Busy, Busy, Busy. Make a note: Never fly on the Sunday after Thanksgiving if you can avoid it. I was lucky. At O'Hare I took an early morning flight and going through security only took about 5 minutes. When I got to St. Louis, people were backed up all the way down the UA hallway waiting to go through security. There must have been close to a thousand with only three stations. I bet that quite a few missed their flights. Still, you can't blame secutity. They're just doing their jobs.
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Thanksgiving was nice. I enjoyed eating out rather than having my Mom prepare a big meal. There was a large buffet with all the traditional Thanksgiving fare and a lot of other stuff, as well. They even had some fairly decent Champagne. We then went back to my parent's house for pumpkin pie. I would recommend trying something similar to anyone who wants a stress free holiday meal for a change. Perhaps the best part, there are no dishes to be washed.