Tuesday, September 9, 2008

The general unpleasantness

I got to the airport at 10:30 for a 12:00 flight. Upon arriving, I was alerted by the kiosk that the flight I needed to board to have any hope of attending my meeting on time was canceled due to lightning. Up in the sky. Like up where you can't see it because it is so high up there. The problem, of course, is that the lightning is banging around in the general area we prefer to fly our airplanes. So I called my boss and had the same conversation we had two weeks ago when this happened - meaning when I was supposed to be at my job and wasn't because of a canceled flight. It went ok, I guess. Considering how very inaccessible I now look to my students - all because I live in NY. (This is not good). I find that I will have to wait here, in LGA, until 7:34pm. when the flight is supposedly going to go up in the sky. If it doesn't, Jesus, Mary and the carpenter help me. (Side note: do NOT - while in an airport - unexpectedly have issues related to the lower region of your person unexpectedly needing to do what it does once a month. I DARE you to find a merchant who sells any remedy for your parts and situation. You will fail and you will be grateful indeed that you are not visibly compromised. The end).

8 comments:

sybil law said...

Awww, good luck on the flight and some Midol!!!
I hate being stuck in airports!

Avitable said...

It could have been worse.

You could have been wearing white!

Anonymous said...

Nothing you can do about the weather and my motto is to always be prepared...Hope you make your next flight.

Kate P said...

Even if they *did* have what you needed, it would've been at a rate akin to extortion. BTW that lightning is leftover from my co-worker's parking lot blasphemy the other day. Sorry about that. Safe travels.

Mrs. Who said...

Damn Aunt Flo...always visiting at the most inconvenient time.

Megan said...

The good news is that you didn't kill anyone.

M@ said...

If they did sell hygiene products, they'd charge $22 for a tampon anyway.

Evil Twin's Wife said...

And that, my friend, is the reason I wear a panty liner every.single.day. Just in case!