More on traveling to England

Sometime in the next few days, I will be flying to London for a funeral—my mother's husband has maybe a day or two to live—mostly to provide my mother emotional support*. I may also be looking to see people in the afternoon or evening, but I won't know until I get there, and may be working on an hour or two's notice. Mom she said she'll definitely want company in the mornings, but there will be other people around later in the day, including his kids and their spouses, some cousins they're close to, and people from the synagogue. I don't know yet when I'm getting to London, nor when I'm leaving, but the total time is likely to be four or five days. I'll be staying in Finchley.

It turns out that, while Gatwick might be preferable in terms of where my mother lives, there are no nonstop flights from New York (JFK or EWR) to Gatwick, and there are to Heathrow. So Heathrow it is.

It also appears that, right now, for flights in the next few days, BMI is a couple of hundred dollars cheaper than any other airline. Is there any reason I shouldn't fly BMI? (In this case, BMI is "formerly known as British Midland," not a music company.)

*I say "my mother's husband" rather than "my stepfather" because they didn't even meet until I had finished college, and I have never lived in the same country as he did; he wasn't in a parental role for me. So, while I won't be looking for a party, food and conversation might be welcome.

Exercise

A good workout this evening, the sort of evening where I'm aware of my persistence in this, not because it's strenuous but because of a conversation with one of the trainers who works at the gym.

( numbers )