Speaking of travel, I did one of the most boneheaded things I have ever done while traveling last weekend and it still annoys me to think of it so maybe if I just put it out there I can get completely over it. I was flying home from Las Vegas on Monday and my (commercial) flight left at noon and was the only nonstop of the day. I got to the airport plenty early and noticed my flight had been delayed an hour. No big deal, I call some friends, eat a pretzel, whatever. After a while I notice the sign at the gate I am waiting at does not change to Boise so I went up and asked the agent "Excuse me, could you tell me when the Boise flight is leaving?" She says "Boise flight?" I am momentarily confused and then I look over my shoulder at the screen I was looking at and it says "Arrivals" as opposed to "Departures" on it. She then informs me that my flight at noon was one of the only flights that wasn't delayed. Perfect. She works to route me through Salt Lake and get me home 6 hours later and says "Oh shoot, this flight leaves out of a completely different terminal and it's quite a walk from here. The good news is you have 3 hours to get there!" The ensuing conversation I had with Jake was not one I am proud of, I haven't been that angry for quite some time. After I stopped swearing I said "The worst part about this whole situation is that there is no one to blame!" After a short pause I did come up with "Wait a minute, why on earth would people at the gate care when a flight to Boise is coming in?!? There is no reason for an Arrival screen at the freaking gate!" I stand by that today.
There, I feel a little better and suffice it to say that is one mistake I will never repeat. Here's some happy pictures...
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