Category Archives: Travel

Airports, trips, vacations

Greetings from the Hotel Management

Posted on September 27, 2023 by Sheila Moss

This is a piece I wrote about a Writer’s Workshop I attended. While the conference itself was enjoyable, I was most impressed by observing the antics of conference attendees at the hotel. If you have ever been to a large convention, you … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Travel | Tagged Conferences, Conventions, Guest Services, Hotel Management, Tourism, Workshops, Writers | 6 Comments

I Know a Shortcut

Posted on July 1, 2023 by Sheila Moss

It has sometimes been said that men get lost because they refuse to stop and ask for directions. However, the GPS and directions from a cell phone have now made it possible for men to avoid the embarrassment of asking … Continue reading →

Posted in Automotive, Humor, Travel | Tagged Directions, Exits, GPS, Red lights, Roads, Streets, Turns | 6 Comments

A Cancelled Flight

Posted on October 20, 2022 by Sheila Moss

Out of the thousands of airplane flights each day, most go right but a few go wrong. We seldom praise an airline for doing what they are supposed to do, but we never forget to complain when the flight goes … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Travel | Tagged Airport, Boston, Cancellation, Delta Air, Luggage, Planes, Security guards, Taxi | 8 Comments

Suitcase Blues

Posted on July 13, 2022 by Sheila Moss

Why am I always buying new luggage? I don’t know, but here I go again. It seems that I cannot keep decent luggage for some reason, and every time I go somewhere, I have to buy a suitcase. My … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Travel | Tagged Black suitcases, Carry-on size, Leather suitcases, Luggage, Spinner, Wheeled luggage | 3 Comments

Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum

Posted on June 27, 2022 by Sheila Moss

It was a weekend morning, and I flipped on the TV hoping to watch “Tennessee Crossroads,” one of my favorite programs on local public television. Instead, the channel was having a fund raiser and showing a program about trains. “Um, … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Humor, Travel | Tagged Chattanooga, Choo-choo, Locomotives, Rail yard, Rails, Steam locomotives, tourist attractions, Trains | 5 Comments

Vacation from Hell – Part 3

Posted on May 8, 2022 by Sheila Moss

On Friday I was awakened by a loud noise I did not recognize. Later, I found out it was some kind of vacuum cleaner that looked and sounded like a lawn mower and maintenance was vacuuming the parking lot. (I … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Travel | Tagged Cheap motels, Food poisoning, Gatlinburg, Karma, Loud dogs, National Park, Online food ordering, Sick dog, Smokey Mountains, Tourists | 8 Comments

Vacation from Hell – Part 2

Posted on May 7, 2022 by Sheila Moss

On Tuesday Dixie Dog was sick and I spent the entire day taking her outside to pee and poop and throw up. I was running out of the napkins left from carryout food and was using up the box of … Continue reading →

Posted in Creatures, Humor, Travel | Tagged Bridge Conference, Cheap motels, Doggy do, GrubHub, InstaCart, Online food ordering, Sick dog, UberEats, Walk the dog | 4 Comments

Vacation from Hell – Part 1

Posted on May 6, 2022 by Sheila Moss

“Why don’t you go with me?” he asked. “I would rather stay home, there won’t be anything for me to do,” I replied. “It will be a chance to get away from home. You can stay around the hotel, eat … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Travel | Tagged Conference, Gatlinburg, Pet rooms, Playing bridge, Smoky Mountain National Park, Tourists, traffic, Two Star motel | 2 Comments

Chariot of Fire

Posted on April 24, 2022 by Sheila Moss

It started out to be a commute home from work like any other day. Rush hour is never a pleasant experience. Everybody wants to get home as fast as they can, it seems, and they don’t really want anything getting … Continue reading →

Posted in Automotive, Humor, Travel | Tagged AAA, Breakdown, emergency vehicles, Flat tire, Highway emergency, Road service, Roadside Assistance, TN DOT, traffic | 2 Comments

Georgia on my Mind

Posted on March 31, 2022 by Sheila Moss

I’m not going to say that it is hot in South Georgia. After all, there were enough other things going on at the newspaper columnists’ conference that you almost didn’t notice the heat. However, I should have known that “Macon” … Continue reading →