Even though the government shutdown officially ended two days ago, the TSA screeners still haven’t seen a paycheck in 2019. The checkpoints in Austin appeared to be fully staffed and the agents all professional and helpful. It was nice to see them getting a lot of love from passengers as we filed through screening. Thank you TSA and FAA employees for making today’s launch of our Costa Rican adventure possible!
Our karma appears or be good, as all four pieces of our checked luggage weighed in at 47.5 to 49.0 pounds each, saving us the ignominy of reshuffling contents to avoid excess weight fees.
My fantastic wife, Jill, and I have a lucky pre-flight Austin airport meal routine. If it’s a morning flight we get potato and egg breakfast tacos at the airport. If it’s an afternoon or evening flight we get a Cuban sandwich and a gin and tonic at Annie’s. Sometimes we get more than one gin and tonic if we’re really feeling lucky,
Mission accomplished!
On to Houston…
Jill and Todd in Costa Rica 