âMerry Christmasâ is pretty much the only context I see my fellow Americans use the word âMerryâ other than deliberately trying to sound upper class British.
Priority boarding is useless. You wait in line and have to jockey for space. I am usually one of the last people to board, I walk in, go straight to my seat and donât have to worry about maneuvering past everyone, since they are already seated.
Noise canceling headphones. Pick your flavor it doesnât really matter but having a nice audio playlist or some podcasts downloaded while not being able to hear everyone else will make the flight so much easier.
You can look up the flight before you book to figure out legroom, as a result I fly jetblue when I can and southwest when I canât because they average about 2â and 1â more legroom respectively over everyone else.
The smaller and the easier your carry-on is to set down, the better. The goal is for it to be able to fit under the seat and not in the overhead compartment. Overheads fill up quickly, every seat has its own storage. I personally use a small briefcase that I found at a thrift store.
Toiletries, you donât need as much as you think you need, and they donât need to be in the carry-on. The only thing I would say needs to be in the carry-on is your toothbrush with some toothpaste already applied just in case. Hotels will typically have something resembling shampoo and body soap. Between those two things it will buy you enough time to get to a store if luggage gets lost.
Luggage is best in wheels and hard cases. I went so far that I use a pelican case as my luggage case. You probably donât need to go that hard, but if the luggage can be bent with your hand, imagine what would happen if your luggage ended up at the bottom of the pile. Nothing fragile will survive, unless itâs in a hard case. Also if you arenât confident that your luggage can survive a trip down the stairs, you need to pack it better, luggage handlers are not known to be gentle.
Patience. Thereâs a lot of hurry up and wait when traveling. Personally I bring a charger in my carry-on so I can use my laptop and phone still. Youâre not going to make the plane do its plane things any faster, so just chill out, relax, youâll get there when you get there. If you do a lot of traveling this is where the lounges come in play, but for one offs not worth it.
Funny you say this then talk about the overhead filling up in #4. That is the advantage of priority boarding, getting a spot in the overhead. I canât fit more than a day or two worth of clothes in something that fits under a seat (and besides, I want the space fit my legs and feet). And not having to check a bag is huge. And itâs nice to go down the aisle without feeling like Iâm constantly sticking my ass or crotch in peopleâs faces.
Man, I fit an entire weekâs worth of clothes in the backpack I put under the seat. Granted, I bring jeans so they can be worn more than once. But I also brought my switch, DS Lite, over ear headphones, snow gloves, 2 hoodies, trimmer set, and toiletries.
My USMC recruiting officer didnât want me to go home and confer with family, but sign the papers right away before I walked out of the office. Thatâs when I decided he seemed a bit too desperate.
Dozens of stories from vets later (many with TBIs who couldnât get proper treatment) I engage in counter-recruitment now.
I think Merry Christmas is a harken to antiquated dialect, much like other religious phrases. Thou shalt not kill or Thy will be done or extra Ecclesiam nulla salus
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