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Back from Switzerland, happy as a pig in mud, a little ject laggy, =
but feeling an enormous sense of personal value. oh..yeah, uh, can't =
sleep (sound familiar?) Again I would like to convey my thanks to =
whomever suggested last minute upgrading to business class due to extra =
room needed for my PD symptoms. On this side of the Atlantic, it was =
done with grace. (I didn't even have to shake a whole lot! Although she =
did offer me a wheelchair .....hmmm.) But on the return from Zurich, =
well this ain't Kansas. They were also overbooked in economy, but =
somehow neither my husband nor I could say the magic words to get us in. =
This is a stray thought. I usually dress really down for int'l. =
travel. Jeans, t-shirt, if the on looker is incredibly lucky, I might =
also throw on a vest. no make up, glasses. no jewelry. crummy =
luggage. It gets us through passport control, and through customs =
quickly. It also is designed not to attract the attention of anyone who =
might have nefarious objectives - i.e to get me to carry through her =
"diaper bag", to ask me to "share a cab" etc. I admit, I look pretty =
slobby, but it makes me feel safe during travel, and so I go on. =
Perhaps when I was asking for an upgrade at the Canadian desk, the agent =
felt I looked normal enough (aside from the unstoppable wag in my arm =
and leg) to slip into a seat beside those who had paid several hundred =
dollars more for the same privilege. This did not get by the agent in =
Zurich, however. I think I could have had a major shaking fit and her =
bleary eyed response would have been something like, "Next..."
The ones who did get an up grade were immaculately turned out. =
Extraordinary women with ruby hair, couples with leather luggage, =
another woman who had clearly just come from the "shop" - the hair, the =
complexion, the skin, the nails - all finely buffed, polished and =
stretched. the clothes clearly from Sak's, and no tummy bulges! Okay, =
so now I have to rethink my approach, at least for my next return trip =
home, I really can't do the peroxide hair, the short shorts, tight =
little sweater, dripping gold jewelly and gold sandal spikes thing. =
(never could, actually) But if I just "tidy up a little", perhaps =
replace the torn jeans with a sundress, make up, sunglasses, the kind of =
quiet with quality look. hmmmm there may be an idea here. In Canada I =
just have to have flapping, reeling and grinding PD. But in Europe I =
guess I need to have all of that and taste. Next time, I'll give it a =
shot. It's nice to be back, Barb
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familiar?) Again=20
I would like to convey my thanks to whomever suggested last minute =
upgrading to business class due to extra room needed for my PD =
symptoms. =20
On this side of the Atlantic, it was done with grace. (I didn't =
even have=20
to shake a whole lot! Although she did offer me a wheelchair =
.....hmmm.) =20
But on the return from Zurich, well this ain't Kansas. They were =
also=20
overbooked in economy, but somehow neither my husband nor I could say =
the magic=20
words to get us in. This is a stray thought. I usually dress =
really=20
down for int'l. travel. Jeans, t-shirt, if the on looker is =
incredibly=20
lucky, I might also throw on a vest. no make up, glasses. no =
jewelry. crummy luggage. It gets us through passport =
control, and=20
through customs quickly. It also is designed not to attract the =
attention=20
of anyone who might have nefarious objectives - i.e to get me to carry =
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her "diaper bag", to ask me to "share a cab" =
etc. I=20
admit, I look pretty slobby, but it makes me feel safe during travel, =
and so I=20
go on. Perhaps when I was asking for an upgrade at the Canadian =
desk, the=20
agent felt I looked normal enough (aside from the unstoppable wag in my =
arm and=20
leg) to slip into a seat beside those who had paid several hundred =
dollars more=20
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however. I think I could have had a major shaking fit and her =
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immaculately turned out. Extraordinary women with ruby hair, =
couples with=20
leather luggage, another woman who had clearly just come from the=20
"shop" - the hair, the complexion, the skin, the nails - all =
finely=20
buffed, polished and stretched. the clothes clearly from =
Sak's, and=20
no tummy bulges! Okay, so now I have to rethink my approach, at =
least for=20
my next return trip home, I really can't do the peroxide hair, the =
short=20
shorts, tight little sweater, dripping gold jewelly and gold sandal =
spikes=20
thing. (never could, actually) But if I just "tidy up a =
little", perhaps replace the torn jeans with a sundress, make up,=20
sunglasses, the kind of quiet with quality look. hmmmm there may =
be an=20
idea here. In Canada I just have to have flapping, reeling =
and=20
grinding PD. But in Europe I guess I need to have all of that and =
taste. =20
Next time, I'll give it a shot. It's nice to be back, =20
Barb</FONT></DIV>
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