Then

Then high winds meant the plane I was to take arrived late.
Then the flight was full so we took longer to board.
Then there was a delay in the the push back from the gate.
Then I missed the connection in L.A.
Then I found out the next flight was 24 hours later.
Then I was last in the queue to get an overnight hotel.
Then it took an hour to get to the front of the queue.
Then I got to the hotel and was told I was not staying at the Sheraton, but rather at the Four Points by Sheraton.
Then I walked with my luggage to the Four Points.
Then the Four Points told me they were full.
Then I had to go back to the airport to get another hotel.
Then I was told to wait downstairs for their shuttle and someone would call when they arrived.
Then half an hour passed and I was still at the airport and all alone.
Then I called the hotel and was told the shuttles stopped at 2am and that it was now 2:30.
Then I was told to taxi or Uber.
Then I went back to the United desk to complain but it was closed.
Then I saw the hotel is 2 minutes away but taxis charge $15 minimum.
Then I downloaded the Uber app.
Then the Uber driver called me.
Then my phone disconnected in the middle of the call when it ran out of juice.
Then I foraged at the airport for an electrical power point.
Then I called the Uber driver and he took me to the hotel.
Then I saw he charged me $15.
Then I went to the toilet, and it was amazing.

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An ocean loving, tea drinking nomad currently living in the USA. I believe in the power of curiosity to elevate humans above their basic wiring. Discovery begins wherever you want it to begin, but it aways needs an open mind, and the willingness to admit that what we think we know might not be the whole story.