O'hare

7:36 am – O'hare airport

here I sit, waiting – got to the airport at 6:45 am for my 1205 flight – figured it would be crazy because of all the delays yesterday. I got in a line a mile long. I first looked for a kiosk to get my boarding pass and couldn't find it so I went in line thankful that I got there so early. The guy in front of me left and came back 5 minutes later with his boarding pass (his travel partner had saved his place in line). Since I was planning on not checking my bag I went and got my boarding pass and avoided the line – of course I am so early that I don't know my gate but at least I am 'checked in' and here – now how to kill the next 4 hours.

8:38 am

ate some grease at micky d's - $8.34 to eat crap, gotta love the airports. When I checked in there was no gate info, but now I know I am supposed to leave from E4. I payed $7.95 (I think) for unlimited wireless today from O'hare. According to the Continental websight my flight is delayed 55 minutes because of an incoming flight (waiting for the plane) but the screan here says on time – wonder which is correct – no biggy as I have a 4 hour layover in Houston.

last night.
left school at 3pm (approx) and got checked in about 8 pm (approx) 120 milesin 5 hours. The interstate south of Cedar Grove wasn't bad and I was traveling about 45 mph. The problem was Milwaukee – I don't know why, rush hour maybe, but the traffic was slow, oh so slow. South of Milwaukee it picked up a tad till the state line and then it started snowing and traffic slowed down as it was slushy then it turned to rain. Just a mess. Deb set my hotel address on her gps for me but something was fucked up and and the address was really 12 miles off – I knew something was wrong, the problem is once I get off the toll way I don't know how to get there – Deb along with Google Maps saved me – she guided me right to the hotel. I doubted one of her directions, she was right and I was wrong and I had to turn around in shitty slush. It was getting uglier by the minute. I didn't stop at the hotel and went down the road 2 plus miles as I knew there was a licquer store and bought some beer. Got stuck sort of in the parking lot and barely made it out, but I did and made it back to the hotel. The beer was good but not sure it was worth the risk of going any farther. The road back from the store to the hotel was better – I made it so I am going with it was worth it.

10:53 am
liftoff!!
I was typing on my laptop across from my gate and a flight was leaving soon for Hpuston and I thought what the hell, why not see if I can catch a fligh earlier. The attendent said they were boarding in 10 minutes and she would put me on standby (I think its damn good I didn't check my luggage) and I ran to the restroom and came right back. About 2 minutes later they called me and gave me a boarding pass. I am so damn relieved – not only am I out of Chicago I made it over an hour early.

This flight was supposed to leave at 9:15 so it was running late – who knows when my flight that I had booked will actually leave.

Guess my $7.95 for the wireless was a waste of $.

Pilot just gave us a 2pm arrival time – which will give me 5 hours to kill – is there another flight earlier to Guatemala? I doubt it but you can be sure I will check.

Ciao.

Packer Fan in Bear land
Last night when I went through the first toll booth the guy asked me what happened last night, momentarily confused I remembered I had my Packer hat on and then I saw he had a Bear hat on and I replied, “We got our ass kickd”. He laughed and said, “That's all I wanted to hear, have a nice day”.

Today as I was going through security the guy was looking at my passport and told me, “You can't wear that here (hat)” and he too wished me a nice day.

Today the flight attendent who was taking drink orders said, “Rough night Monday night for you guys”, and laughed.

It was humorous (sp?) and I suspect they would have said something and been pleasant had we crushed them.