I made a joke earlier I would hit 100,000 miles by July. I guess I was only joking with myself. That's a lot of travel. Ironically, my trip from hell last week was what pushed it over the threshold. Fortunately, this has been a week with no flights!
O’Hare Mayhem
Without a doubt, today has been the worst travel experience. Ever. I'm finally getting on a plane, but not by much. I landed from a redeye at Chicago O'Hare (ORD) at 5:15 AM - looking to fly to Ottawa (YOW) at 6:30. As I disembarked, the airport was very dark. And there were buckets everywhere.... Continue Reading →
Instagram & Customs Hell
I have broken down and joined Instagram. Look for me on there under ryan_donovan. My first picture? My Continental Express flight to Newark...right next to my fiancee's flight to Vancouver. Next to each other but separated by the glass of the secure pre-clearance area of US Customs within a Canadian airport. And speaking of customs...I... Continue Reading →
iPhone vs. Windows Phone 7
I have been doing a fair bit of traveling in the United States. My iPhone 4 is on Telus in Canada. The roaming fees are not cheap. So I've whipped out my old US cell account - and put it on a Samsung Focus running Windows Phone 7 (from a Nexus One on Android). In... Continue Reading →
Canada Day Weekend Fail
How I spent my Canada Day weekend...trying to get the washing machine to fit in the closet and get the closet door reattached. and then reattach the broken knob to the washer so that one does not have to use such things as BBQ tongs to change it. As one can see, the project was... Continue Reading →