END OF VACATION EXIT TICKET
E. Perryman 8.15.2025
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1. DAYS OF DIAGONAL FLY: New fashion trend for the young: diagonal zipper and fly.
2. BANGS BABY: I’m seeing a lot more bangs circa 2008.
3. PAJAMA COUTURE: Forget heels and hose at the airport, folks are wearing straight up pajamas these days.
4. LIVE FILTERING: I saw a lot more botox’ed people in AZ however it’s an odd phenomenon because even with anti-aging aides, you can still tell they are older people who have gotten work.
5. SHAKE DOWN: Airlines luggage-gauging gate (esp with the average traveler) continues. It makes me think; is it really that much more to get first class considering it’s 90 dollars extra to take 2 bags on a flight?
6. NEW FANGLED SECURITY CHECK: The Simon tsa machine doesn’t make you take out iPads at security.
7. KAREN ON DECK: Not sure how but somehow the passenger behind me is able to kick their foot right in the center of my butt. They’ve stopped for now but my inner Karen is on deck, warming up.
8. UNCHOSEN: My continuing FB gripe: it sucks when you wish someone happy birthday online but you are one of the unchosen ones ignored and left without any reaction. Reminds me of the annoying top friend list on the myspace of the past…..
9. STEERAGE SKIES: United has different planes: I preferred the one on the way where we had our own movie screen, didn’t have to hold in a charging cord to keep the power going, had usb outlets, and were able to access non oppressive seatbelts for the horizontally challenged.
10. FRONT SEAT DRIVER: The verdict is still out on Waymo for me. I am not sure how I feel about being driven by a non human machine. The future is here.
11. WI-FAIL: With the prohibitive costs of flying anymore, I’m curious when the airlines are going to move in the 2010s with usable WiFi service on a flight. Especially for a trip across the country, the current United service is mid as the kids would say. Inquiring minds….
12. PSA: It’s easier to pull up your pants sideways in a plane bathroom; one is less likely to fall over.
13. SHRINKFLATION has reached the plane pretzel bags. I had precisely 8 pretzels in my bag.
14. FYI: If in fact you happen to be a fellow traveler in basic economy aka don’t want to pay half a grand to fly east to west but want a coach seat attached to the floor, United airlines will officially highlight your boarding pass as such allowing you carry only one personal item. You will be asked to give your bank info at check in to make sure you don’t try to bring on a small roller bag.
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