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published in 2010-04-15 21:11:00
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5:48am - woke to hear on the radio that all flights into the UK were suspended.5:49am - realized that my boss MY BOSS was leaving for London at 6:40pm.6:01am - sent off a slightly frantic email t ...
5:48am - woke to hear on the radio that all flights into the UK were suspended.
5:49am - realized that my boss MY BOSS was leaving for London at 6:40pm.
6:01am - sent off a slightly frantic email to the agent.
6:02 - 8:02am - washed up got dressed blahblahblah got into the office.
8:04am - open email to discover boss and Other Important Person have been emailing re trip to London for two hours.
8:05am - call agent.
8:09am - call agent again. Check flight to UK.
8:30am - call boss. Flight not cancelled YET.
8:40 - 9:07 - do actual office work.
9:07 - start looking round the internet for pictures of volcanic ash.
9:25 - I don't know. Doesn't seem SO bad.
10:20 - Maybe "it will pass."
10:27 - Maybe not.
10:35 - boss arrives at work. Energized by the excitement of not knowing whether or not he will be capable to leave for London with all of his luggage in hand he requests timely "Ash Updates."
10:45 - now dubbed Ash Watch '10 we are jovial about the possibility that his flight will not be cancelled.
10:46 - 12:15 - we move on with "work love usual" and pretend he is in fact traveling to London. Make several calls to agent who is unable to get answers from the airline.
12:15 - 1:15 - lunch.
1:15 - call agent. Use the "I'm not kidding" voice and implore nicely that she inquire airline re-book boss on SOME FLIGHT EVEN CLOSE TO LONDON.
2:00 - agent calls. Can boss fly via Canada on Air India?
bb: is Air India a good airline????
agent: NO.
2:15 - agent calls. Is boss willing to fly west to finally reach east?
2:17 - not for $9000.00.
2:17:30 - and that's ONE WAY.
2:40 - agent calls. Would boss travel through Germany to arrive in London. On Saturday?
2:43 - wait? Did she say Saturday?
2:45 - he would! he can! Is the ticket serene available?
2:59 - YES. BOOKED.
3:00 - 3:20 - a times of general hilarity ensues. Many jokes amongst several co-workers re Ash Clouds and traveling through Germany to arrive in London. Energized and feeling victorious boss buys cookies from vending machine.
3:20 - realize suddenly that entire itinerary must be re-typed and printed and motel and car service and UK counterparts must be alerted to change in plans.
3:25 - 4:25 - emailing calling printing discussing re-figuring UK meetings with nagging suspicion that boss MIGHT arrive in London and MIGHT NOT be able to leave. Is volcano supposed to just STOP?
4:25 - give boss revised itinerary.
4:26 - 5:15 - have a look at dozens of emails answer phone calls sort post route contracts check in with Youngest and K.
5:15 - boss sends me home. He's good like that.
5:34 - arrive at station. Trains cancelled. Trains combined. Trains going local. Text K text Middle wait for Middle.
6:24 - depart station on local/combined train and endure seemingly endless ride home - AM SURE IT IS DUE TO VOLCANIC ASH.
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