Last Entry Missed.
Sadly, I didn't post yesterday, thus missing the last day of NaBloPoMo '08. I didn't post because I was having an "adventure" with the airlines.
The plane was late leaving, apparently because of weather (which is to say that the plane arriving was late. If it isn't there, we can't get on it and leave.) Then, the in-flight crew was missing. We saw them arrive, but the gate agent was then nowhere to be found. Something like forty-five minutes later, she turned back up and announced that we would be boarding the plane. (Which was, at this point, over two hours late.) Once we got on the plane and pushed away from the gate we taxied for what felt like forever. Then, the pilot came on and told us that we were 22 in line and that it would probably be another hour before we took off.
Splendid. Thankfully, I was flying Jet Blue and I had my own little individual TV screen and was able to see the end of the Return of the King.
At one point during our waiting, the pilot came on and like an angry father said, "If people don't stop getting up, we'll be 60th in line instead of 30!" 30? Didn't you just say 22? And, please, when you have to go, you have to go. Its the truth of the matter.
Finally, we made it into the air. Where we hit some turbulence. It was a little scary. Also, I had told my friend Ed who was feeding the cats that I'd be home in the early evening and they'd be fine, I'd feed them when I got home at 6:30.
I got home after 10:30. Hooray. When we landed in Buffalo, we had to wait another 20 minutes for a gate to become free. I was so happy I didn't check any luggage and I could walk off the plane and right out of the airport. The kittens were very happy to see me. They'd knocked over everything, including the trash can in which the empty cat food packets, were looking for things to eat, the poor guys. They're good now, running around the house like the little hellions they are.
