At about the time this movie was made, I was going out with a girl who said she really wanted one of those United Air Lines decks of cards that they gave away on airplanes. So one afternoon I dropped by Los Angeles International Airport, walked through the terminal to the United boarding area, and down the tunnel right into a plane. A friendly stewardess (that's what they were called then) asked if she could help me, and I offered to buy a deck of cards, but she just cheerfully handed me one for free. I thanked her and walked back out. I was in and out of the terminal within less than ten minutes, and other than the stewardess, nobody even seemed to notice me. There were far fewer regulations and much less micromanagement of people's activities than today. There was also much less traffic on the freeways. Other than "rush hours" in the morning and late afternoon/early evening, you could usually get where you wanted to go without much delay.
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