First part of another trip to the land of the Election

Hmm. Long time no comment on the world, but something about New York City make me want to.

So another trip to work with our business partners, and another , expensive, protracted and often tedious experience.

Tedium is managed by the survival mode : Oh no – the plane’s delayed another hour, just listen to some more music, and read the news on your phone. Try and make the most of the extra time you’ve got.

Protracted in that time stops when you’re on a trans-Atlantic or trans-USA flight. The six hours that you spend couped up with the other, frequently farting passengers seem to bear little resemblance to the six hours that you might spend working in an office. Maybe that is the survival technique working too.

Expensive. You bet. over 400 USD a night for a hotel that has seen better days, to be told after you’ve been charged 8 dollars ( yes, eight dollars ) for a single pot of yoghurt that they need your table – now, so please leave.the restaurant.I think for that price we should be allowed to have more time at our chosen table,

Moral, do not stay in the Paramount Hotel in NYC, as it is grubby, expensive, no longer shi shi, and definitely geared to any kind of customer service.

But, as befits Larry and I travelling together on business, things are more exciting when we decide to take the Limoliner from NYC to Boston. Thought this might be fun to try, and it was pointed out by a colleague from Boston. Thanks Pete. Thanks very much ….

We thought it would be a civilised European style bus, with good seats, food, drink and decent suspension.

So there are goodish things : the coffee, the food, and the seats are not too bad, with laptop power etc, Bond Movie on the video. But as the motorised technology. Is the US still in the Ice Age ?

Bounce, bump, rattle, vibrate. No good trying to do sensible work with your trusty ThinkPad like you might on a train. Nope. wobbly screens don’t aid concentration. So Limoliner is off the menu next time too : though I have to say that the attendant, as well as being a very attractive lady, is also very attentive. Thanks for that.

But sort out the suspension, please !

More of travel later, and if I can be ar*d to hire a bike in Las Vegas and manage to pedal in the 36 degree, 21 % humidity desert, I’ll be sure to add more comment son how Vegas is an immoral hole that uses more energy than is absolutely necessary, but is still a magic place.