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Skriven 2013-05-25 01:17:00 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
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We had planned to while away the morning at Smokin Guns,
another famous joint downtown near the old airport, but
parsimony and breakfast coupons got the better of us. It
was a most ordinary breakfast, no doubt having recently been
unpacked from 55-gallon drums labeled Sysco and the like
and showing none of the spark that the Munchin' Hogs food
implied there might have been.

The hotel is really close to the airport, but there was a
car to return, which was pretty quick, and we said goodbye
at the shuttle bus depot, as Lilli was leaving on American
and I on United.

UA5657 MCI ORD 1401 1527 CRJ 4A

A crummy flight on crummy equipment. We skirted thunder most
of the way, so plenty of bumps, but owing to the miracle of
modern schedule padding, we landed almost on time. Good
thing, as I had a tiny window of margin to get from the F
terminal to the B terminal. Bad thing that the mobile belt
that they use to get bags off wasn't working, and it took
them a long time to figure to take the luggage off by hand,
so even though I had just gate-checked carryon, it was close
to 4 by the time I was ready to make my move, so visions of
cardiac arrest dancing in my head, I said forget it and just
went to the club to get rebooked. I would have settled for
coach, but the nice agent at the new club (3x bigger than
the old one but equally overcrowded for some reason) got me
onto the next flight in (the least good seat in) first.

I called Lilli up at the Admiral's Club, and she trotted
over to my club for a goodbye, really this time, glass of
wine before my flight.

UA 622 ORD DCA 1705 1956 319 1F
was 578 ORD DCA 1600 1848 320 2F

This leg was fine, though I was in that seat, and I forwent
my usual Courvoisier in favor of a light snooze for the hour
flight.

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