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I have to book a flight.
Back in the Bad Old Days, before online booking, this was really easy: call a travel agent who either picked up the phone, or would return your call. Explain what you want. Pay. Tickets either mailed or pick ‘em on a standard errands run. Very simple, not much thinking required.
Now, I can easily book a flight myself… except that I don’t fly very much, and learning the web interface taps exactly the part of my brain I use to make money. This is a problem for two reasons. The first reason is that given 24 hours in a day, I have found I get approximately 4 hours average per day of “problem solving.” Any more than that, I pay later. The second is that figuring out how to acquire a ticket takes time that I could be using my problem solving ability to make money.
If I flew regularly, this wouldn’t be an issue. Might be cheaper to outsource booking flights. Full circle.
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You make me giggle.
What you need is Sven. ok, maybe you’d like a Svetlana instead.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=aDVGrzqf4go
I do need a Svetlana! Maybe a couple of ‘em! I’m a busy man after all.
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