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1. Kathleen Ryan Says:

   
   June 1, 2015 at 12:45 pm

   Lord Dunsany quote
2. minicapt Says:

   
   June 1, 2015 at 6:46 pm

   Two DC-4s and a DC-3.

   Cheers
   • Kathleen Ryan Says:

     
     June 1, 2015 at 6:51 pm

     minicapt,
     I guessed you’d know.

     The picture is of Boston Airport, prior to its being called Logan.
3. Bob Says:

   
   June 1, 2015 at 7:19 pm

   The days of the observation deck has vanished after 9/11 due to security concerns. Too bad the thrill and adventure of commercial aviation has been replaced by all the comforts of the greyhound bus.
   • Kathleen Ryan Says:

     
     June 1, 2015 at 7:36 pm

     Bob,
     I don’t know anyone who has taken a bus he/she they can fly. Actually, I don’t know anyone who has taken the bus except for the one from Hyannis to Logan which I also take so I can leave my car home. I agree that commercial aviation has lost its comfort, excitement and adventure, but it is the shortest distance between two places.
     • Bob Says:

       
       June 1, 2015 at 8:42 pm

       A good friend of mine, Joe Bowyer, used to fly the Contnental Airlines DC3 before 9/11 prohibited taking passengers on rides at air shows in the bird without TSA security. Joe was a B777 Captain who maintained and flee the DC3 before they put it in a museum. Once Joe was gave me a tour of the cockpit. It was basically the same as when it was in airline service in 1948. I remarked that the DC3 was from the era when aviation was dangerous and sex was safe. 🙂
     • Kathleen Ryan Says:

       
       June 1, 2015 at 9:00 pm

       Bob,
       Your last sentence gave me a chuckle.

       Flying from Cape Cod to Boston meant flying small prop planes. Their floors went upward toward the cockpit which was separated from the rest of the plane by a curtain. It was a wonderful ride over the coast.
     • sprite Says:

       
       June 2, 2015 at 12:30 pm

       Actually, there’s a thriving and competitive bus scene up and down the East Coast: it’s the cheapest way to get from DC to New York and from New York to Boston. (Cheap as in $20 or less each way.) And with how early you have to get to the airport these days to get through security, it’s not especially longer. Essentially, these buses have taken the Chinatown bus routes and gentrified them: they’re equipped with wi-fi, they give you “free” bottled water, and there’s often a movie to watch if you’re so inclined.
     • Kathleen Ryan Says:

       
       June 2, 2015 at 12:58 pm

       sprite,
       I knew people who do the Boston to NY run out of Chinatown, but I had forgotten, but I do remember the hubbub over the safety of those buses not that long ago. I traveled on buses in Europe, mostly at night so I could sleep the trip away.

       Buses in Ghana took 16 hours from the coast to my home. 100 miles took 4 or more hours. I did enough bus riding then to hold me for most of my life though here I’d never have to contend with goats and chickens..

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