Hotel Selection Fail
I had an early morning flight out of Louisville today, and so stayed in a hotel near the airport to maximize my sleep time. Usually this is fine, as most airports are dormant from 10pm to 6am. Unfortunately, I failed to remember that Louisville is the main air-hub for UPS (like Memphis is for FedEx) so a big bank of planes was landing around midnight, and more noisily, taking off between four and five AM.
Bruce H.:
That's just one of the reasons I always carry earplugs when I travel.
May 12, 2010, 2:47 pmJohn Dewey:
FedEx departures at MEM start very soon after 2:00 AM. This morning, 146 aircraft departed Memphis International Airport between 2:00 AM and 6:00 AM. That's about one every 99 seconds.
When I worked for FedEx and lived in Memphis, I learned to sleep through the noise.
May 13, 2010, 9:09 amJohn Moore:
I bring a pink noise generator ("sound soother") with me wherever I travel. It can be turned up to mask most anything. Try it.
May 14, 2010, 7:00 pm