The joys of reserve

I flew (rode) out of Columbus early this morning to La Guardia where I am currently sitting on reserve. I ran into the only FO junior to me at the airport and he had the same assignment as me, so we sat next to each other on the flight and got caught up on all our IOE stories. I had to wait about an hour and a half for the hotel van, which I thought was very odd because the hotel is about a seven minute drive from the airport. So I was totally exhausted when I finally got to my room, and I went right to bed and slept till a little after noon.

And now I get to figure out what to do with the rest of my time on reserve. I spent the afternoon updating my logbook and getting a little company work done. Then I took a short walk outside, got a gook look at Shea Stadium, and came in to get some dinner. I ended up paying $17 for dinner WITH my 15% airline discount =0, but it was really good food and I got enough to feed a family of four, so I kept a lot to eat tomorrow.

Now I have time to catch up on all my email, and maybe to call some friends IF they will answer their phones, I only brought one book to read, so if you want to help alleviate some of my boredom, please give me a ring... on the phone. Oh that reminds me... (prize to anyone who can deduce my train of thought here)... I'm debating opening the case of root beer betting again- what do y'all think?