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August 24, 2007
The London Departure -- Darrold
You'll have to read the comments from the earlier entry to appreciate the coolness of this. I mean, how often do you say "Live Free or Die?" (New Hampshire residents need not reply. By the way Darrell, I love you too man, and when I type it I tear up just a little.)
The above was on the side of a bus outside of LaGuardia in NYC.
The following is a picture of me in Columbus airport at 10 a.m. and is provided for my college buddies who may fear that turning 47 has sucked the life out of me.
In other travel news ...
The flight leaving Columbus got a late start which led to a late landing.
One of the first things I came across in the LaGuardia terminal was a Nathan's hot dog place. I'd considered stopping for a dog — I've never had a Nathan's — but decided I'd head down to baggage claim. My bags were just coming around the carousel as I approached it. I collected them, shot out the door, and bought a ticket for the bus to JFK.
About an hour after I got on the bus I was at JFK and in the line for International Departures. Not only did the line move quickly but the ticket agent that processed me gave me a $7.50 lunch voucher since my original flight had been canceled. I took that voucher to the terminal Chili's and turned it into a $30.00 lunch tab (I thought I should have three beers in order to prepare me for the sleeping I intended to do on the flight to England).
So far, even with the bumps and the very long layover, things haven't been too bad.
My plane leaves in another hour and a half and I can see that it has been moved from the original gate to a new gate of departure. There's also a warning about some sort of possible FAA delay.
We'll have to see what happens.
Posted by delmer at August 24, 2007 6:02 PM
Comments
Fox hunting is illegal in England now.....so I doubt HRH Charles will keep himself busy with that. He would do better gettting involved in the organisation at Gatwick Airport....Maybe he does, then you wont have to wait at an airplane parking place for 45 minutes, which would be a shame for a Delmer ariving in the UK...
Posted by: Jack at August 24, 2007 6:56 PM
Del,
It's unreal that I type "live free or die " the first time in my life and then you see it on a bus! O.K. O.K. Try this one...
"baggage claim"
Let's see if lightning strikes twice.
D
Posted by: Darrell at August 24, 2007 11:54 PM
Jack: Lady P found parking right away though I did spend 60 minutes in immigration.
Darrell: Ah. So close. |t's baggage "reclaim" here. (It still had me laughing.)
Posted by: at August 27, 2007 12:59 PM