so for as bad as flying can be around the holidays, my trip home was actually pretty pleasant, despite having to get up at 4:15. i showed up at the light rail just in time to get on, so i wasn't stuck sitting out in the cold. i have decided to take one of my bikes to leave at home, since i have so many, and i've always wanted to have a bike to get around kingwood on. continental's website says it costs $100 to check a bike. while my mom said she would cover the expense, i still thought it was silly, since southwest only charges $50. anyway, when i get to the counter the lady just charges me the regular $15 check bag fee because "it's not really that heavy." now that's obviously true, the bike and box together weigh 30lbs, 20lbs short of the "oversized" benchmark, i just didn't expect anyone to actually do such a thing.
after that i take my other bag of clothes, etc and make it through security in a reasonably expedient fashion, maybe 20 minutes? as my bag goes through the x-ray i get flagged for having my u-lock in the bag. apparently i could bludgeon the pilot or something. so they tell me i have to go check my bag. while this sounds like it could be a rediculous hassle, they had someone escort me out of security and told me to come back to that point after i checked my bag. i go tell the lady at the baggage counter about the situation and she doesn't even charge me for checking this bag, even being my 2nd "checked" bag. when i get back to security the guy lets me right through, no waiting in line. i was pretty impressed with the whole process... my dad says continental was just being extra nice because they crashed a plane in denver this week.
anyway, the flight itself was nothing to complain about, and now i'm safely in houston. it probably hit 70 today, i had to buy a pair of shorts with my other x-mas shopping because it's so warm. i'm sure i'll write more later, but that'll do for now.
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