My Travel Nightmare

Good morning or afternoon, to be honest I have no clue what time it is anymore. I’m sitting on my flight home back to Sioux Falls about 18 hours later than expected but on my way home nonetheless. Big shoutout to Freudy for hooking everything up and United for actually being a decent airline. I appreciate them more than they know. 

Let's get into the travel nightmare that this was. The way up was not a big deal but both of my flights were both delayed 30-60 minutes for pretty much zero reason. It just feels like that happens more often than not with American Airlines. They also always have a bullshit answer as to why it’s delayed. That was nothing compared to what was about to come. Sidenote: Someone did have CPR performed on that flight and it was actually crazy but he ended up milking it and was fine, that guy is very lucky I wasn’t late for my tee time. 

Now let's get into Sunday's flight or lack of flights. My flight was scheduled for 7:30 PM out of New York to Chicago which I will say was fucking bullshit from the jump. I’m traveling accross the fucking country there is zero reason to have me go out that late when I have to go to South Dakota. It was fucked from the jump for whatever reason. I golfed with TC and Viggs Sunday morning and it was a great time but it didn’t last all day so I got to the airport three hours early which I hate but I had a giant bag and nowhere to go. I wasted all three hours at a bar and it was actually a vibe. My vibes were good, until they weren't. While I was an hour away from boarding I got a notification that American Airlines had canceled my connecting flight. I was fucked because there was nothing for 2 days directly to Sioux Falls through American. I called Freudy and booked a 12pm flight the next morning through United and booked a hotel room at the airport for the night. It sucked but really not the end of the world. 

Then it all takes a turn, as we are getting into Chicago they said the weather is bad so we have to divert to Milwaukee, mind you I just booked a hotel and flight in Chicago. We sat there for 2 hours until 1am where they said if you want to get off you can. I had my bag checked and a hotel in Chicago so I was in it for the long haul. We finally took off and got into Chicago around three in the morning. I was beat as I can’t sleep on planes and was running on fumes. I then waited until 4am for my bag which never came out. I wanted to cry but instead said I will figure it out and head to the hotel for now. I give them my ID and they ask who I booked through so I said expedia. They then tell me that they overbooked and I will not be refunded for the room as I didn’t book through them. Prayers for that lady because I gave her an earful. I then went to book the next closest hotel to O’Hare, it was full. As were the next twelve hotels, yes twelve that I called to get a room to. I was on the verge of a breakdown. I then sat on the floor for 10 minutes before deciding to stop being a pussy and find the cheapest hotel possible. It was a Super 8 15 minutes away. The only problem was they had no running water, they had informed me. I just wanted to shower and brush my teeth but that wasn’t going to happen. It was 5:30am when I finally went to sleep. I woke up to an alarm at 10am and got changed into the same old clothes as I had worn all day. 

Now I am on my flight into Sioux Falls and all you can do is laugh. I always try to remain positive in nightmare situations like that but it got the best of me, I also love to bitch as most of you know so it was a recipe for a bad time. I land in 30 minutes and am hoping my bag is somewhere in that airport. I’m glad it made for some good content as my downfall usually does. I can’t wait to see my kid and my dogs when I get back. Fuck you American Airlines. Goodnight.