Saturday morning I pulled up to the Delta curbside check-in at Minneapolis Airport in what should have been plenty of time. I had checked myself and my suitcase in the night before. Can you guess where this is going?
When I arrived I was taken aback by the queues at both curbside kiosks. They were long, extremely long. So I decided in my ultimate wisdom to go inside. BIG MISTAKE! The queue inside snaked the full length of the delta area. I rushed back outside to the kiosk queues. I discovered as I queued that the reason for the humongous crowds was spring break.
It was 7:30AM. Freezing out and yet trickles of sweat ran down the middle of my back. Curbside check-in man was very friendly, chit chatting away to everyone as I scanned my watch every half second, hopping from one foot to the other.
I finally reached the chatty curbside check-in man and showed him the boarding pass, clutched in my hand. He took my bag weighed it and clocked in numbers and letters on the screen keyboard.
"Sorry Mam, I can't check you in here."
"Why," I whined.
"Don't know Mam, says special items here. Have you a dog or something?"
Now he was weighing my only bag. A zipped and TSA locked bag....
Where the HE hockey sticks could I possibly have a dog or something!
"You will have to go inside Mam, I can't help you. Next!"
Tune in tomorrow for B !
51 comments:
Just reading this makes me stressed! Yikes and good writing!
A is for 'Annoying', I will tune in tomorrow to see if you make it on the plane!!
I hate air ports. I hate flying. I hate traveling of any kind... Special items?? My mom says I'm special, so NYEAH! :P
If I had a line like that at the airport it would mean the entire town was evacuating :)
Can't wait for "B"
Jules @ Trying To Get Over The Rainbow
Way to keep us hanging for "B". Nice job.
I know you'll "be" nice no matter the outcome of this story. You're a granny, after all.
Oooooh you TEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bad Ann!! Bad!! Oooh B for Bad Ann! LOL! Take care
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Oh, my. I love airports in the "Yay, I'm going somewhere!" sense, but not in the "Wow, long lines! High prices! Uncomfortable seating!" sense. Am eagerly awaiting part 2...
Can't wait to find out what happened.
That's so awful, my worst sort of travel nightmare scenario and now I've got to wait to find out what happens. *sigh*
At least you got a great story out of it! right?
Tell me you made the flight!?
I visited that airport many times during the few years I lived in Big Lake and Zimmerman. Not a fun way to spend a day.
Aw, that sucks! Where do you end up??
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Big airports are the worst!! I pay extra to fly in and out of small ones. Long Beach Airport is my favorite. Can't wait to see what happens next...
Hi Ann .. oh no ... sounds distinctly unpleasant and frustrating ... looking forward to B!! Cheers Hilary
How terrible. I hope you made your flight. I'm with 'Plain Jane'...I fly out of smaller airports its worth the extra 10 bucks to me.
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URGH!!! The pain of flying during spring break!!! I feel for you! Sorry about that! And sorry your invisible dog didn't slip past them! (erm... or something)... hope the rest of the travel goes well.
What a nightmare! I can't wait to find out what kind of special items you were packing.
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Eeep! Evil airports. O_0 I hope the story get's happier, for your sake.
Happy weekend, Ann. :)
Love,
Lola
what a sneaky pete you are! I'll be back (but then you knew that!)
Jan Morrison
Great hook! You got me! I'll be back tomorrow for B!
HMG
Oh my word! I would have gone nuclear on his ass.
Weird! I would NOT have been impressed!
This is the first airport one I've come across. Nice.
Airport staff give me the creeps, they never crack a smile and they always seem to frisk me! Great writing :O)
Looking forward to B!
Great start to the Challenge!
A stands for ARGH! Love knowing they're lookin' out for us. ;)
Oh man, I hate flying. I can see why people hate it as well.
Oh my! I do hope B lives up to its expectations. The posts about my Nashville trip will be a little out of order. This is due to the nature of the Alphabet. It has nothing to do with my disorganized mind. Really it hasn't!!!
How annoying. I look forward to knowing what happens. Hopefully it's a happy ending.
Oddly enough, I had to take a business trip earlier this week. I had a stopover on the way home, and I was worried I hadn't allowed enough time between the flights. Luckily, my first flight was late, and the airline put me on an nonstop to Chicago that got me home earlier than the other flight. I hope your story has a happy ending!
Will wait and see if I am right
lol, gotta love airports...not.
UGH, you have got to be kidding me! what an inconvenience...there is nothing more I detest than being inconvenienced for no apparent reason. I'll wait to see if it was for no apparent reason!
I love airports, one day I will arrive, check-in, go through to the lounge - all without a hitch...pfft. Well, I hope to! Nice post dear lady. ;-)
Geech! No place I'd rather spend extra time than at an airport. I'm taking a long trip soon so I'll leave my 'doggie' at home, ha ha.
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Denise<3
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That stinks! I'm a follower now. Thanks for stopping by my blog today. :)
Groan. Ugh. Yuck. At least it was warm and dry in the building. I hope you made your flight.
I would have cried!!!!!!
YIKES! It sounds like you had quite the airport adventure... Remember back in the 90s when it was fun to travel...
Whoa, what the hell?! I'm a little agitated just reading this!
Airports can be a REAL pain. ugh!
haha oh no.
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Gosh. I'd think I would be saying A is for angry!
Ellie Garratt
I feel your pain, Ann. Ugh!
Ann,
I can feel your frustration. I used to have to travel with my chihuahua and once I did have the airport police surrounding me in the Mpls airport. My dog had his "ticket" and vet papers but somehow they thought I was smuggling a dog. How embarrassing that was.
ahhh.....I'm here waiting for post ***B*** !! LOL
Awesome post, Ann.
Doris
It's been years since I was last at an airport!
I used to love airports. Prime spots for people-watching. But TSA has ruined all that. Blergh!
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Don't you hate it when there are scary airplane stories when you're traveling? So here we are, and this Southwest thing happens. Bummer.
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