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Yes, as a matter of fact I am stuck at LAX for the next five hours. At least! That's assuming no flight delays, a very ludicrous assumption to make in this not-so-gilded age of air travel. One might wonder why I don't simply switch to an earlier flight; one might be surprised to discover that the airline on which my flight was booked has a grand total of one LAX-to-SFO flight each day. It is simply the final indignity in a trip that has been characterized by inconveniences and annoyances at every turn.

Fortunately, the core reason for my being here wasn't so bad. Oh, and I guess having dinner with Tomm Hulett wasn't so awful, either.

But really, at this point I'm almost tempted to rent a car and just drive back home -- I'd probably be there before our scheduled flight even leaves. Of course, the cost of gas would plunge me right back into poverty. No-win situations are the best.


eleven comments:

Depending on traffic, you'd make it back in about 7-8 hours. Given the stress from traffic, foot fatigue, and inability to play videogames, I'd say that flying is a better option. But you could probably rendezvous with at least 5 Talking Time cohorts in the process of the drive, so it goes either way.

Are you getting a free ticket at least? Or are you just royally screwed?
Ilchymis - 07 05 08 - 16:32

You may as well upgrade to first class for what the gas would probably cost you. And have you been on the 5 during rush hour? You might not get out of LA before your flight leaves.
Davs () - 07 05 08 - 16:32

That sucks :( Here's hoping SF isn't too foggy to land when you are finally in the air...
p-natsu - 07 05 08 - 16:37

Can you at least tell us why you were in LA? Does it have anything to do with secret gaming news?
Vlad () - 07 05 08 - 16:46

This is when you start in on FF IV DS.
SkywardShadow - 07 05 08 - 17:27

I didn't charge my DS last night. DOOOM
parish - 07 05 08 - 18:16

It could be worse. I was stuck in a Pepboy's automotive store for 4 hours today just so they could mess my brakes up and tell me I'll have to come back tomorrow to actually get it fixed. :(

Hope you have a good flight.
Ben1842 - 07 05 08 - 20:55

Flying out of LAX? Why didn't you fly out of Burbank?
belikejohn101 () - 08 05 08 - 01:32

May be a little late now, but why not substitute a place ticket for a bus ticket? Just like driving back, except that you can now play DS the whole way back (well, if you'd had a charged DS - don't you pack a DS charger for these trips?)
Heffenfeffer - 08 05 08 - 07:21

We flew out of LAX because it's cheaper and was about five minutes from where we were doing business, I guess? We actually did look at Amtrak, but the trip is an inexplicable ten hours. (!?) I've made the drive in six. No wonder America thinks rail transit is a joke.
parish - 08 05 08 - 08:40

No, seriously. Amtrak's retarded U-shaped map in Southern California can make a 2 hour car drive last 8 hours or more.

Man, I hate it down there.
Calorie Mate - 08 05 08 - 11:46


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