coffee or drink in the lounge (and have to build in a large buffer for previously mentioned wife).