Emily is on her way to London right now. She should be there in another couple of hours. I'll be going tomorrow, hopefully. It's a weird cross between gambling and desperation to be flying stand-by for the first time. I'm very lucky to have a sister who works for the airline and was able to give me the opportunity to spend less money on flights and more on fun in Europe. Still, I'm feeling a bit nervous while more people get on the flight that I'm supposed to take, and I fall down the priority list. It's looking more and more like I might end up a day donating a day of Europe to Charlotte. I imagine the excitement will be a bit altered, all those rocking chairs, instead of pub chairs. Still, when I get to London I'll be working and I can do that in Charlotte as well as London. Look for me at Chilies, or some other airport place that isn't quite where I want to be, but instead, a means to an end. All in all, I'm still coming out ahead. Just another day away from Emily.
On the other hand, I might get on the plane. That would be extraordinary. I'll stay positive as there is nothing else I can really do, oh yeah - except keep watching Kick Ass with Wally.... yes, my time is clearly precious. Sorry for no pictures yet.
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That whole gambling/desperation spectrum is why I've been too nervous to attempt flying Space-A (Space-Available) with the military. That's where you show up on base and hope there's room for folks in your category on a military transport plane going somewhere you'd like to go. I'm not sure I'm ready to be quite that flexible in my travel plans. ;-)
ReplyDeleteGood luck flying stand-by, and I hope you make it to your destination soon!
Hi Annalisa - it'll say this, when it worked out it was way more exciting than normal. If it hadn't worked out, I would have been pretty frustrated to lose out on a day with Emily, so I understand where you're coming from.
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