Loooooooong day...

gomopar440

gomopar440

Livin' my life...one gas station at a time.
I'm stuck at the Dallas Airport still waiting for a flight back to Corpus Christi. My flight from San Diego got diverted to Houston because of weather in Dallas today. I tried to get them to let me off there so I just catch a flight from Houston to Corpus but the airline wouldnt let anyone get off the plane there. Instead they refueled the jet and put us back out on the runway. We finally arrived in Dallas about 8 hours after boarding in San Diego.:mad: Oh yea, they didn't have any food available on the flight since it was only supposed to be a 3 hour flight. They did get some water in Houston but no snacks. Not even a couple bags of peanuts. Today is sounding like one of those stranded traveller stories on the news. It's not done yet either. When we landed I went straight to the counter to get my connecting flight rebooked. I was informed that there was only one flight left going to Corpus tonight and I was 13th on the standby list. WTF!?!?! The nice lady at the counter then proceded to tell me that they could offer me a "distressed traveler" discount at a local hotel for "just" $89. Oh, and by the way, I'll have to pay for a cab out of pocket to get there since the airline doesn't provide shuttle service. :doh:

So now I'm waiting and :helpme: that there is room on this flight. At least I can get on the internet with my laptop.

Hmm, now what was the name of that Tom Hanks movie where he's a foreigner stuck in the airport and can't leave for some reason? I've never seen the movie, but I think I can relate to what he was going through.:doubt:
 
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8 hours on a 2 hour flight, they'd be carrying me out in a straight jacket. well I hope you get home soon and safe.
 
Sorry to hear that, GoMo. I used to run into that when I was on Year One's show crew, and I honestly believe that no one that works for an airline has ever been in your current shoes... in our case, it was a "You don't understand, asshole--I have a fucking deadline here!" as we had to be at a show that lasted only a few days, and our presence was not only expected, but paid for in advance. The show crew manager had very little problem getting into peoples' faces.

I hate to say it, but you'd be amazed at what making a scene can accomplish.
 
I'm at DFW BTW, ...still. I got someone from the airline to give me a cot to use last night. It was so rigid it really wouldn't have made a difference if I had just slept on the floor though.

Doc, as bad as being stuck in the airport is, at least I'm still not on that first flight where I was stuck behind someone with a severe case of gas and a loose sphincter. Every 15 minutes or so a VERY foul smell would just sneak up from somewhere and gag everyone around. It was so bad I could have used a soiled baby diaper as a gas mask to improve the smell. :sick:

Thank's for the movie info. It may be a while before I go rent it though as I belive I've had my fill of airports for a while.:shifty:
 
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