Saturday, December 22, 2007

7:35 PM 22 Dec 07--Bangor, Maine


I'm sitting in a crowded snack bar at the Bangor International Airport (not sure if that's what it's called, but that's what I'm calling it.)

We weren't planning on stopping here, but here we are--a nice 2 to 3 hour layover after a 2 hour flight from North Carolina.

Upon disembarking the plane, I was greeted with the rather bleak landscape pictured above...

And around the corner, I was greeted with quite another landscape .

I've never actually seen anything like the greeting line I ran through here in Maine. Apparently they have a welcoming committee here, and apparently most people had heard about it before (or experienced it for themselves). But the whole thing was a surprise to me, and I have to say--I can be a cynic sometimes, but these friendly, grateful Maine residents (Maineians? Maineiacs?) really touched me. When one older woman told me that she was so sorry that I wouldn't be able to spend Christmas with my family, I about lost it. I was choking back tears, thinking about my wife (who isn't too far away in Connecticut right now), and it makes me a little weepy remembering it right now.

2 comments:

Mrs. Exnicios said...

http://www.themainetroopgreeters.com/

If you want to read a little bit more about those kind people who want to make sure someone is there for the troops.

Makes even this cynic feel a little bit better, knowing some people are willing to put their money where their "Support Our Troops" magnet is and do something to really make a difference.

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