Mayhem in the Metro

I was heading west to visit family on vacation. Momoko dropped me off at the train station. I checked on the amount on my fare card. Some dude was coming off the train. He had a hard time, but he jumped over the turnstile without paying a fare. Nobody did anything. I caught the next train heading out. I sat near the conductor.

Some woman came on, She had a few kids. They had a dog too. Did not know that was allowed. The woman screamed into her phone at somebody. Her kids screeched loudly as well. I saw a cop come on board. Figured he must be there for the woman. He wrote something down on a pad. Then it seems like he did nothing else.

 I was glad to switch trains to get to the airport. I went through TSA pre-check. Some CLEAR employee kept blocking our line to put CLEAR customers through ahead of us. Annoying. I ordered some tator tots. They were hot. I asked for hot sauce. Sat and ate them. Read the rest of the book I was reading.

When it got close to departure, I got a drink of water and went by my gate. It was standing room only. Other people standing kept discussing where our plane was. We must have departed 30 minutes late. I alerted my brother-in-law who was picking me up. It was a full flight. I read a whole book during the flight Kept the shades closed to keep the temperature cool. I learned that to avoid the $35 bag check in fee, I could just carry on two items. I need to buy a small suitcase.