My understanding, from discussions those that know highway warriors, is that journey has turn out to be much more undignified and disturbing. My latest expertise confirms that and suggests quite a bit is because of Covid. Furthermore, many individuals clarify they perceive that, but they gained’t put on masks!
My quick model:
Notice that on all my flights I wore a 3M Aura N95 within the terminal and put on my Darth Vader P100 on the aircraft. Solely at most one different masked particular person on my flights, and never at all times an N/KN95. I additionally had my Aranet4 C02 monitor. It confirmed, regardless of airline claims about their filtered air, that C02 ranges rapidly rose to over 1300 (dangerous) and infrequently to over 2000 (very dangerous) throughout boarding, would fall to at finest barely under 1000 mid flight on reasonably lengthy flights, after which would rise once more because the aircraft descended.
I booked a flight from Delta from Birmingham to Portland, Maine on a Saturday again in March.
Over the summer season, Delta adjustments its schedule in order that the one choices that day are a 40 minute layover in Atlanta (impossibly tight for a wheelchair passenger) or getting in at 11:45 PM when automobile rental closes at midnight. I’m ready to cancel the journey and eat the 50% deposit on the home rental. My visitor is flying into Boston on Friday and renting a automobile Sat and suggests I rebook to fly to Boston on Friday.
My flight to Boston is 7 hours late as a consequence of needing a brand new wheel and having a fuel gauge fail. Tire must be flown in from Atlanta and so they should get contract upkeep crew in to cope with that and fuel gauge. Some individuals on the flight had been clearly going to overlook worldwide connections.
Return flight to LGA is 6 hours late as a consequence of Ian. Wheelchair pusher who takes me to gate says Delta is the worst. Three days in the past, he needed to wait three hours as a result of a Delta flight from Atlanta had landed however sat on the runway as a result of Delta was quick on floor crew. He additionally stated the Burger King within the airport was closed as a consequence of Covid. It had been run by two individuals however one received sick and the opposite discovered it overwhelming to attempt to function the place solo.
Get to resort in NYC round 10:00 PM. I’ve been right here about 6 instances earlier than within the final 12 months. The room is 58 levels. I flip up temperature. Nothing occurs. I name entrance desk to say I would like a brand new room. Entrance desk man says engineer has not turned on warmth regardless of his and buyer complaints. I sputter that if this had been earlier within the day, I’d go to a distinct resort however I’m caught (and exhausted) at this late hour.
I then go full New Yorker on him. This can be a clear violation of NYC laws (see right here: https://propertyclub.nyc/article/a-guide-to-nyc-heating-season-and-heat-laws). Entrance desk man says he’ll attempt to discover a area heater. I’m skeptical.
I activate bathe to full sizzling. I handle to get the room to 61 levels. The issue is, unrecognized by me instantly, I’m additionally on track to create a flood. The bath was stoppered and filling up!
I reconfirm my recollection of NYC warmth regs and check out calling 311 on the resort cellphone to complain to the town. Nevertheless, the decision retains going to 911. I am going to get my cell to name 311 since it’s a 917 quantity and thus can name 311 as a neighborhood name.
The entrance desk calls about my calling 911. I say I’m making an attempt to name 311 concerning the unlawful chilly room and hold being routed to 911, and can name 311 on my cell. Entrance desk man insists no, actually, he’s looking for me an area heater. I say I’ll wait a couple of minutes.
Shortly he and a upkeep man come as much as transfer me to a similar-class room down the corridor with a heater in it. Why they may not transfer the heater to me is a thriller.
In shifting out, I found the toilet ground has loads of water on it. The bathtub had not but flooded over however the artfully positioned tub mat, over the sting of the bathtub, was soaked and wicking water onto the ground.
The journey again was uneventful. However I now should get to Laguardia tremendous early as a result of horrible new terminals and roadways in. The brand new facility was clearly designed to max out on concrete use and sq. footage. The drained previous Laguardia would have been positive with a facelift. Its advantage that (ex time in safety) the stroll to the gate was 5 to seven minutes. Now the place is cavernous, making an attempt to appear like a world airport. Even passenger examine in and safety are actually a hike from the curb. The everyday stroll to the gate is quarter-hour. The one purpose I can see is for larger building prices, as in actual property grifting.
Please inform me your horror tales.
