When it comes to wireless access on planes, I have very, very strong feelings.
Against it.
As far as I'm concerned, this is the last frontier. The final safe zone in my life. I RELISH my airplane time.
And it isn't even to read books and trashy magazines.
I catch up on work - old emails I've been meaning to respond to, plans that need uninterrupted review, budgets that need to be developed. I'm so easily distracted and rarely have focused time to myself. And on the plane, there are very few things that can actually sidetrack me.
I have flat out refused to even acknowledge the availability of wireless since news broke a couple years ago. I will not crowd this self-imposed boundary.
So imagine my surprise when traveling home from Orlando last week I found myself considering the wireless plan...I had a laundry list of things I needed to do online that I hadn't gotten to...new people to follow on Twitter, sites to check into, TweetDeck to set up.
And so, I attempted the log in. No one had to know, right?
I have to tell you, it was the most exciting 2.5 hr flight I've had since I caught a Talladega Nights rerun. I caught up on some many to dos, I think I may have wiped the list clean. And I even got in a blog post. It was fantastic.
I totally get it. But will not log on to email, or at least I'll hold out for as long as humanly possible. That line should not be crossed.
Do you log on when flying?
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I'm in your former camp- anti-Internet in the air. If I'm on the way to a work function, it's a great time to get my head organized. I rarely ink up plans in the office but I love making physical notes, sans computer. If I'm on the way home, I want the buffer activity, typically a book or cooking mag. I hoard that offline time.
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