Modes of Transportation
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
A Southwest 737 ready to take to the skies in Oakland.
I just got back from flying to Idaho to go mountain biking again. I just can’t stay away from Tamarack Resort! The trails are awesome!
I figured that since I was back from an amazing and long road trip in a motorhome, I should try to ride every form of transportation I could within a week. So I got a ride in a car to the ferry and then I took a train to catch a bus. I then rode a plane and got a ride in a car to ride a bike. The ones I think I missed were:
- motorcycle
- horse
- camel
- piggyback
Can anyone thing of others I should have taken?
I think Southwest is doing an awesome job in this economy. I like knowing that at least some companies are doing a good job of keeping the customers happy. Being able to book flights and know what price I’m going to pay, regardless of if its two weeks out or 6 months in advance, makes me more confident and interested in continuing to travel. Its interesting to see how they are able to play smart in this time of $100 barrels of oil. How do they do it? Hedging fuel. Oh and with the other airlines starting to charge for baggage, Southwest has guaranteed my loyalty by not adding to the shenanigans that I already have to go through just to get to the gate.
When I’m not traveling in my 8 mile-per-gallon 1000 mile-per-smile motorhome, any trip I take in an airplane will be with Southwest Airlines. Ding!
Watching the sun rise from Cloud 9 in Idaho.
