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Friday, May 09, 2008

• Left for airport on time (well 10 min. late but shhhhhh). Again dealt with crazy granny drivers and slow azz people on 436. What was a quick 20 min. straight shot turned into an hour neck and neck drive. Ugh.
• Parked at the airport, shot up to the gate and the line was WRAPPED around the lobby. WRAPPED - all parents with munchkins all sleepy waiting to fly home to their life away from the land of all things Disney. Parents were NOT happy. AirTran was NOT moving - oh - and that was the line for those that checked in ONLINE and were only waiting to check baggage. Note to self - NEVER book an 11:29 flight again. Back to my 7 am flights.
• 10 min. in long long non-moving line, clock tickin' like crazy prompted me to take action. I spoke with customer service idjiot, Maria, who told me that I should have been there earlier to check in baggage. Well smart azz Maria - if you were DOING your job to get the line moving and not having everyone in a standstill while you lollygag and do nothing - well, then, who's the dummy. Yeah - so for her to give me lecture on the 45 min. prior to arrival rule when the line is NOT moving at all and had not been for the 10 min. I waited in the wrapped line lobby - well then. She tried to wiggle her neck at me and get all stupid like we were in a club. I shut her down - and quick. Don't. Play. Me. She tells me to talk to her supervisor at the TSA drop off. Sure then. I will. And then she had the nerve to tell me WHAT to tell him. I told her I'd tell him she isn't facilitating the movement of the line. Tis only fair right?
• Father with 3 out of control kids in strollers and wife being a wench and a half: Don't get smart with ME because I pulled someone aside to address about the line issue. Sure if I have to jump the line - I will. Why - because I had the NERVE to speak up while you did NOTHING. Nor did you try to discipline your kids running more rampant than the kids from that movie Overboard (Before Goldie Hawn taught them a thing or three about discipline).
• Talk with supervisor, he tells me they will have to put me on standby. I told him that we had 2 min. to get my luggage on my flight before shut down - it would hit the 45 min. rule and while I was fine with standby, my meeting in Philly would NOT be. And I would have talked to him earlier if Maria didn't piss me the hell off. As he saw the line STILL not moving and realized he had a problem. Whatever. He grabs my ticket, runs to the computer and then comes back with "Ms. Lys, I'm sorry - you should have said you worked for [9to5], I've printed out your boarding documents and you are all set. Give me your bags, you will be on the 11:29 flight." LOVE HIM.
• Even better - loved the smirky snarky look I shot Idjiot Dad while he barely moved and he heard me tell Idjiot Maria - "Thanks for the advice to talk to your boss. He handled the situation like I expected." Yeah I line jumped and trust me -it was with the utmost permission of AirTran. LOVE Them. (Don't love Idjiot Maria)
• Starbucks - NO LINE - None, Nada, Nil. Got coffee and get to my gate. What do you mean I have to pay to upgrade. Girl looks at my ticket and tells me "Yup, policy changed. It's no longer our discretion". *sigh* OK. Fine. My A2B benefits only applied to standard seats, not biz class. See the amount of screaming children on the plane and pull a Beyonce - Upgrade Me Please while I hand over the card.
• Philly - I can haz luggage? Please? Oh. My. Lord it took so long to get the luggage. SO long. 40 min. long. Fine - I'm not stressed.
• Hertz - I can haz car? Wait a minute - they actually wanted me to drive a Brady Bunch Station Wagon - same make as the car that on the last trip, the doors spontaneously opened on the Ben Franklin Bridge - as I was DRIVING! Oh. Hell. No. - I turned on my heel quicker than a Marine and marched into the Gold Club office. I can haz sassy car please? She looks at the car, my rental record and says "Oh honey, how is an Impala. I would be scared too. I'll give you a nav system too."
• Let's talk about the free nav. system. Ummm... Hertz Never Lost - thank you for getting me LOST to my hotel 1.4 mi. away. LOST - you kept telling me to turn right and drive into the economy parking lot when it should have been LEFT to the street. Hertz Never Lost Got Me Lost. (Say that three times fast)
• Hotel - love it. Looked like a college dorm from exterior hallway. Inside the room - whole other story. LOVE it. WIsh the soda machines worked on my floor though. Wonder if they can make me some ice coffee...
• Shot up to Manayunk where the party is happening and looked around. I think I like that place. Will spend some quality time up there on Saturday as well. Very quaint.
• Meowmix - after getting her luggage - trotted out to the pick up area at baggage claim - AS I PARKED. Wanna know how she told me to find her - a text that said "Standing by cop with dog". Obviously she knows me too well - I always check out the cops. And he was a cute one - you would think she would talk to the cop and get his number for a gal. *sigh*
• Went to Dave & Busters for cocktails and dinner tonight and caught up with Meowmix while watching her scare our waiter Jesse. Poor Jesse had NO idea what he was getting into - she asked for a mojito and was told "No". Asked for a Sombrero and was told "HUH?" so she told him Kahlua and Milk and it was like a lightbulb - oh ok. He brings over this big Captain & Diet Coke for me; small rocks glass of Kahlua and Milk for her - little Kahlua. She sucked that down in 2 min. flat and basically pulled an Oliver with "Thank you - can I have another and can I get a big girl glass?". Finally she told him to make a vat of it and keep 'em coming. He finally learned how to make her sombrero. Me, I was content with my captain. They can't screw that up by much (and I was driving)

So, with that, all is well in the land of Lys. I have pictures for y'all - will post on Saturday.

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