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5 October 2005
Traveling too much?
Maybe it's time
for a travelectomy
By Terry Riley
Do you travel often or for long periods as part of your job? Do you
spend countless nights on the road? Do you consider yourself a member of
the Too-Frequent Traveler Club?
If your answers are yes, yes, and yes, maybe it's time to take a break
from travel—cut it out of your schedule for a while. Maybe it’s time
for a … travelectomy.
Not sure you’re ready? Well, to help you make that determination, I've
assembled the top ten symptoms that indicate you are due for radical
travel surgery.
Number 10: You have accumulated enough frequent-flyer miles to fly to the
moon and back—twice.
Number 9: You will never run out of shampoo, single-serving coffee
packets, sewing kits or ball point pens.
Number 8: You have forgotten how to put gas in your own car.
Number 7: You know the three-letter airport codes for more than 250
airports.
Number 6: You can't get the Willie Nelson tune "On the Road Again" out of
your head.
Number 5: When you come home, your dog snarls and barks at you, and won't
let you into your house.
Number 4: Credit card companies have replaced your gold and platinum cards
with plutonium cards.
Number 3: Your kids refer to you as "that person with the suitcases."
(Worse, they’ve started calling call the mailman "Pop" and the nanny
"Mom.")
Number 2: Your company has converted your office to a conference room,
eliminated your name from the phone directory and reassigned your parking
spot to the guy from the mail room.
And the Number 1 sign that you are ready for a travelectomy: The last time
you were supposed to go into your office, you drove to the airport
instead.
If you show any of these signs, you had better seriously think
about taking a breather from travel. Your health, your family, and your
career will probably all benefit. If on the other hand you show all of
these signs, it may be too late.
© 2005 Applied Psychology
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