24 Hours, 15 Minutes

That's how long it took me to fly from St. George, UT to Boston, Mass. and back...connecting in LAX both ways.

And that's not just flight time...that's from walking out the front door to walking back in the front door and diving onto the couch.

Here's some quick facts.

• The trip was four flight segments. SGU-LAX-BOS-LAX-SGU.
• The SGU legs were on an EMB 120 Brasilia.

• The LAX-BOS legs were on a Boeing 757.

• Total Miles Flown : 6222
• Total Block Flight Time: 15 hrs. 2 min.
• Total Beers Consumed in First Class Enroute LAX-BOS (in one hour at 37,000 ft.): 5
• Headaches Caused By Drinking at Altitude: 1
  
• Times an Air Traffic Controller Lost His Cool While I Listened to United Channel 9 (ATC Feed): 1 ...All flights checking in with him kept asking if the turbulence was going to get better. After the 20th time he told them it wasn't getting any better at any flight level, he went on a tirade. It was....awesome.

It was an adventure. I'm a little pissed though. I was going to get a new Red Sox hat at the Boston Airport. Apparently, the concessionaires in Boston are morons because they don't stock Sox hats. Grrr...

A little somber moment this morning on pushback. We pushed from Gate C-18. On pushback, I saw the flag on top of the jetway on C-19 that memorializes United 175, the 767 that crashed into the WTC on September 11th. Got chills.

I'm sure there's other stuff I could tell you about this adventure....but I'm tired. Time to pass out.
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