Saturday reflections

A ceiling at La Guardia airport earlier this week.

When I was planning this trip, I expected that airfares would be higher than last year, but I was surprised by how much. So I dithered and delayed, and—surprise, surprise!—the flights didn't get any cheaper. And I've used up most of my miles and points, so I ended up booking Delta flights out of La Guardia because it was the cheapest option. Both of the flights had connections, which makes for some long travel days, but I'm still leery of Newark, though I haven't heard of any major delays there recently, and JFK is just so far away, so I was happy to have the option of La Guardia.

Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time. Then the TSA delays started, and the lines at La Guardia were of course the worst of the three New York airports—3-4 hours the day before I left, even with TSA Pre. Standing in line is unpleasant under the best circumstances, and is really, really unpleasant with a bad knee, so I was, um, stressed.

But I dutifully arrived at the airport four hours before my flight, and got through bag check and security in less than 30 minutes. I indulged in breakfast at a nice restaurant with comfortable seating, where the scrambled eggs, bacon, toast, juice and coffee cost me $45 dollars and was worth every penny.