Airports, layovers, and phone woes

[wyntir_knight]

I've gotten into Chicago with no problems at all, so life is good. I was far too stressed for far too little. ... Now let's hope I didn't jinx things by saying that ;P

My layover is far longer than I had thought, since I had forgotten to factor in the time difference. That's okay though. They have intarwebz access here, so I can at least keep amused. ... at least for a little bit, since I checked my portable battery.

When I got in, I tried to call home only to discover that Virgin can't verify my account. So much for no problem with calls in the US ... hmmm ... maybe I can call locally but just can't call long distane. I'll have to check on that. They gave me a number to call so I'll do that later if it doesn't fix itself.

I'm taking advantage of the WiFi system they've got here to do a much needed update on my systems. I don't think that I've updated anything since Aruba. Not that that's a problem, since I don't usually access the intarwebz with my laptop.

The flight itself was generally uneventful. It was maybe a little rocky about half-way here, but there was nothing major other than that. Hopefully my next flight is as uneventful.


UPDATE:

Well, I got into Cincinnati just fine. The flight was uneventful, except that the back rows were broken or something and they moved us all up closer to the front. No complaints from me on that. I ended up getting an emergency exit row so there was tons of leg room for once! Once I disembarked, I caught the shuttle ... for those of you coming to BotCon, you don't need to book the shuttle in advance. You just need to if you want to guarantee that it'll be there when you get to the airport. Otherwise they seem to show up about every 15 minutes and can take five people at a time.

It was odd as I drove in, because as I saw the skyline, the theme from WKRP in Cincinnati started playing through my mind ;p

Anyway, I'm in the hotel and got my only real shock of the day as I was unpacking.

The good folks at security had inspected my luggage. This wasn't a problem. I was with the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority for long enough to appreciate airport security. No, the problem was that they decided to lock my luggage ... unfortunately, my luggage wasn't locked to begin with because I no longer have the key for the lock attached to my suitcase. Thankfully one of the guys from maintainance brought up a pair of bolt cutters and I was able to get at my stuff without much trouble.

Now, if I can only figure out what's going on with my cell phone, everything will be shiny.

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/__wilderness__/]

Glad to hear you landed safely... just think, you can use all that extra time to write more Smokescreen/Wheeljack or Prowl/Ratchet *hints* :)

[wyntir-rose.livejournal.com]

Ah! Subtle hints ;p Yes, I will be happily working away tonight, especially since I think I may be the only one here (at least I think I may be the only one from the Cell)

[bittereloquent.livejournal.com]

Don't worry, I'll be reminding her often this weekend. XP

[wyntir-rose.livejournal.com]

Okay, so no pressure then? *grin*

[bittereloquent.livejournal.com]

Pressure? What pressure? *innocent look* So why did you come in today? Are you taking one of the classes?

[wyntir-rose.livejournal.com]

Nope. I'm taking the museum tour tomorrow. I have to be in the Lobby at 7:30. This morning's flight was the only one that would get me in in reasonable order - the others required too many transfers or a ridiculously short layover in Chicago.

[bittereloquent.livejournal.com]

Ahhhh. Yeah that does suck. *wrinkles nose* Ohh lemme know how the tour is. Is that the one where you go to the airplane museum?

[wyntir-rose.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's the Airforce museum. I'll tell you all about it and I'm planning on taking a ton of pictures :)

[bittereloquent.livejournal.com]

Ohhh! You know the pengy breakfast isn't until FRIDAY. ^_____^ So you could still come with us and tour the aquarium. Heee.

[wyntir-rose.livejournal.com]

Yes! Done!

[bittereloquent.livejournal.com]

Hehehe! I think I got the email of the dude who's organizing it. I think they're taking walkins but I'll drop him a line and ask if ya want. Or talk to Rotty.

[wyntir-rose.livejournal.com]

If you could that'd be great! I don't have Rotty's email and I'm worried that a post up at the Cell would be missed.

[bittereloquent.livejournal.com]

We're in luck. Someone dropped out so you can take their place! XP It's 25 bucks and the guy said you can pay in cash when we get to the bus stop. Heee

[wyntir-rose.livejournal.com]

*dances* Fantastic!

[bittereloquent.livejournal.com]

Eee! I totally forgot to buy locks for my luggage! Let's hope I don't loose the keys, eh? I'm glad ya arrived without the drama from last time!

Can't wait to leave myself! If you get your cell phone working, lemme know and I'll send ya my number. And worst comes to worst, you can borrow mine if you need to call home. XP

[wyntir-rose.livejournal.com]

I can't get my phone to work! *argh* ... So I broke down and bought a disposable here. It has *got* to be cheaper than making long distance calls from the hotel.

My number is 513-226-4004. Feel free to call me when you get in. And that goes for anyone else who's going to be here!

[bittereloquent.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the problem with those prepaid ones is that they suck up minutes like no one's business. I had one of those and gah....hated it soooo much! I'll call ya when I get in though. I suspect I might be stuck waiting out in the lobby for a while until MP gets in. Depends on how traffic treats her I guess.

[wyntir-rose.livejournal.com]

I've been using a prepaid for about a year now, and I don't find them that bad ... but then again, I don't use mine all the time.

Anyway, I'll be at the museum until 5:30, but calls are never a problem on these tours -- at least this way I can get some numbers, since the one I gave for the list won't work.