{"id":21543,"date":"2023-05-18T10:56:43","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T14:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/?p=21543"},"modified":"2023-12-12T13:22:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T18:22:27","slug":"90s-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/90s-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"I Fly Solo in My 90s\u2014And Here\u2019s How You Can Do It, Too"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Thanks to many miles of experience (and a walker named Charlie), I have my routine for taking plane trips alone down to a science<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By <strong>Elizabeth Alexander Weis \u201950<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Let me introduce myself. I am surely not as disabled as others. I have a bad knee that I did not take care of, and now am at an age that has contributed to my \u201cdisability.\u201d I travel each summer to see my children in various parts of the country. These trips often last two months and entail various climates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Preplanning is essential. This includes making my reservation, organizing my luggage, and allocating my tips. I have also discovered that one needs a certain amount of gravitas tempered with humility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I make my reservation early, asking for a wheelchair and disabled seating.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"490\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/weis-headshot-A.jpg\" alt=\"Betsy Weis\" class=\"wp-image-21557 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/weis-headshot-A.jpg 490w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/weis-headshot-A-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/weis-headshot-A-302x395.jpg 302w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/weis-headshot-A-383x500.jpg 383w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/weis-headshot-A-191x250.jpg 191w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/weis-headshot-A-96x125.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The latter is limited, so this important. If I am changing planes, I plan for extra time to allow for \u201cskycap performance.\u201d When making the reservation, I mention that I travel with a walker for which there is no baggage charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I named my walker \u201cCharlie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My carry-on luggage is a sturdy \u201cspinner\u201d that contains another pair of shoes, toiletries, sleepwear, and a two-day supply of clothes. It carries nothing that requires opening at security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My under-the-seat carry-on holds important things such as medicine, glasses, devices, charging cables, money, tips, itinerary, a small paperback book, a scarf for warmth, and my handicap sticker. (I sometimes think this is more important to my children than me.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I have discovered that one needs a certain amount of gravitas tempered with humility.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>In the past, my under-the-seat carry-on was what I referred to as a \u201cMary Poppins bag.\u201d Now I use a travel briefcase; it is easier to manage. Before boarding, I ask the gate attendant to place my carry-on suitcase in baggage. This saves asking someone for help to store it when I get to my seat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I wear layered clothes consisting of comfortable slacks, a zippered hoodie, a lightweight shirt, and a long tee to cover my hips. (I find airplane seats unforgiving.) I do not wear these clothes except for traveling. I wear a lanyard in which I place my driver\u2019s license and the tip money I need for the service I am getting. It goes in my briefcase during security; later I return it to my neck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/weis-traveling-A-765x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Betsy Weis eating at a table and holding a glass of wine\" class=\"wp-image-21558 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/weis-traveling-A-765x1024.jpg 765w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/weis-traveling-A-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/weis-traveling-A-768x1028.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/weis-traveling-A-1148x1536.jpg 1148w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/weis-traveling-A-590x790.jpg 590w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/weis-traveling-A-295x395.jpg 295w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/weis-traveling-A-374x500.jpg 374w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/weis-traveling-A-187x250.jpg 187w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/weis-traveling-A-93x125.jpg 93w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/weis-traveling-A.jpg 1177w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><figcaption>One of the best things about traveling: the food!<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>I pass through security in the chair, after which I am patted down and my hands examined for \u201cbomb residue\u201d (!). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The skycap puts my possessions through security. If I need to use the restroom while being taken to the gate, I use the wheelchair, or the handle of my spinner, as a walker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the gate, I ask to keep the wheelchair. It is more comfortable than the chairs, and I can place it to make certain the attendant sees me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(This is especially important: I have been forgotten three times, and boarded late.) To board, I am wheeled backwards down the jetway.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the plane, I ask to have the chair placed adjacent to the door; this allows me to grab the hull for balance. I sometimes ask to use the restroom before making it to my seat to settle in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the flight, I ask the attendant if I might deplane after it is certain a wheelchair is waiting for me. Once in Chicago, there was no chair. I had to walk the jetway, and wait an hour until they found a chair and a skycap. Yuck!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When going to baggage claim, I am often given the choice of using the restroom at the arrival gate. Based on a skycap\u2019s suggestion, I opt for the one by baggage claim. It is usually empty, and a much more efficient use of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My luggage has yellow tape with my name in large black letters on it, making it easy for the skycap to spot. With it, and Charlie\u2019s arrival, the skycap loads my carry-on beneath the chair. I carry my briefcase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>My luggage has yellow tape with my name in large black letters on it, making it easy for the skycap to spot.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Charlie is folded and placed against my lap with its wheels resting on the chair\u2019s footrest. The skycap pulls the other piece of luggage. We go to the pull-up lane outside the airport, where I am left in the wheelchair (which will be picked up later). My ride pulls right to the curb where I am waiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All in all, traveling is a pleasant experience. I have said \u201cplease\u201d and \u201cthank you\u201d many times. The skycaps appreciate my tips, which I pre-fold with a paper clip and a sticky note telling me for which part of my trip it is for. I carry several single dollar bills for extra kindnesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As I wait for my ride, I look forward to enjoying my destination while being extremely grateful for those that have made my trip possible. May you too be so blessed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Human Ecology alumna<strong> Elizabeth Alexander Weis \u201950<\/strong>, known as Betsy, raised eight children with her late husband (Lawrence Weis \u201951, BME \u201953) before earning a JD from the University of Pittsburgh at age 60. She ran her own practice in Wilmington, NC, dedicated to estate planning and elder and disability law, winning two awards for her pro bono service. She closed her practice at age 75 and now resides in Osprey, FL\u2014when she\u2019s not on the road visiting family.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(<em>All photos provided.<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Published May 18, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to many miles of experience (and a walker named Charlie), I have my routine for taking plane trips alone down to a science<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":30051,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"alumni_hub_syml_posts":[19005,7807,10566],"footnotes":""},"categories":[639],"tags":[],"cornell_year_post":[],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-21543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-perspectives"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>I Fly Solo in My 90s\u2014And Here\u2019s How You Can Do It, Too - 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