j'arrive!

[jawnbc]

An 05h00 alarm greeting my morning. I showered, dressed, married querrelle, and taxied to YVR. Much as it galls me, WestJet has it all over Air Canada.: new planes, great crew, easy booking, online check-in and boarding system. Flight on time. 24 channels of live digital satellite TV in every seatback. I watched a bit of telly, but mostly I marked. In fact I marked all my students' assignments for the term.

As luck would have it, WestJet shares the same terminal as American Airlines. So I got my boarding card and was through odious US Immigration in minutes. The food options were awful but I was starving,,,so I made due with a hot dog and a Pepsi. Then I found the was an earlier flight to LGA and a slightly later one direct to JFK (JFK is much closer to the 'rents' place). They couldnt' guaranteed space on the JFK, but the LGA was leaving in 5 minutes--and I got on it. Arriving to LGA at 5pm; at my 'rents' crib at 630: for $2, courtesy of the Q33 and Q53 buses.

Nanny and Aunt Eilieen were in; Da was down at the hospital with Ma. So the ladies and I gabbed a bit. Nanny would say something, I'd reply, Nanny'd bellow "hwhath?"* I'd bellow what I'd said, she's nod, go back to reading. Da came in, gave us an updage (she's a bit better today). I did some washing up and made cuppas. Then I grabbed some pizza from 129th street, spoke to querrelle, and then 2 hours on Skype with my sister! Poor thing, she's gutted over Ma.

I'm not. Strangely, I have a strong sense she'll fight back from this. But that's not based on anything concrete. More tomrrow.

If you smoke cigarettes, stop now. Just stop. It's hideoud deadly poison. Mass produced and hypermarketted to the masses, despite its inevitable contribution to deaths from lung cancer, heart disease and COPD/emphysema


*she's from Galway

Comments

[gav-and-rog.livejournal.com]

My thoughts go out to you and your ma. Hope she gets well soon.

You know, I was thinking the other day, why is it that we know that cigarette smoking is bad for your health etc. but why is it the public have not cried out/demanded a healthier version of it, or whythe manufacturers haven't made one. I know it's not about the nicotine percentage but more about what else goes into it.

[valdemar-golbez.livejournal.com]

Much as it galls me, WestJet has it all over Air Canada.:
What does it gall you? Do you have stock in Air Canada? :)
AC has been a big, poorly run money pit for years. They charge more than other airlines for their flights and the cost isn't reflected in the quality of the flight. Give me a cheap SkyService flight any day.

The food options were awful but I was starving,,,so I made due with a hot dog and a Pepsi - Total price = $25

If you smoke cigarettes, stop now. Just stop. It's hideoud deadly poison. Mass produced and hypermarketted to the masses, despite its inevitable contribution to deaths from lung cancer, heart disease and COPD/emphysema
Not to mention that it's expensive, makes you smell like ass, and just plain gross. I can never understand the attraction...

Good luck for your moms!

[valdemar-golbez.livejournal.com]

Inhaling *any* smoke into your longs is not a healthy hobby.

Still, you have a point... they certainly put a lot of crap on top of the tabacco. Tar? Benzine?

At least with Marijuana, it's pretty damn hard to smoke 2 packs a day, and the ingrediants are natural, so you are already choosing a healthier option by going that route.

[madknits.livejournal.com]

Good luck for your mum.

My mum smoked five packs a day.
Disgusting habit.

[siobhan63.livejournal.com]

AC has been a big, poorly run money pit for years. They charge more than other airlines for their flights and the cost isn't reflected in the quality of the flight. Give me a cheap SkyService flight any day.

AC is actually one of the few airlines making a profit now - so much so that Robert Milton has been approached by other airlines to see if he might help turn them around. Also, they're the only airline that services much of the country - if i want to visit my parents in Northern Ontario, i have no other option but AC. AC must also abide by certain federal regulations that don't apply to other airlines and that add to their operating costs. And their prices are reasonably competitive. I've been comparing costs to fly from Montreal to the UK over xmas and right now, AC has the best prices by far.

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

Amen.
My Ma is praying for your Ma. (you know Cat'lick Moms they enjoy a good novena)
I watched my Grandma die from lung cancer. She never smoked a day in her life but she spent 30 years working in an office where everyone smoked and my Grandfather smoked through most of their marriage. My Grandfather died from complications due to years spent smoking. They both would have lived at least ten years longer if it hadn't been for that habit.

[transairn.livejournal.com]

Enjoy!

I'm on my month 8 of no cigarettes...and enjoying life so much more!