Byron, official co-son-in-law of NewMexiKen expected to return to Virginia from the U.K. today. Oops.
And now they’ve just cancelled his Sunday flight.
Don’t they know he has a flag football game to coach?
This reminded me of a true story involving a colleague while he was director of a government records center. A federal judge called and demanded a particular document, which Jim had no authority to release (not without the proper red tape).
The judge insisted. Not without trepidation, Jim stood his ground.
The judge said, “I’m sending a U.S. marshal by helicopter to bring either the document or you to my court.” (The judge was in Los Angeles; we were about 50 miles away.)
Soon enough the marshal arrived. Jim remained adamant. (He was right.)
The marshal said, let’s go tell the judge.
Jim said, “I can’t go.” The marshal asked why. Jim said, “I’ve got a little league game to ump.”
The marshal laughed, called the judge, and somehow his honor relented.
Jim umped the game.
But I wouldn’t have wanted to argue balls and strikes with him that afternoon.
Byron is despondent over missing the football, but he says everywhere they go the last two days, they run into people with stories of what they are missing.
They met a woman yesterday whose sister is getting married tomorrow in Spain. This woman, along with 70 other guests, won’t make the wedding.
That totally sucks.
For the record, I now have two tickets. A United ticket and a newly purchased American Airline ticket. Breakdown so far:
United Friday flight: cancelled rebooked for Sunday
United Sunday flight: cancelled rebooked for Tuesday (TUESDAY?? yes, Tuesday)
American Saturday flight: cancelled rebooked Monday
So, two tickets three cancellations and I don’t think I will ever get home.
Go to Southhampton and catch a boat. You will probably get home faster it seems.
What a bummer to be stranded.
John Cleese took a $5100 cab ride to get from Oslo to Brussels due to all of the cancellations, as reported in Slate. I hear the air is clear in Athens if you don’t mind the road trip and have a good expense account.
Good luck getting home.