Yesterday evening's Denver storms are now this morning's Chicago storms. I wonder if they'll delay me again. They did make for fabulous rainbows and sun dogs, even a double rainbow, as we were landing in Denver.
It's continually amazing how much better first class passengers are treated. In first class coming out of Aspen, a woman was encouraged to seat belt her extra bag in the seat next to her. In coach, on a later flight, I wasn't allowed to board until I "consolidated" my food purchase into my "small personal item." This was in Las Vegas and the gate agent was positively getting off on preventing people from boarding by requiring them to consolidate their carry-ons before she'd let them on the plane but then yelling at them for being in the way and blocking the aisle while they followed her instructions. A sad little person in a sad little place.
The Red Carpet Lounge in Ohare has been very nice. Disappointing only in that there are no couches and in that the food choices are meager. The Asiana lounge in Seoul had a much wider selection.
16 hours down, 16 hours to go.
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Sunday, June 27, 2010
Saturday, 6/26/10, 6:47 pm, ASE
Delayed in Aspen because of a ground control hold in Denver. Not having strong feelings about it.
Leading up to my departure, people would ask me if I was excited. In reality, the answer is no, I'm not. It seems ridiculous to admit that but I'm not and I don't know why.
I mean I'm going to China. Shouldn't that be worth getting excited about? Sometimes it feels like I don't really get excited about much of anything.
But (now for the positive spin) maybe it's a good thing since now I'm delayed and I don't really care. It would have been nice to have made the Chicago direct but that was always a long shot.
It is vacation after all so I guess I'll just relax.
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