Geez, considering that the other way you only have to cross one little ocean, that seems excessive.
Could just be a hoax, though. I fake some headaches, everyone gets used to poor helpless Spike. Then one day, no warning, I snap a spine, bend a head back, drain 'em dry. Brilliant.
Spike ,'Potential'
F2F5: I forget that everyone isn't us
Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon.
Theodosia - Jun 08, 2009 5:17:16 am PDT #1747 of 12685
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Fay - Jun 08, 2009 5:28:01 am PDT #1748 of 12685
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
I agree! And yet this seems to be the direction people go.
sighs
omnis_audis - Jun 08, 2009 6:45:01 am PDT #1749 of 12685
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Sounds like Fay is flying the equivalent to the US train system. For me to visit my sister in Orlando area (where there is a train station), I have to travel NORTH to Chicago, then over to the coast, then SOUTH to Florida, rather than just across the panhandle. 3 days! Crazy I tell you.
Barb - Jun 08, 2009 6:47:19 am PDT #1750 of 12685
“Not dead yet!”
I think that's because the rails across the southern part of the U.S. are still in post-Katrina damage, omnis.
omnis_audis - Jun 08, 2009 6:48:37 am PDT #1751 of 12685
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
ah. Hadn't thought of that. I was wondering what happened to the Dixie Flyer that Randy Newman sang about.
Zenkitty - Jun 08, 2009 6:58:39 am PDT #1752 of 12685
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Dude. I am crossing FOUR fucking continents to get there.
So, moving Seattle closer to Virginia won't make a significant difference to you, then? Good, good.
And yet this seems to be the direction people go.
How bizarre! The airlines know the world is round, right? You'll be so jetlagged, you'll have caught up with your own sleep cycle by the time you get there. Faster than the speed of sleep!
javachik - Jun 08, 2009 7:01:08 am PDT #1753 of 12685
Our wings are not tired.
That's completely weird. When I've traveled to China, Japan, etc, I've flown over the Pacific. Can't imagine going the other way. Ouch.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 08, 2009 7:18:24 am PDT #1754 of 12685
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I would imagine it's more economical to take less fuel and make more refueling stops across Asia and Europe than to have every flight load up for the Pacific crossing.
Theodosia - Jun 08, 2009 9:03:33 am PDT #1755 of 12685
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I suppose that's why a lot of flights transfer in Hawaii.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 08, 2009 9:15:04 am PDT #1756 of 12685
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Even then, it's possible that the cost of shipping the jet fuel to Hawaii more than equals out the cost for more refueling stops on the westward route.