Thursday, December 21, 2006
I'm stranded
Hahahahaha! You thought that I was going to be home in smelly Glasgow TONIGHT, a day after the HD DVD bazaar, didn't you? Well, I have something to tell you. You are very gullible. But it's OK, because I actually thought I'd be home as well.
It turns out that the whole of the London area is covered in grade-A fog that would make a Sega Saturn game blush, so I'm stranded in the airport for tonight. This means the following things.
- I am going to spend quite a lot of money on wireless internet access credits.
- There had better be an electrical socket that I'm allowed to use, so I can keep this thing charged. If the laptop runs out in the middle of the night, I might actually have to go to sleep on the uncomfortable departure lounge seats.
- I must have a very good sense of humour, because I think this is actually really funny (for me, that is, I know it's really shitty for people who might not get to see relatives in time for Christmas). If tomorrow morning's replacement flight is cancelled, however, I will probably find one of the few remaining sharp objects that I have not had confiscated by airport security, and go on a massacre, decorating those lovely orange EasyJet uniforms with festive splatters of red. (Disclaimer: that was an off-colour JOKE).
Ah, but worry not, for I'm taking the train to Luton Airport and am flying out – apparently – at 7:45am tomorrow morning. That's in 15 hours. Oh sweet jesus. But hey, ALL of this was worth it because I got to meet the HD DVD guys (and no, that wasn't sarcasm). Right now I'm sitting in Frankie & Benny's waiting for dinner. That's the kick-ass thing about airports, you get all these unknown restaurants and shops from other lands! It's like being in America, only with more Cockney-like accents, and extra Us in all the words! Oh, and with more FOG as well.
Todd S Gallows – you better be on MSN Messenger tonight to keep me sane. You too Dan, and you as well Jodie, if either of you are reading this.
Edit: after paying £20 for a train ticket to London Luton airport, I've found out that the EasyJet geniuses didn't HAVE to put me down for a flight tomorrow morning, because there's two TONIGHT. I was able to grin very nicely and get the guys at Luton to transfer me over to one of those and wouldn't ya know it, it worked. The EasyJet goons over at London Gatwick are the same ones that told me to go ahead and sit in the departure lounge for about 4-5 hours FOR A FLIGHT THAT HAD BEEN CANCELLED. Seriously, what does it take...
I wonder if Kevin from Microsoft managed to get home to the US today?
Posted at 6:33 PM
