Yesterday, was auction day in Sacramento. I had the opportunity to work with a new auction company but with an auctioneer of whom I am very familiar. It made for a fun day. As always, the day was fun and varied. After the auction, we headed out for dinner before my redeye flight which was a nice way to pass the time.
However, it did little to prepare me for my 12 hours (clock and 10 actual) spent in airports or airplanes. My flight left Sacramento at 12:30am and arrived in Dallas/Ft Worth at 5:35 this morning. From there I had a layover until 7:25 before landing in Mpls at 10 this morning. I don’t often get involved in redeye flights. However, in this instance I did it to try and get back to the office today. Let’s just say, that plan didn’t work. I barely slept on the plane, and the sleep I did get was fairly restless. Needless to say, I would have been better off flying home this morning because I’ve basically slept my day away, and I’m afraid that I’m about ready to screw up my nights and days.
Redeye flights are nice. However, I’m beginning to wonder what they accomplish. Really, you’re either taking one to save money (not a factor in this instance for me) or to save time (my rationale this flight). It turns out, my attempt to save time cost me the same amount of time as if I had flown early this morning. In fact, I’d argue that I lost time because of my lack of sleep. I’m completely exhausted – not my idea of a fun time.
