DFW to MSP -- old times

For those of you that have been following my blog you know I traveled back and forth from Minneapolis to Dallas for several years.  I flew American Airlines all that time and got to recognize and be recognized by a few of the Minneapolis-based flight attendants. I also accumulated a lot of miles and reach Executive Platinum status which got me to first class nearly every flight.

Last night I flew that same route from DFW to MSP and one of the flight attendants was a "regular" that I remembered. And she remembered me! And remembered my fondness for red wine. Her name is Kathy and we had a nice chat as she was sitting in the jump seat right next to me in the back of the plane.

Kathy was always the lead flight attendant and therefore worked first class. I no longer have status on American so was sitting way in the back. For some reason Kathy was working the regular cabin and not first class. We got caught up on both of our work "stories" and discussed the American - US Airways merger.

What a treat to feel "at home" on my trip home.

Car Rental Fees - craziness

Those are the fees added to my car rental at Dallas-Fort Worth airport.  The car rental charges are $97.50.  An additional 50+% is added to the cost in fees.  That's crazy.

And by the way, do not rent from Hertz at DFW.  The cars are filthy.  I had stopped renting there last year for the same reason.  I gave them another try.  Actuall a few more tries in the past weeks.  The cars are still filthy.

Last week I had a Ford Escort on Monday.  The seats were gross.  On Tuesday when I was in Cincinnati, I rented from Hertz.  Got a nice new Nissan Versa.  It even had a sun roof which is rare in a rental.  Back to Dallas on Wednesday.  Got a Toyota Corolla....filthy.  The speedometer had been wiped with a dirty rag and the seats were nasty.  I returned it to the desk.  I did get a new, and clean, Jeep Commander.  But I have had it with DFW Hertz.