just returned from an enjoyable trip, albeit brief, to san francisco. i was out in the fair fog city, the city by the golden gate, last week for a professional conference. the weather was simply stunning, the hotel was grand, the food was very tasty, the sights were beautiful, and the conference was pretty solid as well. i had not been in san fran in over 15 years so i really had to basically start from scratch as i tried to recall things i had seen and done in the past. needless to say, i would love to return to san fran sooner than later and enjoy the city and the many amenities it has to offer.
now my experience with usairways, unlike the city by the bay, was less than stellar. we had a 6 hour delay in charlotte which made the 5.5 hour flight to the west coast even less enjoyable than it normally would be considered. i simply don't know how usairways can stay in operation sometimes when the customer service and maintenance simply cannot seem to jive. i've been flying on usairways for many years and have really noticed their inability to satisfactorily handle even the most minor of crisis - at least from this moderately savvy traveler. i must say, however, that i have often defended usairways when other colleagues were critical of them and their operations in the past...i suppose my patience is running thin. i will give them props for a better experience on the eastbound flight as it was much more acceptable. maybe it's just the charlotte hub???
summer has made it's arrival in boone. i have planted my annual perrinials at the homestead and i am contemplating when and how i will transfer two budding tomato plants that i germinated a month ago. thanks to PZ, i have the two organic tomato plants and i am eager to see if i can successfully harvest some ripe ones off the vines later this summer!
