Passports for internal travel?????

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

48. I'm not willing to tell them all about myself.

I don't travel enough to use Global Entry. I haven't flown outside of this country since 2001. I've actually flown about four or five times since 9/11, and so for me paying for a first class ticket makes sense. Plus, I'm not crammed like a **&%^ sardine in a coach seat. And I'm all of 5'2", although I'll admit to not being as thin as I'd like to be.

Actually, the last time I flew was in November, 2015, from ABQ to FLL to take a cruise. I bought a first class ticket. And even though I got what I considered a reasonable rate for that ticket, it was more than the cheapest coach fare would have been. But I got the pre thing. And I wasn't crammed into a middle seat. Plus I got a couple of drinks and meals.

I will once again state that the airlines have done a very good job of convincing a good 90 percent of the travelling public to go for the cheapest fare possible, no matter how many stops, no matter how inconvenient the timing. Me? I won't take a 5am flight. I won't change planes three times to get from Phoenix to Seattle. I will happily pay a bit of a premium for some comfort.

Actually, I hope that everyone reading this is convinced I'm a nutcase and never, ever, books a first class seat. Because that way I'll still be able to get a decent bargain.