Just a quick question.
We will be flying to Indiana in - let's see - GAH! - 13 days - to meet my husband's biological sisters.
We haven't flown since 1997, so a lot has changed since then.
I'm really nervous - we have never left our kids behind like this. Especially not for a whole week. My mom is staying here with the kids, and I'm sure everything will be just fine - they are really close to her and I completely trust her ability to care for them. She also has my dad and my sister and my two brothers to help her if she needs it. But I'm nervous about being so far away. I'm nervous about flying, which is totally new territory for me, I used to LOVE to fly. I'm out of practice of this flying thing. I'm actually nervous about what other previously inconceivable restrictions the TSA will suddenly come up with while we are waiting to be screened, and what we'll have to dump in order to meet those restrictions.
I just want to know if anyone has any advice, experiences to share about flying in a post-9/11 world, especially in recent months.
Anything we should know that the TSA or Airlines don't tell us? Do we REALLY have to not wear any metal? Do we really have to be at the airport 2 hours early for a 6 AM Thursday flight? Anyone had any unforeseen problems getting through security? Anything else you can think of?
We'll be flying out of Portland through Houston to Indianapolis and returning through Atlanta.
Anyone... Anyone?
We will be flying to Indiana in - let's see - GAH! - 13 days - to meet my husband's biological sisters.
We haven't flown since 1997, so a lot has changed since then.
I'm really nervous - we have never left our kids behind like this. Especially not for a whole week. My mom is staying here with the kids, and I'm sure everything will be just fine - they are really close to her and I completely trust her ability to care for them. She also has my dad and my sister and my two brothers to help her if she needs it. But I'm nervous about being so far away. I'm nervous about flying, which is totally new territory for me, I used to LOVE to fly. I'm out of practice of this flying thing. I'm actually nervous about what other previously inconceivable restrictions the TSA will suddenly come up with while we are waiting to be screened, and what we'll have to dump in order to meet those restrictions.
I just want to know if anyone has any advice, experiences to share about flying in a post-9/11 world, especially in recent months.
Anything we should know that the TSA or Airlines don't tell us? Do we REALLY have to not wear any metal? Do we really have to be at the airport 2 hours early for a 6 AM Thursday flight? Anyone had any unforeseen problems getting through security? Anything else you can think of?
We'll be flying out of Portland through Houston to Indianapolis and returning through Atlanta.
Anyone... Anyone?
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