August 22, 2008
More like "Incontinental"...am I right?
Posted by pete at August 22, 2008 1:42 PMBack from Virginia. Took some gnarly pictures that will end any lingering dispute about my post-graduate education. Unfortunately, they were on a digital disposable camera (which will encourage any lingering debate about my photography skills) so you'll have wait until I pick up the photos from Walgreen's.
The stay itself was just dandy. Close proximity to Chicago-style pizza, several bars, and a decent gym meant I returned home only slightly wider than when I left. Unfortunately the trip was bookended once again by shitty flights on Continental, the airline that is rapidly becoming the Dr. Zin to my Benton Quest.
In a nutshell, my flight from Intercontinental to Dulles on Saturday was delayed nearly three hours by rain. I know they "can't do anything about the weather," as they're so fond of reminding us, but maybe instead of dropping a few zillion dollars for a new terminal that's two miles walking distance from the parking garage, you could buy some planes that can take off in winds over 15 MPH. Just a thought.
Then I arrive in Dulles, only to find that my bag didn't. This would be more than a mild irritant if I wasn't one of those idiots who always fails to pack toiletries or extra clothes in their carry-on. I really had no one to blame but myself for that, so I resolved to stink it out until the next day, when my bag would be delivered to the hotel, and drove my swanky rent-a-PT Cruiser to Annapolis to hand out with the Seadogs family. Killing a bottle of Bushmills once there didn't hurt.
Fast forward to yesterday, where - upon arriving at Dulles - I'm informed the Houston flight has been delayed another two hours. And since I always assume I'm getting the high, hard one from Continental anytime I fly with them, my reaction to the desk agent telling me the news was merely a raised eyebrow* while muttering, "What a shock."
Since I had a few hours to kill, I wandered the B Terminal at IAD. Who knew our nation had it's own store? And so emphatic:
Fuck yeah.
Got in a little after 11 PM last night. Just in time to elbow The Wife in her sleep before she flew out this morning at 6:30 for Cleveland. Her flight left on time, but then, she's flying Southwest.
Oh, and Mom: I know you like those Eddie Bauer luggage tag/locks. Unfortunately, so does the TSA. This is the second one they've cut off a bag of ours.
* This is a lie; I can't actually raise only one eyebrow.
Believe it or not, your entry was what prompted me to use the reference. Love that Dr. Zin.
why do we have to wait for Walgreen’s to develop the photos you took with a digital camera?
Goddammit…disposable camera. Lousy alcohol.
I am astonished, and pleased, in roughly equal parts (and nearly as astonished at how pleased I am) that you read my JONNY QUEST review even before I came over here and link whored it. Thanks. If I can only have 9 readers in the world, at least they’re all cool.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Any seasoned traveler should know that you can only secure your luggage with TSA approved locks for which they have a master “key.”
The Dr. Zin/Benton Quest reference prompts me, in some bizarre Pavlovian instilled reflex, to mention that I recently re-acquainted myself with childhood favorite JONNY QUEST and wrote up the results here. And there’s a bonus review of a SPACE GHOST episode that was on the same videotape. Dig it if you dare.
If I must stop talking about me for a moment, though, I’m moved to ask, why do we have to wait for Walgreen’s to develop the photos you took with a digital camera?