tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13620256.post282441643545198947..comments2023-06-17T12:10:51.654-04:00Comments on UDC793: Travel. Leisure. Pursuits: Sweet toothed in BrasilUDCMRKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068983914064117898noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13620256.post-90960174479982752252010-02-13T04:34:41.144-05:002010-02-13T04:34:41.144-05:00We're very close ... you're a bit ahead! B...We're very close ... you're a bit ahead! But you beat me by a mile on flying time. My first flight wasn't until 1979 (Eastern, DCA to FTL). Most of my next flights were New York Air or Air Florida, so I missed out on all the "luxury" air travel!UDCMRKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14068983914064117898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13620256.post-89819414799627300482010-02-11T11:49:48.123-05:002010-02-11T11:49:48.123-05:00I forget which of us is older, but when I cut my j...I forget which of us is older, but when I cut my jet travel teeth in about 1965 (first flight JFK-MIA), it was customary to serve the passengers hard candies and gum at take off and landing, to ease the sensation of your ears popping due to the alitude and pressure changes. This was probably one of the first passenger perks to disappear.matt707https://www.blogger.com/profile/03787352252698512219noreply@blogger.com