"It is not what happens to us, but how we cope with it ". I have a well earned reputation for expressing my frustration fairly openly, (and probably too often), especially when my own failings come to the fore. Unfortunately today was no different... We left our Las Vegas hotel in good time (2 hours allowed for check in) but we were delayed slightly due to thunderstorms and flooding. The check in girl indicated some delay then went quiet - a very American way of skirting a potential problem. Our 1850 flight was first delayed to 2100, still allowing us to catch our Air NZ connection. Annoying but not critical. Subsequent further delays to 2130 then 2200, followed by 30 minutes (engines off) on the taxi way put paid to that. Initially the Virgin America staff were dismissive, but eventually got with the program - angry (frustrated) Don probably did not make things any better - occasionally pretty intimidating apparently. Fortunately, I have learnt that the best way to deal with problems is to rely on experts - travel agent Katrina to the rescue. She found us a hotel at LAX when Virgin assured us there were none (when trying to persuade us to take tomorrow's flight -from Las Vegas to LAX - no chance!). We're now booked on one of tomorrow 's (today actually) flights - a relief as both of us have been sick for a few days. Any way, it is now just after 1am at we're at the Marriott so what was actually a 75 minute flight has taken us quite a long time. Hmmm It looks like another day in the sun by the pool may be some consolation for the delay. Comments are closed.
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Don MalcolmA perfect day involves being on my Harley with a long ride ahead.
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