Earplugs wanted. Also, kudos to Delta

In the article “Dealing with Roommate Issues on a Tour,” one traveling snorer said that she gives each new roommate a gift of Muffle Wax Earplugs, made in the UK (July ’12, pg. 41). In a follow-up note, the editor commented that Mack’s silicone-wax earplugs, obtainable at Wal-Mart stores, were equally good.

I went to Wal-Mart and bought a pack of the earplugs, which stated that they were “snore proof.” I found that they were not any better than the cheapest squeeze-type of (foam) earplug. Snore-proof, they were NOT.

• On a happier note, I would like to report about our return from seeing a rather disappointing Floriade 2012 in The Netherlands. After our Aug. 16 Delta flight from Amsterdam to New York got canceled and we had to fly the next day, we expected we would have difficulty and extra expense in catching our connecting flight to San Francisco on American Air — because we were a day late and these two flights’ tickets were not connected at purchase.

But, to our great surprise and relief, we were not given any hassle, were not charged anything extra and were sent home on the next available flight.

We actually got home several hours earlier in the night than we would have on the flight we missed the day before.

I just wanted to let others know that sometimes an airline can be a friend when you are in need.

TED SWIFT
Santa Clara, CA