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[c9]

Up until now, I had made 666 entries in my journal. Holy cow.

Last night I dreamed that we took an Air France 747* to France, direct rather than through Rome as we're actually going to. We got to sit in the upstairs, and I was in the very front, with my feet kicking the bulkhead behind which you'd find the pilots. It was a thin wall too. The takeoff was very fast and pretty quiet, as I understand they can be from that vantage point. Also, we landed on a busy highway, then took an exit for the airport in Paris. Even the exit sign looked pretty and stylish. Like how skaughty would design an exit sign.

When we took the exit, there were several paths to follow, depending on where you wanted to get to -- possibly different Paris airports, as if Ottawa's Transitway had been transplanted and widened quite a bit. It was confusing for the pilots though, so we stopped at the intersection, and he got out and used the ATM. Not sure how I knew this or saw it. When we all had to return to our seats, I had a really hard time figuring out which seat I had been in, and everybody kept shuffling around. I tried to sit closer to leapfish but was unsuccessful.

I guess that's what two Smirnoff Ice Mandarin, two Pure Source, a mystery shot, and a Jaggermeister shot will do to my dreams. Fun!

* I just checked, and Air France has 23 Boeing 747s. Air Canada no longer operates any. Which is OK, old 747s are incredibly inefficient. Apparently the newer ones are good, but the world I think is moving away from needing big planes -- I worry that the A380 is going to flop. Boeing certainly is praying for that, I'm sure.

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[putaindemerde.livejournal.com]

You're not allowed to drink anymore ;-)

[thespos]

That was a riot! Thanks for the chuckle!

I love the ATM part, like they needed money to pay for airport plane parking or something. :-P

[jpman.livejournal.com]

Did you like Jaggermeister? I love the stuff, but very few people seem to.

[c9.livejournal.com]

Not really. That was my first, and probably last, time drinking it. Our friend Ben likes to go off and buy shooters and not tell us what they are. It's fun and frustrating. :)

[simplisticton.livejournal.com]

When did you start your journal? I was distressed to find I had posted my 350th post this afternoon...

[c9.livejournal.com]

June 30th, 2003. (the bottom of any userinfo page...)

[ratonil.livejournal.com]

Funny to know that besides of being an English Grammar expert, you are an Aircraft expert as well!.

Definetely I prefer Airbus, but LAN (the Chilean airline) configurtion left a few space between seats. That sucks.

[c9.livejournal.com]

There's very little space between the rows? That does suck. It's popular though. Airbus and Boeing actually provide seating options for airlines to choose from, from the high-end with lots of wasted space (Virgin Atlantic) to the lower-end, more efficient but less comfortable designs on most large airlines. Air Canada is decent, but basically everybody's in the same boat: more seats in the same space means more money. It costs like $17,000 just to send a plane into the air for an hour or two, I heard from ebola_canukius, so as nice as the legroom is, most companies just can't bear to throw it away like that.

I'm definitely not an expert. An enthusiast, with a bit of random trivia in my head. :)

[skaughty.livejournal.com]

The exit sign was flashing neon pink, right? :)