So the first part worked, the drive to Heathrow was easy as expected at 5:30am. We then sat around in the terminal waiting for to board looking at all the interesting and stupidly expensive things in the departure lounge. I have to ask why they sell luggage in the airport, isn't it a bit late by then?
Anyhows, after a couple of hours we boarded to face a 40min unexplained delay on the runway, what's 40mins when you're facing a 7 hour flight,
we had legroom seats, so it wasn't so bad. The bigger problems were yet to come, first we saw the plane was going towards Canada, with 9/11 looming some of the other passengers thought the worst but after an hour the Captain came on to tell us that he'd been looping (not loop the looping!) as the airports in DC had been closed for bad weather. Unfortunately we were now low on fuel so had to land elsewhere to refuel and reassess. Things got a little worse when we saw a massive flash on the wing as we were hit by lightning. Right, better land in Philadelphia then!
On the ground we sat around for a couple of hours until the captain told us that the service was being cancelled, the plane couldn't be risked and we were in for a nice bus journey from Philadelphia to Washington (3 hours). But they couldn't get us off the plane for another hour and a half as we were parked in some arse end of the airport, how big is the airport?!?!?
So we got on the bus, convinced enough passengers to get dropped off in central DC as opposed to the airport and a few hours later we were in a rain drenched city some 24 hours after we'd set off. There was only one thing to do, beer and curry.
In america, apparenly it's fine for the waiters to fart while serving you.
You were probably longing for the minor issue of a crisp bag explosion..
ReplyDeleteHow much do you take off the tip for each fart? I'm not sure what the etiquette is.
Lol! Reminds me of my and Keiths journey to Maryland! Got sent on different plan from Chicago waited an hour to find our suitcases had arrived on the plane before they said we couldn't take cause there wasn't enough time! Then we get the car and directions drive for hours and end up back at Baltimore airport to be told that the directions were in our eyes wrong considering they said drive to some road that didn't exist - turns out that that road exists they just failed to put in the turn right at the fourth set of traffic lights! Asses! But hope the rest of your journey rocks when you meant to get to new Orleans ? Never know might send the brother over the boarder if he's in Orange around then!
ReplyDeleteAnd etiquette for farts is an American penny put face down on the table! And no more than the penny!
I suppose "Angry Connop" kept nice and calm throughout that flight?
ReplyDeleteCan't believe he's blaming the waiters again as well ;)