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Back then, there was no TSA screening process that took 1-2 hours of waiting in line, planes were smaller, airports were less busy, flights left on time whether

Back then, there was no TSA screening process that took 1-2 hours of waiting in line, planes were smaller, airports were less busy, flights left on time whether they were full or not, and you could smoke on the plane. It would have been pretty expensive unless she or the company negotiated some kind of discount with the airline but lots of people today quite regularly commute 2 hours or more one-way in their car or on the train, so...

HeyLaughingBoy 5y ago
Oh my god I completely forgot about stuff like the NY - DC shuttle. You could show up at LGA, walk up to the counter and buy a ticket for a flight that ran once an hour and be in the air literally within minutes. The last time I remember it being that easy was probably 9/13/2001. An ex-girlfriend was trying to get to DC from MSP because her father worked in the Pentagon and she hadn't heard from him. She called me from the airport in a panic at 2AM asking for help because her credit card was declined. I drove to the airport, groggily handed the ticket agent my card and drove back home. She was probably on the plane before I got home. Then a few weeks later came all the TSA crap...