Update

Not a post just an update on the last one.

On Dec 16th 07, at the fag end of an arduous semester that hazed my GPA I was finally on my way home to Dubai. Not before a bunch of mishaps though. Lets rewind a bit.

2 weeks before my flight I got an email saying my flight was cancellled. This was good - I thought. It didn't happen at the airport this time. The downside was my updated ticket would now have 4 flights just to get to New York with 15 - 20 min stop overs in between. Even a normal person would screw up somewhere and as for me I may as well just stay back at Purdue since I would be lucky to reach NY by Christmas.

So feeling adventurous I decided to go to NY from Chicago. A few keyboard strokes later and a couple of hundred dollars spent and my ticket was secure..........Apparently not.

Back to the present - After staying up two nights in a row and fretting over the snowstorm during a 3 hour bus ride I made it to O'Hare on the 16th right on time for my scheduled flight. I arrived at the Jet Blue terminal with uncharacteristic confidence suppressing my indefatigable sense of utter doom that now accompanies me whenever I travel . Confidence was quickly handed its ass back to it by the attendant - " Going to NY ? Im awfully sorry your flight has been cancelled. " Due to repeated bombardment by such incredibly shocking statements I'm a seasoned pro at these situations - a quick nod of the head and a marathon across three terminals asking/begging/pleading for a ticket got me one 25 min before an alternate flight with United Airways. The last move against me from the airline industry in 2007 had been overcome !

PS. my return in 2008 was actually fairly smooth. Flight to NY was perfect. I had a 3 hour delay to get to O'Hare which made me miss my bus from Chicago but after a 4 hour wait I did actually get a seat on the blessed Express Air Coach to Purdue. Is 2008 the beginning of a new era or are the airlines going to make up for this reprieve.....only time will tell. WATCH THIS SPACE