Di_Can_Cook
07-09-2008, 10:13 PM
OK, first off ... an apology to any Wave 1 buddies who may have been trying to reach me on my cel phone.
This morning, a friend had agreed to drive me to the airport. With my clustermates calling me, my cel phone battery was low. (House charger was safely packed away, as it had been for most of the week.)
So I plugged it into the car charger and said to my friend, "PLEASE do not let me forget this!"
I get to the airport, grab my luggage and purse and got into the Skycap line. Noting the little forms to fill out, I figured I better put my cel number on it. Suddenly, I realized I forgot the phone.
Of course, where is my friend's cel phone number? IN MY PHONE? And he wouldn't answer a call from an unfamilar number anyway.
I called my own number, so he would at least hear it ring. No answer! So I called his friend, who turned out to be at his grandmother's house. I called a mutual friend of ours, who turned out to be taking her sister to an appointment. Finally, I remembered his dad's number from the depths of my memory banks.
Fortunately, his dad answered. I said, "I hate to bother you, but Dan has my cel phone. I don't have his number, and he won't answer a phone call from anyone he doesn't know. Could you please call him to tell him to come back and bring the phone to me right where he dropped me off?"
Called him back 5 minutes later, and asked if he reached him. He did. I said, "Did he happen to say where he was?" Nope, he just said, "Oh, OK."
So I checked with the skycap to see if he could tell me what time I had checked my luggage. He can't. A short time later, I found the slip, which said only 15 minutes had elapsed. It's still 1.5 hours before the plane takes off, and Skycap assures me I have until 30 minutes before. So I wait, and wait and wait .... worrying the whole time that the got a ticket or accident in my car!
After an hour, I gave up on him. I could not wait any more. I borrow some stranger's phone for the millionth time, call his dad and ask him to let him know I can't wait any more ...
This morning, a friend had agreed to drive me to the airport. With my clustermates calling me, my cel phone battery was low. (House charger was safely packed away, as it had been for most of the week.)
So I plugged it into the car charger and said to my friend, "PLEASE do not let me forget this!"
I get to the airport, grab my luggage and purse and got into the Skycap line. Noting the little forms to fill out, I figured I better put my cel number on it. Suddenly, I realized I forgot the phone.
Of course, where is my friend's cel phone number? IN MY PHONE? And he wouldn't answer a call from an unfamilar number anyway.
I called my own number, so he would at least hear it ring. No answer! So I called his friend, who turned out to be at his grandmother's house. I called a mutual friend of ours, who turned out to be taking her sister to an appointment. Finally, I remembered his dad's number from the depths of my memory banks.
Fortunately, his dad answered. I said, "I hate to bother you, but Dan has my cel phone. I don't have his number, and he won't answer a phone call from anyone he doesn't know. Could you please call him to tell him to come back and bring the phone to me right where he dropped me off?"
Called him back 5 minutes later, and asked if he reached him. He did. I said, "Did he happen to say where he was?" Nope, he just said, "Oh, OK."
So I checked with the skycap to see if he could tell me what time I had checked my luggage. He can't. A short time later, I found the slip, which said only 15 minutes had elapsed. It's still 1.5 hours before the plane takes off, and Skycap assures me I have until 30 minutes before. So I wait, and wait and wait .... worrying the whole time that the got a ticket or accident in my car!
After an hour, I gave up on him. I could not wait any more. I borrow some stranger's phone for the millionth time, call his dad and ask him to let him know I can't wait any more ...