It's all good so far

Updating my EDC for a series of semi-audits. Trying to see what works best with the electronics and other gear. Still think I can shrink some more. Four different notebooks (daily log, expense field notes, and full spiral and a note pad. Three rounds of electronics. iPhone, iPad, and MacBook. Assorted cables and charger plugs. Other miscellanea stuffed into the backpack including a magazine for the periods of no electronics use.

Looking at the crowd at the gate. Another round of travel underway. One would think that some of the faces would be familiar, but with a boom going on and New York hotel pricing it is just a business trip.

I just saw my first hard hat. A reminder that there is real work being done out there. Its the extraction economy which is a little more tangible than the vapor-voodoo financial sector.

I will have to trust the locations have them available. Perhaps it is time to look at some climbing packs that are helmet friendly. Something that can hold the tech and the PPE

First business select flight. Eased through a check in line which was only delayed by an entitled cow who insisted on holding us up while she finished her bottle of water. We cleared security and and she clicked off to the closest shop for a replacement.

I was surprised with an A1 boarding pass. I will get the first opportunity to overload the overhead. I will be the first person they will go around while I mark my aisle seat. Cool. Time to work on the coffee and do some more people watching g.

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