Well, shit!

Here was the plan for today: catch the 9:30 a.m. flight from O'hare to New Orleans and be sipping a hurricane in the French Quarter by noon. Here's what actually happened: traffic on 294 was worse than usual, one of the parking lot trams was broken, the line to check in barely moved (although it did not have many people), and United Airlines apparently has some policy that if you don't check in 45 minutes in advance, they give away your seat. I couldn't have been more shocked since I once arrived at the ticket counter like 20 minutes before my flight with no ID and still made that flight. Now,two and a half hours and a pair of $10 drinks later, I'm still at O'hare. They charged me $100 penalty for having to take the next flight and also charged me to check my bag. Only 3 hours til my flight. Woo hoo! The lesson learned? When Pauly Fasshauer says to take 294, take 90. :)