Tomorrow, I May Ski Naked
February 7, 2008 – 9:42 pmI got down to baggage claim after posting my liveblogging updates, and my bag wasn’t there yet.
So I waited.
And I waited.
And I waited.
And it didn’t show up. So I go into the dreaded baggage claim office, home of the most depressed employees in the entire airline industry.
It turns out that my bag didn’t make it onto the plane. “How”, I asked. “I checked in an hour before the flight.”
They said they didn’t know, but that it was on a flight that would arrive in Salt Lake City at 2pm. I should have my baggage delivered to me 2 to 3 hours thereafter. This means I can’t ski today, because my ski boots, gloves, helmet or pants are packed in this bag.
I get to Park City, and I call up to reconfirm the delivery address. Suddenly, it’s not on a flight that arrives at Salt Lake at 2pm. Instead, it’s on a flight that leaves JFK at 3pm. This flight arrives at 6:30pm Mountain Time. So now, I don’t have any clothes to even go out in tonight.
A little later, I discover that a friend of mine who was on the same flight I was got her baggage - and she checked in for the flight 25 minutes after I did.
I call up again for a status on my bag, and it’s in transit, they claim. By “in transit,” they mean in the air, not on the ground. The flight is delayed. I asked again why my bag didn’t make it onto the flight.
“Well, usually, in this situation, it’s ‘weight and balance issues,’” they say.
On a 757? The third largest plane Delta flies? Flying between two airports with 10,000-foot long runways? I’m not a fucking idiot, Delta.
Give me my fucking bag.
3 Responses
Dude. That seriously sucks. I’ve NEVER had a bag problem (knock on wood).
Did you have any caffeiene in your bag? Maybe officials in Salt Lake City confiscated it for anti-mormon items?
Either way… good luck man.
By Beej on Feb 8, 2008
I’m impressed that you know about Boeing 757’s and your right weight is not an issue for an aircraft of that size. But note that it’s not the 3rd largest plan in the sky.
By Danny on Feb 8, 2008
Danny: You’re right, I’m living in the distant past. However, the 757 is the third largest plane that Delta flies. I’ll specify that.
By Chris on Feb 8, 2008