15 minutes may not sound like a lot, but 15 minutes can make a huge difference in your life. For example:
Today, my flight time was at 1205 and Jane thought it was at 1220. When flying alone, it is not unusual for me to get to the airport 30 minutes before the flight, when flying with Sydney and an overnight bag, with formula which requires additional screening 30 minutes is not sufficient. As I am slightly stressing getting out of the car, at 11:35, Jane says "flights at 12:20, right?", I respond "12:05" and she says "Oh, thats why you look a little stressed". A quick hug and Sydney and I run upstairs and I look for the gate number, C17, marvelous, the absolute farthest gate. I print out my boarding pass and then go through security. (as I type I just realize that I have no idea what I did with drivers license-great). Getting through security was uneventful. I head towards the gate with my A16 boarding pass.........
I walk as fast as I could dragging along a carry on and a car seat with a baby and run straight up to the gate hoping to board before the c's that are just starting. Southwest guy says "Sure" and then "do you have the baby pass". Nope, I had forgotten that. So, I go to the counter, open my carry on, get out her birth certificate and fill out the form", then I board the plane.......dead last.
When boarding the Southwest guy says the plane is full so you'll have to hold her, let me check the carrier for you. I go find my middle seat and I say to the woman on the aisle "I'm sorry, can I get in there?", she looks at me, then at Sydney and with a frown on her face let's out this huge sigh......at which point I lose it (mind you, in front of a full plane) "We don't want to sit by you either but it's the only seat left", "really what is your problem that you have to be so negative and unfriendly" She is being nasty as we go to sit down and saying stuff but I frankly don't remember anything she said. It ended with me saying "I hope she screams the entire flight". A nice guy helped throw my bag into the overhead and we took off.
If the flight left at 12:20 and I had an additional 15 minutes I would have done the following:
*Go to the bathroom
*Get a Chai tea
*Called David
*Boarded at A16 and sat next to the window and next to someone who wanted to sit by a baby
*Changed Sydney's diaper
*Not lost my drivers license (well, probably not)
16 comments:
Wow! Good for you, Kim! I don't think I would have been that nice to the wench! Who wouldn't want to sit next to Sydney?? :)
This isn't the first time you have lost your license while in AZ...
I can't believe someone would be that rude. I guess I could understand her reaction if Sydney was already wailing, but even then it would still be rude for her to act that way! Good for you!
(negative and unfriendly alert)after flying numerous times with my children, i have determined that no one wants to sit by a baby. I don't even want to sit by my own babies.
I love you (wow, I think I just took a big step in our relationship!)
LMAO QB!! Little did Mean Lady know, Sydney is a flying champ like her mommy :)
I think it's time to just break down and carry a purse/diaper bag with one of those ID holders looped around a strap like a luggage tag. You'll never lose your license again :)
Bless your heart! I hate running late...it sets the tone for the whole trip! Nasty lady-
in 15 minutes you could:
-Have your last meal or just cashews and string cheese.
-Do 3 episodes of the Kim and Laura Show
-Laugh hysterically for no reason
- Watch 37.5% of a 24 Episode
-Pack and repack your bag
15 minutes wouldnt have saved the license though.
Kim I am so proud of you for telling that mean nasty lady what she can do with her attitude on the plane. How was Sydney on the flight anyways?!
Did you find your license? Or was is lost briefly aka misplaced?
I am sooooo proud of you. Now, I have some good come backs for when people give us funny looks when sitting with the kids! Go Kim! I also HATE being rushed for time!
I love that you set the old hag straight! Way to go KT! People are so rude.
The whole arguing with people is so out of character for me.....
If I had been Jane I would have started it out with: "I apologize for being trite but"
That's a great story. Good job!
Great story. Frankly, I love sitting next to fussy babies on SWA flights, but I am a bit odd in that respect. I am glad you told her off in a way that should have totally embarrassed her!
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OK, so I have one for you. We went to a "Family" restaurant (Me, My Wife and our 3 kids). They seat us next to this old couple. So they start saying stuff to the waiter about being seated next to young kids. So my wife says to the Waiter " Please move these old people cause we don't want to sit by them. Since it is only 2 of them and there are 5 of us, it will be much easier to move them.
The waiter walked away laughing and the old people got up, leaving at least half of their food, and left the restaurant.
WOW!!! You tell em Kim! Woo Hoo! So proud of you.
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