Alma misses her plane!
Alma emails just before I'm getting ready to head out to the Holiday Inn - she has missed her plane, sitting on the toilet, it has taken off without her. Now she's coming in on the next plane that won't get in until 11pm!
I am unable to sleep as my alarm does not consistently work and I don't want to miss meeting her at the Holiday Inn. I do not look forward to walking to the Holiday Inn at 11:30 at night but, oh well.
I keep checking the internet around 10, when the plane is to take off, and 10:30 and 11pm. It says it's scheduled, on time, 20 minutes late taking off, but that is it.
By 11:30 I am worried she will be there before me so I leave the RV park and head toward our rendezvous point and a good thing to! As I'm walking down the gravel road out of the park, someone is locking a gate across the road!
I am horrified - I could have gotten locked out! He agrees to leave the padlock on the gate "pretend" locked - I can't believe I get him to understand me.
Out in front of the Holiday Inn, I wait and wait, get online, keep trying to figure it out. Alma is silent, no emails, nothing - I should have told her to email when she lands but who knows if there's internet or not at the airport.
Finally, I speak with the guards hanging out in front of the hotel with me. It is after midnight now & I can't get online as the Holiday Inn's wi-fi is password protected. grrrrr
One of the guards goes inside and calls the airport. He comes back with a neatly printed note of the numbers for the airport. He tells me what I think is the airport is closed. I'm like, impossible, my friend hasn't landed yet.
I am worried about the gate - and walking around the streets of Mazatlan carrying my laptop, after midnite - so I leave a note for Alma with the so friendly guards who know where the RV park is, and return to find the gate "pretend" locked.
I lock it for true, and return to sit below the office with my computer. Finally I get an email from Alma saying she is still in Mexico City with 50 other people on her flight - the Mazatlan airport is closed and they are spending the nite in Mexico City - and they will fly out early in the morning.
I am to meet her around 11am this time - so she won't be able to do the buffett and $50 sales pitch with me. I'll do it and let her know all about it!
I am unable to sleep as my alarm does not consistently work and I don't want to miss meeting her at the Holiday Inn. I do not look forward to walking to the Holiday Inn at 11:30 at night but, oh well.
I keep checking the internet around 10, when the plane is to take off, and 10:30 and 11pm. It says it's scheduled, on time, 20 minutes late taking off, but that is it.
By 11:30 I am worried she will be there before me so I leave the RV park and head toward our rendezvous point and a good thing to! As I'm walking down the gravel road out of the park, someone is locking a gate across the road!
I am horrified - I could have gotten locked out! He agrees to leave the padlock on the gate "pretend" locked - I can't believe I get him to understand me.
Out in front of the Holiday Inn, I wait and wait, get online, keep trying to figure it out. Alma is silent, no emails, nothing - I should have told her to email when she lands but who knows if there's internet or not at the airport.
Finally, I speak with the guards hanging out in front of the hotel with me. It is after midnight now & I can't get online as the Holiday Inn's wi-fi is password protected. grrrrr
One of the guards goes inside and calls the airport. He comes back with a neatly printed note of the numbers for the airport. He tells me what I think is the airport is closed. I'm like, impossible, my friend hasn't landed yet.
I am worried about the gate - and walking around the streets of Mazatlan carrying my laptop, after midnite - so I leave a note for Alma with the so friendly guards who know where the RV park is, and return to find the gate "pretend" locked.
I lock it for true, and return to sit below the office with my computer. Finally I get an email from Alma saying she is still in Mexico City with 50 other people on her flight - the Mazatlan airport is closed and they are spending the nite in Mexico City - and they will fly out early in the morning.
I am to meet her around 11am this time - so she won't be able to do the buffett and $50 sales pitch with me. I'll do it and let her know all about it!
posted by Xan @ 1:06 AM
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