I'm flying back tomorrow...

And I've checked in for my flight, and I'm ready to go! Well not really...I still have to pack and all that stuff. Whatever. 


Anyway, I'm flying back to Burlington out of LaGuardia via US Airways. Not so thrilled about being crammed back into that prop plane, but I needed to use that travel voucher... I guess one advantage about Daylight Saving Time is that I was able to check in to my flight one hour early. 


One thing that surprised me though, was that they gave me the option to use a mobile boarding pass. Being the technology lover that I am, I naturally accepted. (But printed a paper one anyway, because you can never be too careful). I do not want to be in a situation where the barcode won't scan, and I have to get sent back to the counter to have one printed. 


There are two issues I have:
1. The barcode on my phone looks really small, and I dont really trust the scanner's ability to easily decode it
2. I hate giving other people my technology


My solution:
Send it to my iPod Touch (which isn't really mine, but my wonderful brother has been letting me use it ever since he got a 3rd gen Touch). This way, I'm less concerned with letting someone else use my tech, and the screen is slightly larger and clearer than my phone.


But what does all this really accomplish? Is it any more convenient to have the boarding pass on your phone rather than on paper? Having the boarding pass on my phone doesn't really save me time. I still have to go through the same check-in process, and it doesn't make boarding any faster. Actually, I would think that it slows it down due to the issue of properly scanning the barcode. I guess the only real advantage is that you're probably less likely to lose your phone than a piece of paper. 


We'll see how it goes tomorrow!