> On 13 Apr 2016, at 5:08 AM, Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Cherry-picking a few points: > On 13/04/2016 00:46, Rich Kulawiec wrote: > ... >> And the difficulties/expense of travel are only going to get worse >> for the forseeable future: they're not going to get better. > > That is indisputable. OK, I’ll bite. Expense goes up and down with the price of oil, competition, regulation and a zillion other factors. Difficulty? Why do you think that is getting worse? There was an increase in hassle shortly after 9/11, but I haven’t experienced any greater difficulties now as opposed to 10 years ago. Why do you think it’s set to become more difficult? Yoav