Cross-country travel by jet? International travel? Forget it. The only money I considered spending this year on nonnecessities was for razor blades to slash my wrists if the DOW dipped below 6400. Who could risk the cash outlay for nonbusiness travel when the future looked so bleak? But now, with the DOW seeming to pull itself up by its bootstraps at 9505 today, my angina is abating a bit. Of course, I know the DOW at 9505 is not the DOW at 14,000.
Yes, maybe it is time to think about and maybe even make cautious plans. I’m thinking about it … and that’s a good sign, isn’t it?
By the way, it was a madhouse at Newark Airport at 5 AM last Thursday when I picked up a friend flying in from Oregon. A madhouse. The airport looked like the Las Vegas Strip with traffic jams and people and cars jockeying for position near the curb in ARRIVALS. All very civilized in a chaotic sort of way! Since I, personally, had not been to the airport in a while, I was very surprised to see the thousands of people swarming around the airport.
Are first-class travelers flying coach? Are coach travelers taking the train? Are train travelers taking the bus? Are bus travelers walking?
Dunno, but I was really, seriously surprised (and a little pleased) to see the crowd.
Where is my passport?
September 13th, 2009 at 12:00 am
I renewed my passport, if that is any indication of optimism.