Set off at 6 O'clock in the morning down to Heathrow today to catch my 10.45 flight to Los Angeles. I had expected more hassle on a trans-Atlantic flight, but it was smooth going all the way. I flew with United and after kicking the self-service boarding pass machine a couple of times it provided me with boarding passes to LA and Palm Springs. Since the time difference is -8 hours I got the whole afternoon at the hotel in Rancho Mirage. Went to bed early to get rid of every last bit of jet-lag. Hopefully I'll get a little ride on one or two of the new Victory motorcycles in the morning. TS