NO jet lag !! How is that for a big surprise !! NO jet lag going to England and none coming home. What ever is going on? We arrived at Heathrow on Saturday morning for our flight to Philly on British Airways. I will NEVER fly any other air line across the pond. British Air was FANTASTIC ! The seats are comfortable, large, spacious from your neighbor and lots of leg room. The food was fabulous and I got to watch 3 movies for free so the flight went so fast I couldn't believe it. I have never been that comfortable on a plane before. Delta take note . . . you SUCK ! Take some lessons from the Brits and get your act together. We arrived in Philly early, breezed through customs, collected our bags, turned around and rechecked our bags FOR FREE, walked to the gate that our US Air connecting flight was leaving from and relaxed. NO hassles, no rush, no panic. US Air flight actually left early and we were in Fl 20 minutes ahead of schedule. Not even my favorite air line, Southwest, is that good.
If you remember, our Delta flight to England was delayed 3 hours, was crowded, uncomfortable and just plain nasty.They charged us for our extra baggage TWICE! Once from West Palm to Atlanta and again for Atlanta to London! Going home was wonderful, Thanks to British Airways. Unfortunately for Kyle and Abby, they were flying Delta from London to Atlanta, leaving an hour after us on Saturday. We talked to Kyle last night and his flight was a typical Delta fiasco. Plane left late, was packed to the brim and Abby and Kyle were in the VERY LAST ROW with another person. The plane took off and then informed everyone that there would be NO FOOD SERVICE on the NINE (9) hour flight because there had been a fire in their food distribution center. But (GET THIS . . . ) food would be available FOR PURCHASE ! What kind of bull poop is that ??????
OH, but when Kyle got off the plane he was given a $200 voucher for future travel to compensate him for the inconvenience. (He also received one for Abby and then a man at the baggage pick up gave him his because he said he would never use it.) Was not having any food for 9 hours worth $600 ? NOT TO ME ! I HATE DELTA !!! Always have and always will!
But now we are home and it is GRAND ! We have fallen right back into our old life and it is GOOD ! The pool is about 92 degrees and fabulous! The sun is bright and the air is hot but it is NOT humid so it is delightful to be out side. From what we hear from all of you in other parts of the US we are cooler than most.
We will see Kent and Kristen tomorrow to see for ourselves how our grandson is doing inside poor Kristen's belly. The poor girl is so bloated I think if she was pricked with a pin she would become a human sprinkler. She looks so uncomfortable, my heart goes out to her. But in a week and a half little Baby Boy Lawlor will enter the world and hopefully Kristen will begin to return to normal. The day after Baby "S" is born Keri, Steve and Kaelin will fly to Florida to spend 2 weeks with us so Kaelin will get to meet her new baby cousin just after he is born. Kaelin is also going to get to see Abby and Roman for a day up in MD before she comes to Florida. Bridget is flying with Abby and Roman to Richmond to see her parents for a few days and they plan on a get together with Keri and Kaelin. I can't believe the kids are spread all over the world and yet they manage to get to see each other.
Bottom line . . . It's good to be home!
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