February 13th - 15th
Texas State vs Lamar CBB – ESPNU – 9pm ET
I rarely ever fly Continental. Figures that within 12 hours of them losing a plane in New York, I am scheduled to fly on Continental.
Oh well, what can I do?
I try hard to never let that kind of stuff bother me. If it did, I couldn’t do my job.
Plus I know air travel is much safer than travel by automobile.
I will say though, the plane they lost was one of the reasons I try not to fly that airline – the Dash 8 is a prop plane and those really freak me out. Since most of my flights are ‘commuter flights’ that is the aircraft I would typically end up on.
When ever I am on a prop plane though, I stare at the propeller the entire time just waiting for it to stop rotating.
Anyway, back to this weekend.
Another trip to a warm region. On Thursday it was in the mid 70s and not a cloud in the sky. On Friday, as I arrived, so did a cold front. 50s-60s and rain! The humidity level was still pretty high – it felt great to soak in the humid air :)
I flew into Houston (on a regional jet) and then drove 1.5 hours to Beaumont.
The flight was fine except for as soon as I boarded, the smell of the bathroom was wafting up the isle. Whatever the potion is that is used in airplane bathrooms is so nauseating to me.
I got a little freaked as they bumped passengers and then started moving people around on the plane due to weight & balance issues. I never like weight & balance issues. I have actually gotten off a plane before because of that.
It usually means there is too much cargo and that the cargo is more important than the passengers, which is never a good thing.
The drive to Beaumont was rather bleak. By the looks of the ravaged vegetation, blue tarps on roofs and piles of debris, this area was still recovering from Hurricane Ike.
My hotel was kinda icky and was right on the edge of I-10. Thankfully there was a dehumidifier in the room that I ran at night to drown out the sounds of semi’s barreling down the interstate.
On the way to the arena on Saturday, I had extra time so I attempted to find some sights around Beaumont – this is all I found.
The Port of Beaumont
Texas State vs Lamar CBB – ESPNU – 9pm ET
I rarely ever fly Continental. Figures that within 12 hours of them losing a plane in New York, I am scheduled to fly on Continental.
Oh well, what can I do?
I try hard to never let that kind of stuff bother me. If it did, I couldn’t do my job.
Plus I know air travel is much safer than travel by automobile.
I will say though, the plane they lost was one of the reasons I try not to fly that airline – the Dash 8 is a prop plane and those really freak me out. Since most of my flights are ‘commuter flights’ that is the aircraft I would typically end up on.
When ever I am on a prop plane though, I stare at the propeller the entire time just waiting for it to stop rotating.
Anyway, back to this weekend.
Another trip to a warm region. On Thursday it was in the mid 70s and not a cloud in the sky. On Friday, as I arrived, so did a cold front. 50s-60s and rain! The humidity level was still pretty high – it felt great to soak in the humid air :)
I flew into Houston (on a regional jet) and then drove 1.5 hours to Beaumont.
The flight was fine except for as soon as I boarded, the smell of the bathroom was wafting up the isle. Whatever the potion is that is used in airplane bathrooms is so nauseating to me.
I got a little freaked as they bumped passengers and then started moving people around on the plane due to weight & balance issues. I never like weight & balance issues. I have actually gotten off a plane before because of that.
It usually means there is too much cargo and that the cargo is more important than the passengers, which is never a good thing.
The drive to Beaumont was rather bleak. By the looks of the ravaged vegetation, blue tarps on roofs and piles of debris, this area was still recovering from Hurricane Ike.
My hotel was kinda icky and was right on the edge of I-10. Thankfully there was a dehumidifier in the room that I ran at night to drown out the sounds of semi’s barreling down the interstate.
On the way to the arena on Saturday, I had extra time so I attempted to find some sights around Beaumont – this is all I found.
The Port of Beaumont
The game was a showcase of some really bad basketball.
Fun Fact: It was the first time a regular season Southland Conference game was played on the ESPN family of networks.
Lamar was a very gracious host – handed out various shirts and hats to the crew, which always goes over very well!
My day was rather hectic, so I never had a chance to go inside the arena and check it out.
Fun Fact: It was the first time a regular season Southland Conference game was played on the ESPN family of networks.
Lamar was a very gracious host – handed out various shirts and hats to the crew, which always goes over very well!
My day was rather hectic, so I never had a chance to go inside the arena and check it out.
It started pouring rain after the game. So bad that just getting from car to the front door of the hotel got me soaked to the bone. Even my hair was dripping.
Sunday morning, I had a leisurely drive back to Houston.
On a side note, not everyone gets to go to China three times in one year!
Okay, so I drove thru China, Texas going to/from Beaumont.
What did I miss this weekend?
“The Menu’s” played at the Frog Bear on Friday night after the Jackets game. Boo!
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