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8 Years Without Flying
It used to be an annual thing
This coming Monday will mark 2 weeks since a 6-day hearing (4-day plus 2 days over the weekend) formally ended.
We are still waiting for the decision, patiently. We are busy feeding the 'kids'.
Rianne's birthday is exactly a month away and we've begun making plans, which do not involve flying anywhere. One of us must always stay home anyway (to feed the animals).
The last time I flew was 8 years ago (Berlin) and I don't miss flying because this activity became unpleasant and unpredictable (delays become the norm) and I'd rather be home - online or offline - than sit in a tiny seat with hardly any legroom for many hours with random noise in the background.
Freedom is not the ability to fly somewhere far; freedom is the ability to say "no" to unnecessary air travel. █
Image source: Spring Vacation