IT'S A LITTLE AFTER 4AM AND YES MY PHOTOGRAPHER, STEVE HARRIS AND I ARE PREPARING FOR THE ONSLAUGHT OF THRONGS OF THANKSGIVING TRAVELERS, YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHY DO I FEEL LIKE WE DREW THE SHORT STRAW? ALRIGHT, SO I SOUND A BIT SARCASTIC. IT'S JUST EVERY YEAR THIS TIME IF YOU'RE A REPORTER, YOU DREAD THIS STORY. I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHY, STOP IT, YES I DO. IT'S NOT THAT IT'S DIFFICULT, OR EVEN PAINSTAKING, IT'S JUST...............( YOU CAN IMAGINE WHAT I'M THINKING..)

OKAY, MY THOUGHTS ASIDE, TRIPLE A IS PREDICTING FEWER HOLIDAY TRAVELERS THIS THANKSGIVING---SAYING "THIS COULD BE THE FIRST THANKSGIVING IN SIX YEARS THAT HOLIDAY TRAVEL DECLINES."

MOREOVER, THEY SAY, "EVEN THOUGH THE PRICE OF GASOLINE IS WAY DOWN, THE SPIKE EARLIER IN THE YEAR AND ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY NOW HAS MADE FOR A NOTICEABLE DECLINE IN HOLIDAY TRAVELERS DRIVING AS WELL."

IF YOU'RE TRAVELING THIS THANKSGIVING, THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS RECOMMEND THAT YOU REMEMBER A FEW TIPS TO HELP YOU'RE AIRPORT EXPERIENCE GO A LOT FASTER AND SMOOTHLY.

DON'T FORGET TO: TRY TO HAVE ALL TRAVEL DOCUMENTS/ID'S ETC IN YOUR HAND WHEN YOU PASS THROUGH THE CHECKPOINTS, COATS AND JACKETS SHOULD BE OFF AND WHILE IT MAY BE TEMPTING, DO NOT WRAP YOUR GIFTS BECAUSE THEY COULD DEFINITELY SLOW YOU DOWN.

I REALLY COULD GO ON ABOUT THIS ENVIABLE TASK I HAVE THIS MORNING, BUT MY ENTHUSIASTIC, SMILING PHOTOGRAPHER STEVE HARRIS MUST GO TO MEET THE WARM, EXCITING, RESPECTFUL, "HOLIDAY TRAVELERS!"

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