Gail Todd
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Frustrations take off with flight delays, cancellationsMay 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Last week on a flight to Boston, I sat next to a young woman who was about to live her dream. For five years she had run marathons all over the world hoping to qualify f...
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Insects on planes can drive passengers buggyApr 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Did you hear about the recent flight delay out of Miami caused by some pesky travelers who bugged both flight attendants and passengers? They weren't the two-legged vari...
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Pets onboard become a peeve for some travelersMar 06, 2010 10:00 pm - Did you hear about the lady who let the cat out of the bag, literally? Last week when the owner was going through security at Newark Liberty International Airport, the a...
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Tips to keep your bags from taking flightFeb 06, 2010 10:00 pm - Last week when Kelly Cline traveled with her 9-month-old baby to the Bahamas, she lost it. It wasn't that she became so violent that flight attendants had to handcuff he...
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Is inconsistency best weapon against terrorism?Jan 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Last Sunday when my daughter flew from Chicago to San Francisco, she planned to finish knitting a Christmas stocking she started a year ago for her niece. But her plans ...
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Great holiday gift ideas for intrepid travelersDec 05, 2009 10:00 pm - "Have you heard about any great travel gifts this year?" asked my old flying partner, Nancy, when we met for our monthly lunch at Lambert Field in St. Louis. "Last year,...
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Get the stress out of your life with a spa vacationOct 31, 2009 11:00 pm - Last week as I waited to take off on a flight from Salt Lake City to Chicago, I watched an angry passenger board the aircraft. Apparently, security agents had singled hi...
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Fee-flying days upon us for foreseeable futureOct 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Did you hear about the smoking gun at Ryanair? In case you've forgotten, Ryanair is the cut-rate European carrier that has led the pack in creative fees for fliers. They...
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Head west to Utah for a colorful fall tripSep 05, 2009 11:00 pm - "I'm looking for a colorful fall getaway," said my neighbor, who had just shipped her youngest child off to college and was feeling slightly blue. "But I don't want to s...
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Reunions a way to keep family ties strongAug 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Last week our extended family, numbering 47, congregated on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts to celebrate the 100th birthday of the matriarch of the family. Nineteen s...