Airport Sighting

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

If I don't have a book there are bookstores in just about every airport and they have best sellers.

Mitchell Field has a used bookstore.

[AccountingDrone]

Nope.


Some of us carry two.

And a Gamboy or PSP. Might finish one, you know.

I have almost a thousand on my driod...

[AccountingDrone]

Say, you ever going to be in the UK? I think we may just be kindred spirits

I still rather miss a pub back where I used to live, where they renovated & made one end into a "library" section, with floor to ceiling bookshelves, leather-covered smoking chairs, & a mezzanine so that you could reach the books near the top. They weren't "show" books either - they bulk-ordered from local second hand shops, & they didn't really mind you wandering off with books, so long as you left on in its place. Needless to say, I always used that pub as the meeting point when I was meeting mates in town, & I'd always suggest a time that was at least half an hour after my bus dropped off outside, so that I'd have time to work my way through a cup of tea & a blueberry muffin

Nice. There used to be a diner on rt84 here in CT that had a ton of books, and you could bring in books and trade for other books. I believe it started when someone left a grocery bag of books on the step =)

[Ironclad Alibi]

I have almost a thousand on my driod...

Is that ebooks? And I though I had a lot at 111. It's up from previous post because I downloaded 32 of the Discworld books, and some others, last night from ePrint Studio.

[emax4]

Sort of related.. this past February my fiancee and I went on a trip to DisneyWorld leaving from Pittsburgh. We got there early enough and boarded on time. After 10 minutes one of the flight attendants starts asking, "Is there a Paige Johnson here on board? Anyone??", and nobody answered. A few minutes later a young woman, clearly not in a flight attendant's uniform comes on board. Only the two of us among all the boarded passengers smiled at her and said, "Hi, Paige!". She passed us by to get to her seat but had that "WTF?" look on her face

[Geek King]

I have almost a thousand on my driod...

I've not been on such a long trip that I've needed that many.

I'm also a bit old fasioned. I like to flip pages and whatnot. Plus, nothing shows off your collection like a roomful of bookshelves. I also act as a bit of a lending library for my friends who like the same sorts of things to read. I'm not willing to lend out my laptop so I can hook introduce more people to the Dresden series.

[dragon_wings]

I've not been on such a long trip that I've needed that many.

I'm also a bit old fasioned. I like to flip pages and whatnot. Plus, nothing shows off your collection like a roomful of bookshelves. I also act as a bit of a lending library for my friends who like the same sorts of things to read. I'm not willing to lend out my laptop so I can hook introduce more people to the Dresden series.

I actually had a co worker ask what I do with my books after I'm done reading them. My response was that I keep them and re read them occasionally.
I'm on book 3 in the Dresden Series!.

[Teskeria]

I usually have 3-4 books on me. Mainly mysteries and Sci-fi. I read too fast to have fewer. Around 300 pages an hour (small print). And the DS in case it's a really long wait (like at the VA when appts never happen on time) and I finish all the books.

[Andara Bledin]

I'm on book 3 in the Dresden Series!.

Oh, yeah! That reminds me that I need to get my pre-order for the next book in through Amazon, tonight. Waiting since the end of Changes has been tough.

^-.-^

[Cazzi]

Nice. There used to be a diner on rt84 here in CT that had a ton of books, and you could bring in books and trade for other books.

My local rail station has a book shelf for frequent travellers to borrow from & swap. Totally honour system & its apparently well used and appreciated. I keep meaning to take a couple to add when I travel.

I had a joke with an older guy at the gym the other week, he'd previously asked about my kindle that I was reading in the juice bar, the next time I saw him he waved a paper back at me & said "I'm still going old school!"
My reply was, yeah, but I bet you haven't got your entire library with you like I have

[AccountingDrone]

Is that ebooks? And I though I had a lot at 111. It's up from previous post because I downloaded 32 of the Discworld books, and some others, last night from ePrint Studio.

Yup, epub format. I hate PDF format. I actually have both a kindle and nook, I gave the nook to one friend and the kindle to our roomie, I prefer just lugging around a single electronic whizzbang. Phone, ebooks, internet and it fits in the pocket on my purse.

[AccountingDrone]

I've not been on such a long trip that I've needed that many.

I'm also a bit old fasioned. I like to flip pages and whatnot. Plus, nothing shows off your collection like a roomful of bookshelves. I also act as a bit of a lending library for my friends who like the same sorts of things to read. I'm not willing to lend out my laptop so I can hook introduce more people to the Dresden series.

800 sq foot house. We can't swing the cat if we wanted to.

Honest, the jackass who did the house was absolutely clueless. There is not even a space to really fit any sort of dining table, he expected people to sit at this tiny 4x4 counter that has an overhang of 4 inches on 2 sides...we are currently working on gutting the house [again] and making the 2 microscopic closetless bedrooms into one normal sized bedroom with an actual closet, and the strange kitchen and entry hall end of the hoses into a 14x20 country kitchen with an actual dining table.

[Geek King]

800 sq foot house. We can't swing the cat if we wanted to.

[...].

You're not telling me anything I'm not living through. Roommate Jay and I were renting a nice townhouse with two stories and a finished basement. The owners suddenly decide they want to sell (just as our lease was up), and the new owners want to redo the place and flip it, so we get thirty days notice to move, with very little warning. The only reason we took the place we're at now is it was just about the only place that was:

1) Available to move into.

2) Allowed me to keep my cat without some rediculous pet fee added every month.*

3) had three bedrooms. One for me, one for Jay, and one for our library.

We still had to get a storage unit for some stuff, as we lost over 500 square feet of floor space in the move. Also had to get a smaller couch, as the super couch I had (3-piece sectional with pull-out bed and two recliners built-in. My graduation gift to myself. ) Wierdly, the washer/dryer hookup is in the third bedroom, and not even in a closet. Just right there in the middle of the wall. Really strange layout. I'd hate to be the kid(s) who got that room in the family.

*Seriously, an extra $50-100 per month for a nine pound, indoor cat? Thanks for letting me know about management's nickle-and-dime philosophy before I sign a contract, kthxbai!

[Mr. Anubite]

I wonder how they decide who they wait for and who they won't. I agree with the airline on this one, but I've also had airlines page over and over for one flier and let them on immediately before the flight leaves. I assume it comes down to VIP status, but I've always wondered.

In addition to the other reasons given, they'll also hold flights for a few minutes if it's for passengers who are late because their connecting flight was late.

[Kogarashi]

In addition to the other reasons given, they'll also hold flights for a few minutes if it's for passengers who are late because their connecting flight was late.

Most likely because those people have absolutely no say in getting there earlier. If you're delayed because of the lines at security, ticketing, traffic, etc., you always had the option of leaving earlier. Leaving earlier isn't going to make your previous flight reach your connecting flight any faster.