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In Quito, Ecuador, there used to be a movie theater near the airport which, due to its proximity, was named Cine Aeropuerto (Airport Cinema.) It also had a cute logo.
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Logan Airport used to be three Boston Harbor islands. Governor's, Noodle, & Apple islands. The three islands were connected to the mainland by landfill when they expanded the airport in, I believe, 1943.
Fort Independence that is near where I live was also on an island (Castle Island) but has since become part of the mainland through landfill. Deer Island became a penisula when the channel seperating it from the mainland was filled in by the Hurricane of 1938. Deer Island is home to the Deer Island Water Treatment plant, the second largest water treatment plant in the US.
The rest of the harbor islands have become a national park. I have gone to Georges Island where there is Fort Warren, a Civil war era fort; and to Little Brewser Island where there is Boston Light, the only Coast Guard manned lighthouse in the US. The tour of Fort Warren is very good and at Boston Light you get to go up to the top of the lighthouse. If you ever visit Boston (in the summer) I recommend going to the harbor islands.
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I've more often been to Logan as a visitor on the ground than using the airport for my own flights. In fact, I've never gone through security there, never begun or ended a trip there. I changed planes at Logan in 2000 en route to Halifax from Albany. I went there in 1989 to see my sister off on her flight to Italy. And I joined Quis in going there in 2005 to welcome inbound LWers for that year's Wizard World meet-up.
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With all the mega-intrusive crap that's now a daily part of traveling by air, I'm almost relieved about being too damn poor to go anywhere.
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There's a lot I miss the way air travel used to be. Probably most of all I miss being able to meet people at the gate. It was great having someone there to welcome you home!
I also miss "extras" that airlines got rid of, like meals and such.
My favorite airline to fly currently is JetBlue. I like the TV and radio in the seat and the snacks (if not a meal). Unfortunately, they only have two flights a day out of Houston, both to JFK. It's fine for going to New York (which I never do) or switching for Boston (which I don't do enough), but not for going to other places.
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never done JB. I'm not sure who would be my favorite airline anymore, but Air Canada tends to lead the pack. I completely and utterly loathe Delta, even more so that the took down a good airline, Northwest, down to their abysmal level.
British Airways, which I flew in 2002, was the last airline that really impressed me.
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2002 was a good year for me. I had a secure job, I was discovering a lot of good music I'd previously neglected, and I finally got my driver's license and my first car. I was also enjoying being single more than any time in my life before or since then.
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So palindrome years are the best?
Damn. I'm pretty sure I'm gonna' be pushing up daisies by the time 2112 rolls around.
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I was born in 1991 so I agree that year was awesome.
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In the year I was born the average rent was $110.00 a month. Tuition to Harvard was $1,520.00. Gas was 28 cents a gallon.
Marilyn Monroe was found dead. The Cuban Missile crisis occured. Both Wal-Mart & K-Mart opn their first stores. Jodie Foster, Demi Moore, Evander Holyfield, Joan Cusack, and Jon Stewart were born. Jon Stewart and I share the exact same birthday.
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The year I was born, JFK was assassinated. Nuff said.
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I was born the year Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, the hippies partied at Woodstock, the drag queens rioted at the Stonewall Inn and Sesame Street had its first broadcast.
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I went to Woodstock '94 (the whole weekend) and Woodstock '99 (about 12 hours), but at the age of 10 months, I was too young to go to the original.
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