Write the summary for the chapter "The Accidental Tourist"!
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Bill Bryson was a frequent air traveller. He finds himself always uneasy during his air travels. In this lesson, the author describes some of his experiences during these travels. He says that once he was going to England with his family. He had a carry-on bag with him.
The trouble started at the airport when the checking staff asked him to open the bag. He tried hard to open the zip of the bag but it would not open. He pulled it harder and it broke. All the things in the bag were discharged like a fluttery cascade. The newspaper cuttings, other documents, the tin of pipe tobacco, magazines, passport and coins all spread over an area about the size of a tennis court.
Then he describes his another experience. He says that once on an aeroplane, he leaned over to tie a shoelace. Just at the moment someone in the seat ahead of him threw his seat back into full recline and found himself pinned helplessly in the crash position. It was only by clawing the leg of the man sitting next to him that he managed to get himself freed.
On another occasion, he knocked a soft drink onto the lap of a lady. He repeated this mischief many times. But it was not his worst experience on the aeroplane. He says that his worst experience took place on a plane flight. He says that he was writing something in a notebook. lie fell into conversation with an attractive young lady in the next seat. He was sucking his pen on one of the ends. After about 20 minutes, when he went to lavatory he discovered that the pen had leaked and that his mouth, chin, tongue, teeth and gums were now navy blue and would remain so for several days.
Despite being a frequent flyer he never got any air card. Ile says that he used to fly 100,000 miles a year but due to his carelessness or some other reasons he could get no air card.
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The author finds that living in the real world is the most outstanding. Other people do things without any difficulty. But it is not so for Him . A number of times he could not find the lavatory in a cinema . He also forgot his room number in a hotel .
Once the author went on a big trip with his family. It was Easter. They were checking in Logan Airport in Boston . He remembered then that he had recently joined British Airways frequent flyer programme . He also remembered that he had put the card in his carry-on bag it hung around his neck
The zip on the bag was jammed. He gotangry. He pulled at it in anger. The zip gave way. His things like the tin of pipe tobacco,magazines, passport, money etc, spread over a large area. He looked at these things in great surprise. He cried at his tobacco. He had got finger injured. Blood was coming from it.There was a deep wound. He was greatly confused. His wife looked at him in wonder.
The author was always onfused in his air travels.He caused great inconveniences to other passengers. Once he bent over to tie his shoe lace. Then someone pushed his seat back. He got pinned on the floor. He had to catch the leg of the man near him.
On Another occasion he knocked soft drink
on to the lap of a lady two times. The lady looked at him in surprise. She uttered an oath with Oh'. This was not his worst experience.
His worst experience was another. On a plane flight he was writing his thoughts. He had his pen in his mouth. It leaked while he as talking to a lady next seat. He went to the toilet. He saw that his mouth, chin, tongue, teeth and gums had got navy blue.
The author's wife cautioned the children on plane flights about the author . he would cut the meat. But it would fly. But when alone, he did not eat or drink. He would sit quietly. This would cut his laundry bills.
The author did not get his flyer miles in that way. He couldn't find the card in time. He knew that others were flying first class to Bali with their air miles. But he couldn't collect anything. He must fly 100,000 miles a year. But he had hardly gathered only about 212 air miles from twenty-three airlines.
This was because he forgot to ask for the air miles.Sometimes the airline didn't record these. The airline clerk informed him that he was not entitled to them.
In January he flew to Australia. He hoped to get about a zillion air miles. But the clerk told him that he was not entitled He asked the reason." The clerk told that the ticket was in the name of B. Brvson. But the card was in the name of W.Bryson. He explained that both Bill and William were hardly different. But she didn't accept that.
Thus, the author didn't get his air miles.He won't fly to Bali first class. He could never go that long without eating.
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