Ryan's Currently Unnamed Blog

Well... 8:30 came and went.... And there was a long line of people trying to figure out what's up... 8:45 and I get into line... And by the time I get up to the front, they are putting people on standby for a 9:15 flight... Great... So I get on that because I don't have too much time to waste...

I make it over to the other gate just in time to hear myself called... I got a seat on that flight... And my original flight got an announcement that they were gonna begin boarding and they completed all the work on the plane...

So.. Might get in a minute or two earlier then my original flight...

Yay for not checking any bags though... So, its just a minor setback... About an hour... Lets home that's it for the crappy stuff... But I'm not holding my breath! More to come...

Soooo... I almost expected crap to go wrong with this vacation I'm taking... After a crazy weekend with two friends in from out of town, Ben from Vegas and Sara from LA, plus the company party on saturday.... And the things I had to turn down.... Air show with my dad (company party conflicted) and fathers day (oops, planned this vacation without realizing)...

It was a huge headache putting this little trip together... And as much as I despise Florida, part of me was actually looking forward to getting there and unwinding for a few days.

Well.. My flight was supposed to leave chicago at 8:05am... I pulled an all nighter because I just had too much to do and was just looking forward to getting on the plane so I can sleep...

But they made an announcement at about 7:45 that some part on the plane needs to be replaced... And again at 8 that they will be making a decision by 8:30 if they can fix it or not... There was a bunch of maintainence guys scurrying around the plane.. But they are gone now... At this point.. I have no clue what time ill get into florida.... But its a fantistic start!

Why does ANYTHING remotely related to florida go to shit in unexpectedly creative ways. I really shouldn't be surprised... And I'm trying to adopt an attitude of just laughing at it just enjoy how crazy the situation is...

And yeah... Before anyone has any smartass comments about how I should be glad that the found it before they took off.... I'm a pilot... Its called a preflight checklist... If its missed, I would be even more pissed! Its called aircraft maintainance... And this isn't some rinky dink airline... Its united... At the airport they are headquarted at...if they can't get the part here, installed, and tested in an hour... They should have another plane laying around that they could swap out...

Oh... And to make matters even more enjoyabale... They just paged a 'Robert Boender' for the second time.... Or a name that sounds a lot like it over an airport speaker.... How entertaining would THAT be... Stuck in an airport on the same delayed flight as HIM!!

Haha... Well.. At least I'm laughing... 8:24 now... Gotta rest my hand... Ill probably post that story sometime soon (I know... Ya can't wait!!)... 5 more minutes and I get to find out what's up... Yay! At least I managed to kill 20 minutes.. Yay sidekick! Will have to post about that too... And the new ones due next month...