They have some similarities and some differences.
First the similarities.
1) The elites get to go first.
2) Everyones in a hurry.
3) There are lots of rules.
4) There are a few assholes.
5) There are not enough toilets.
6) It's tough to get enough to eat and drink.
5) There are transitions (stop-0vers).
6) There are people from all over the world.
7) In and of themselves neither one is really value added.
8) You're not allowed to use your cell phone.
9) You have to buckle up...seat belt/helmet
And the differences.
1) No one smiles at the airport.
2) In an airport no one cares whether you get where you want to go or not.
3) Time passes much more quickly in an Ironman
4) In an Ironman the person in the next seat is not breast feeding their infant.(a first for me)
5) Flying is not an activity you want to repeat.
6) In an Ironman you have to (get to) transport yourself.
7) You can swear, fart, spit and smell bad in an Ironman without attracting any attention.
8) Ironman is primarily physical endurance while air travel is primarily emotional endurance.
9) Ironman has both men and women (a totally female flight crew today...another first for me!)
And finally, in an Ironman no one hurrys you up with threats!
Which would you rather do?
Hey Roo....this ones for you....skim milk at the Burger King in the Phoenix airport!!!
...so on Ironman
"It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop."---Confucius
...and on air travel...
"Why don't they make the whole plane out of that black box stuff."---Steven Wright
...and back to the topic of milk...
"My opinion is that anybody offended by breastfeeding is staring too hard."---David Allen
love
peter
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I'm going to try this again, I don't know if it's just me but I just can't seem to get this Web site to except my comments. But I guess I shouldn't find that unusual, I'm sort of use to it.
I can't disagree with your comments about airports & Ironman. But I do remember leaving the airport in a little car & driving across the dessert. At the time it seemed crazy & somewhat boring, but now that I'm not part of it, I really do miss and would love a chance to get back at it. I guess you just don't what you have until you don't have it anymore. I know when I left Magna I left for all of the right reasons and I don't regret it. I do miss being part of something that I as well as a lot of others like yourself felt was worth while, something that we all help build. Think hard my friend, making the decision to get out is easier than getting back in.
Richard
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