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So much for that plan.
May. 20th, 2011 08:44 pmYes. I'm supposed to be in Alaska. Didn't/hasn't happened. Up bright and early at 4 AM to catch a 6 AM flight out of Spokane. Which was cancelled. They rescheduled me to leave Spokane at 8 PM, so much for getting to Petersburg by 2 PM! Supposed to be there at 2 tomorrow instead; which is shitty as I'm supposed to have left Petersburg for Kake by 11:30 AM tomorrow. So I called the folks that run the boat, and they rearranged their pilot's schedule to pick me up in Petersburg later, and still get me to the boat. Bruc came back to the airport to pick me up, and we killed a bunch of time in Spokie, which was kinda nice (for me, anyway--I dunno, maybe he doesn't like hanging out aimlessly with me all day?). Picked the kid up after school, then they dropped me back off at the airport and headed home. I checked in again, and they put me on stand by, so I actually got out of Spokane at 6 PM (only 12 hours late!). When I got to Seattle, I checked again to see if I can get out of here earlier, and the woman I talked to here was appalled that nobody in Spokane had offered me a hotel room and that they couldn't/didn't get me a flight here earlier. So she re-re-rearranged my ticket, and now instead of leaving SeaTac at 10:30 tonight, and sleeping in the Fairbanks airport, then getting to Petersburg at 2:30 PM, I'm supposed to be leaving SeaTac at 6:30 tomorrow morning, I have a hotel room for the night, and I'm supposed to get to Petersburg at 10:30 AM.
However, my checked bag has already been passed through Juneau, so it's probably sitting in Petersburg right now, with all my clean clothes. Gah. At least I can get a shower tonight! Hurray for that.
Also, can anybody explain to me the reasoning behind forcing me to turn off my eReader on the plane? It has no broadcasting or receiving ability, no wifi, no radio, no way to transmit info that's not via USB cord. In what world is this in any way going to affect the plane's communication or navigation? I cannot see any way that it's more dangerous than a paper book.
Also also, a notice to the 2 women ahead of me in line? When the attendants announce that the plane has smaller than normal overhead storage areas, and wheeled bags will not fit, that means wheeled bags will not fit. It does not mean spend 5 minutes each trying to shove your bag into an obviously too-small bin, while delaying everyone else's boarding. Thanks.
However, my checked bag has already been passed through Juneau, so it's probably sitting in Petersburg right now, with all my clean clothes. Gah. At least I can get a shower tonight! Hurray for that.
Also, can anybody explain to me the reasoning behind forcing me to turn off my eReader on the plane? It has no broadcasting or receiving ability, no wifi, no radio, no way to transmit info that's not via USB cord. In what world is this in any way going to affect the plane's communication or navigation? I cannot see any way that it's more dangerous than a paper book.
Also also, a notice to the 2 women ahead of me in line? When the attendants announce that the plane has smaller than normal overhead storage areas, and wheeled bags will not fit, that means wheeled bags will not fit. It does not mean spend 5 minutes each trying to shove your bag into an obviously too-small bin, while delaying everyone else's boarding. Thanks.
