I absolutely LOVED flying. All the way up to 9/11. Then it got "stupid". For a while before COVID it seemed to be a little better (at least for me) but since then I won't fly.
To give you an idea - I'm a Million Miler on AA. I flew A LOT. I had (and still have) Global Entry and TSA Pre-Check. One year I got Executive Platinum not by miles flown but by the number of segments (I had over 160 segments). I went to a lot of places that were short trips but I also lived near a small airport, so I had to fly from my local airport to a hub and then to my destination. Every trip got me 4 segments for the round trip. I was good at it too - I could show up at my airport, hand my bag to an agent, go right thru security, and be on the plane in about 5 minutes. They all knew me (even TSA) and everyone knew my bright orange luggage I bought for just that reason. They would see me coming and call me over to an open counter. The flight attendants also knew me because I was always in first class (status is nice) and they would bring me my scotch without even asking. It was as close to pre-9/11 as I could get. Not anymore though.
I drive now. Last trip I took (to my HQ) was a 10 hour drive. I don't mind it at all.
Second time flying after 911 I got felt up by a creepy perv and then I was driving everywhere. Got a lot of audiobooks and The Great Courses listened to.
I absolutely LOVED flying. All the way up to 9/11. Then it got "stupid". For a while before COVID it seemed to be a little better (at least for me) but since then I won't fly.
To give you an idea - I'm a Million Miler on AA. I flew A LOT. I had (and still have) Global Entry and TSA Pre-Check. One year I got Executive Platinum not by miles flown but by the number of segments (I had over 160 segments). I went to a lot of places that were short trips but I also lived near a small airport, so I had to fly from my local airport to a hub and then to my destination. Every trip got me 4 segments for the round trip. I was good at it too - I could show up at my airport, hand my bag to an agent, go right thru security, and be on the plane in about 5 minutes. They all knew me (even TSA) and everyone knew my bright orange luggage I bought for just that reason. They would see me coming and call me over to an open counter. The flight attendants also knew me because I was always in first class (status is nice) and they would bring me my scotch without even asking. It was as close to pre-9/11 as I could get. Not anymore though.
I drive now. Last trip I took (to my HQ) was a 10 hour drive. I don't mind it at all.
Second time flying after 911 I got felt up by a creepy perv and then I was driving everywhere. Got a lot of audiobooks and The Great Courses listened to.