I'm only 24, but I've already developed a real distaste for air travel. I've done a lot of flying in the last year (for someone who almost never travels for work, at least) and I think I'm finally getting close to an overseas trip on my Aeroplan points after years of collecting them on those crappy Tango fares. What a treat it will be to cash those in!
I encountered a few strange things in my recent travels. I tried to buy some crappy airport food at a cafe in the international departures area in Terminal 1 in Toronto and they would only accept Canadian cash. Umm... how many international travelers carry Canadian cash? I was in the washroom after that and found one of those coin-operated condom vending machines mounted on the wall. Who is buying condoms in an airport? I can only guess that there are enough people having sex in the airport washrooms or attempting membership in the mile high club (which might be exciting if only airplane washrooms weren't so disgusting) to warrant the machine. Then I went back to check the departures board to find 14 of Air Canada's 32 U.S.-bound flights that evening delayed by over an hour (including mine). Sigh. Maybe people are having sex at the airport just to pass the time.
Me, I'm holding out for quantum teleportation. Or maybe I'll stick with streetcars and subways for the time being. I saw this TTC operator on a streetcar during my last trip to Toronto; he's sticking with them real good.
Every now and then I'll have to take a car or bus to the mountains too. The view at the top of Crystal Mountain last weekend was incredible.
