going to get home. The forecast called for snow, I thought there might
be issues at the airport. Since then, I waited for a very slow check
in process, was whisked through US customs, and waited for what was
originally a 6PM flight.
At 7pm, we were all brought back through canada customs to the check
in counter for rebooking. Unfortunately, all the customs officers shut
the doors at 7pm, so there was a flight full of people waiting until
tomorrow. I waited until 9pm to talk to an agent, after a fruitless
conversation with amex travel. I was given a room at the holiday inn,
had a sandwich and a beer at the hotel restaurant, and set a 330 wake
up call.
I arose, showered and made coffee. Someone might have thought they
were doing me a favor, or it may have been mischief, but when I added
water to the machine, it immediately started to overflow, and drip
cold through the basket. I stopped making the mess, returned the pot,
and and hit start. It must have still been overfilled, because the
mess continued a few minutes later as coffee started spilling over the
top of the pot, and I stood there naked trying to contain it with my
bath towel. I went ahead and poured a cup, added a bit of water from
the tap to cool it, and chugged it down. I hurriedly dressed, ran down
to the lobby, and caught a 4am ride to the airport.
The airport looked sure to be fun times, since air canada had stranded
100 people around midnight, and the line for checkin wrapped clear
back into the shopping area. I went to the first class counter, and
got my economy ticket with only a twenty minute wait.
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