tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post112288455815743448..comments2024-03-04T03:40:11.172-05:00Comments on No rules. Just write.: The neverending business tripBrenda Coulterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13528691681455659296noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1123015603441843912005-08-02T16:46:00.000-04:002005-08-02T16:46:00.000-04:00Laura, my computer is set to Eastern Time, so it w...Laura, my computer is set to Eastern Time, so it was "only" 1:50 AM in Denver when I posted. But, yeah, it was a long day. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the sympathy, everyone. And thanks, Laura, for reading my book.Brenda Coulterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528691681455659296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1122957511713415242005-08-02T00:38:00.000-04:002005-08-02T00:38:00.000-04:00How awful, Brenda. I just hope it's turned into u...How awful, Brenda. I just hope it's turned into unexpectedly good writing time. Have a safe trip the rest of the way, and thanks for giving us a wonderful view of the conference.<BR/><BR/>Take good care!<BR/><BR/>AnnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1122947672285021352005-08-01T21:54:00.000-04:002005-08-01T21:54:00.000-04:00Look at that time she posted . . . 3:50 a.m says i...Look at that time she posted . . . 3:50 a.m says it all. Ugh. I live here in Denver, and wish there was something I could do; I feel I know you from your blog but you no doubt wish to be left alone to wallow. Nothing quite as dispiriting and grubby as a canceled flight and all the attendant hassles and woes...You'll be home in a wink. I am reading your book. I said I would. A report soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1122942555845656962005-08-01T20:29:00.000-04:002005-08-01T20:29:00.000-04:00Doesn't sound like fun! Glad you are keeping your ...Doesn't sound like fun! Glad you are keeping your sense of humor : )<BR/><BR/>(((HUGS)))Robin Baynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640632701164428942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1122926081145607872005-08-01T15:54:00.000-04:002005-08-01T15:54:00.000-04:00awww that sucks Brenda. (((hugs)))awww that sucks Brenda. (((hugs)))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1122911610013137622005-08-01T11:53:00.000-04:002005-08-01T11:53:00.000-04:00Brenda,Sorry about the flight and all the inconven...Brenda,<BR/><BR/>Sorry about the flight and all the inconveniences that went along with it. God bless Diane for serving up that cold drink. Praying that the smoking room won't bother your breathing. Some great writing might come out of this though... LOL<BR/>Mary G.upwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640686375678197712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1122908557205166372005-08-01T11:02:00.000-04:002005-08-01T11:02:00.000-04:00Ack! I've been hearing nightmare stories about jus...Ack! I've been hearing nightmare stories about just about every airline. I've got four trips coming up this fall, and I'm feeling edgy about them because of stories like yours. Hope you got some rest. Glad the conference was a good one for you.<BR/><BR/>RobinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1122897964756482072005-08-01T08:06:00.000-04:002005-08-01T08:06:00.000-04:00I have had a similarly unpleasant travel experienc...I have had a similarly unpleasant travel experience with Delta, connecting through Detroit. I won't give all the gory details, but how did the Delta employee expect me to carry a carseat, diaper bag, huge carry-on, lunch for three, and keep track of two children (4 and 1 1/2) without any assistance or shuttle service between two concourses???<BR/><BR/>Thank God for strangers in airports who take pity on moms traveling with kids. Airline employees seem to forget they are in the customer service business!K J Gillenwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12023089365553324315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1122896848136014172005-08-01T07:47:00.000-04:002005-08-01T07:47:00.000-04:00I had a similar experience with United. I am a te...I had a similar experience with United. I am a teacher and was chaperoning a trip to California, from New York. We had to stop in Milwaukee for refueling, only the pilot didn't log it, so the airline just decided that all 32 of us had dilly-dallied in the bathroom or some such nonsense. Therefore, they refused to put us up in a hotel in Chicago when we missed our connecting flight. We came very close to having to spend the night in O'Hare with 28 teenage boys and 4 adults, me the only woman. Thankfully, our principal answered her cell phone and approved the one-time-only use of our school credit card, which we had to pay back out of funds not budgeted for. Then, upon arriving home, they had lost almost all of our luggage, and for some strange reason, diverted it to Pittsburgh. It took 2 days to get here, and when it did get here, it reeked of cigarettes, most likely from the chain- smoking man smelling strongly of alcohol who drove it down in a van. We've refused to use their airline again, and I personally avoid them like the plague. Bah to United Airlines!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1122889798714236912005-08-01T05:49:00.000-04:002005-08-01T05:49:00.000-04:00You poor Baby, I thought I had it bad when I had ...You poor Baby, I thought I had it bad when I had a 3 hour layover there once. try to make the best of it , <BR/>janiceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com