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At the end of January I am going to Los Angeles for a long weekend. (Average temps in the 60’s! Lunch at the Ivy! Increased chances of running into Leonardo DiCaprio!) <\/p>\n
I am reading and ready to deal with the new flight regulations<\/a> put into place by TSA<\/a>. I plan on giving myself plenty of time to get through increased security measures and searches. One thing I WON’T be doing is: eating at the airport.<\/p>\n My Dad warned me last week about a report he had read regarding the cleanliness of airport restaurants and kitchens. From what he told me, I’d be better eating off the floor of a fraternity house. My Dad tends to be the messenger of all things doom and gloom, so I kind of took what he said with a grain of salt.<\/p>\n Then I read it with my own eyes. "FDA Finds Roaches, Listeria at Airline Caterer<\/a>."<\/p>\n EWWWWWWW!! According to this report, the FDA found not only live and dead roaches and listeria<\/a>, but workers handling food with bare hands. <\/p>\n That’s enough for me. While it is reported that the FDA’s<\/a> findings are being taken seriously and being corrected, I prefer to keep my gambling to the blackjack tables in Vegas, thank you very much.<\/p>\n What I can do is prepare. From now on I plan to keep a granola bar or two in my carry-on bag for layovers or unforseen delays. If nothing else, maybe this will help get me skinny, or save a few bucks.<\/p>\n