Carol Margolis

When I got to my gate yesterday, the Red Coat agent came from behind the counter to give me a big hug since she hadn't seen me in a month (I switched my schedule for my last few flights). I get hugs from hotel people also when I come back for a visit. This made me realize that I must travel way too much if I've become this friendly with gate agents and hotel folks.

A few other signs of traveling too much:

--The neighbors think your husband is a single guy

--You look at every beauty product's size before its price (must be 3 oz or less!)

--Your suitcase is a permanent fixture in your bedroom

--You replace plants every few months because you've killed every one of them due to lack of attention.

--You wake up at home not knowing where you're at.


What are your signs that you travel too much?


Carol Margolis
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SometimesFlyer

You dial "9" to get an outside line at home.

8dimsum

Dialing "0" for a wake up call!

edj3

You don't know what airport you're at once you get there (happened to me, I think it was EWR but it might also have been PHL).

You keep your travel alarm set to a time zone that's markedly different from your home time zone.

The cats hiss at your suitcase (which as the OP said, never gets put away).

manneca

You put your hands under the water faucet and can't figure out why the water doesn't turn on.

edcaya

I had a long-term client that required an on-site presence, so I was always coming and going at odd hours from the airport. Late one evening as I was hefting my bags into the car, my neighbor came to meet me with a stack of pamphlets on marriage counseling and to let me know that I should stay and work it out with my husband.

sucheng

You get annoyed that no one has made your bed, emptied the garbage, washed your towels - then realize you are at home and have to do it yourself.

Carol Margolis

These are all funny, and unfortunately too true! We live our lives so differently than work-at-home folks, don't we?

GloverParker

When you seriously start to consider purchasing for home that expensive but oh-so-comfortable hotel bed for those infrequent appearances at that place you pay your mortgage on.

VelvetKennedy

People at rental car companies and hotels no longer ask you for your ID or credit card. They see you coming, say hi to you by name, and hand you a key. Without making you wait in any line that happens to be there.

Not only is your suitcase a permanent fixture, it is also never fully unpacked.

You hoard travel-sized cosmetic supplies.

You have clothing at a drycleaner in a different state.

You have items being held for you at a hotel in a different state.

You know all the alternative airports near the one you really want to go to and can rattle then off in a travel disruption.

Several other people who are also upgraded say hi to you on any given flight to or from your home city and want to know where you are heading this time. You already know where they headed last or where they are probably heading. You have no idea what their name is, though, and have never told them yours.

You know what type of plane it is with just a glance. And whether it will have wifi. And what the meal choices will be.

You have a crazy amount of suitcases, totes, travel bags, etc. stashed in a closet.

You have an unlimited monthly access Gogo account.

You have a hair stylist, manicurist, facialist, etc. in states other than the one you live in and they consider you a regular.

You fly more often than you drive your own car.

yunicorner

Haha this post is awesome! And I love the replies too. Everything is so true.

What about:

You forget which town you were in the week before.
You stay at a chain hotel after staying in hostels/BnBs during vacation and it feels like you returned home.
You have a basket of hotel toiletries for your guests.
You don't worry about catching a movie at the theater because you can always catch it on a plane.
You have envelopes of currencies from different countries ready to go.

Kate_Canuck

- Fumbling in your purse for a key card to open your front door, instead of a key
- Trying to swipe your hotel key to get through a subway kiosk

edcaya

- You have farecards from multiple transport systems in your wallet
- The doormen at hotels know you by name, but the doorman at your home barely recognizes your face
- You have multiple DVRs to record all the TV you've missed while away

tlvancouver

You keep your iphone on the 24 hour clock to make flight planning easier.

oldpenny16

When your 18 year old car has 76,000 miles on it because you nearly always fly.