Kansas Crimson

Shirley wrote: ↑Thu Dec 26, 2024 7:20 am Man, with all that trepidation*, I wonder if life is worth it for you, Gutter?

RainbowsandUnicorns wrote: ↑Thu Dec 26, 2024 3:37 am

Shirley wrote: ↑Wed Dec 25, 2024 8:49 pm Has anyone seen Gutter?

Lulz.

Better chance the guy in the white shirt wearing the seatbelt in the front window would be me.
As of right now - flight from SFO to ORD is in the air headed to Chicago. My flight is scheduled to take off on time. I'll believe it when I see it - if I see it (pun intended due to the "dense" fog). That's my first +1 of day.
First -1 is that I planned to to sleep from about 11:00pm last night until 3:45am this morning. Nope. Slept from about 11:30pm to 1:30am. I have been having some bad sleep pattern/s lately. Wake up in the middle of the night/morning and can't fall back asleep.
My hope is being in and on PST will help me reset a bit.

Predicted +1s and -1s for today in order.

-1 Car service is late and blames the fog. Gee, fog was in the forecast - perhaps you should have accounted for it?
- 1 Driver is drunk/high/on uppers/or seems like he/she will fall asleep while driving.
-1 Driver is clearly sick (cold/flu/rsv/covid).
-1 Driver or car smells like shit.
-1 Car is either way too cold or way too warm. I ask driver to adjust and he/she doesn't.
-1 Get to airport and want to give my suitcase to and check in with a SkyCap - and there is no SkyCap so I have to go inside and wait in a ridiculously long line.
-1 TSA PreCheck stops me/checks me for something.
-1 I have to take a shit and there is no open stall in the disgusting dirty bathroom. Once I get a stall, it is nasty.
-1 I am hungry and get a really shitty tasting __________________.
-1 Airport terminal security alert and have to evacuate the terminal (It has happened to me twice).
-1 Have to go through LOOOOOONG security line to get back in.
-1 Get to gate and only open seat is next to someone who looks like a mass murderer.
-1 Screaming/crying child/children.
-1 Longer flight delay announced.
-1 Pilot/s/flight attendant/s are delayed getting to airport.
-1 Now announced flight is significantly more delayed.
-1 Finally ready to board and gate agent tells me my carry on bag is too big and makes me check it in. I argue. She/he wins.
-1 I have a window seat - which I prefer. Asshat next to me is an asshole. Flight takes off, asshat either is sick, smells, or will be sleeping the whole flight (may seem like a good thing - it won't be when I need to get up to take a piss).
-1 Flight lands late and as sometimes (too often) happens at LAX, we spend 30+ minutes waiting/"taxiing" to get to the gate.
-1 Get to the gate and there is a mechanical issue.
-1 Looooooong walk to get my suitcase at baggage claim.
-1 Looooooong wait to get my suitcase at baggage claim.
-1 Looooooong walk to get outside and wait for car rental shuttle bus.
-1 Looooooong wait for car rental shuttle bus.
-1 Looooooong line at car rental.
-1 Car I "reserved" is not available. They offer to "upgrade" me but at a significant cost increase or they try and "downgrade" me and refuse to give me a significant discount.
-1 Not supposed to be but will be cold and/or cloudy/gloomy outside.
-1 Traffic to hotel blows.
-1 Something in the car doesn't work/is broken. Didn't realize it when I was picking it up.
-1 Long wait to check in at hotel.
-1 Hotel tells me there will be extra unexpected charge/s.
-1 I am told or discover something at hotel is not in service/being repaired. Elevator issue, parking issue, water issue, wifi, housekeeping on strike, restaurant closed, whatever.
+1 Hotel is nice and I get a nice room. I unpack and get situated.
-1 I need to request something such as more hangars, mini fridge, whatever, and while they say they will bring up right away - they don't.
-1 I look outside window/s and see and HEAR major construction. Not a big deal being that I won't be in my room during the day most of my vacation but still kind of sucks.
-1 I realize I forgot to pack (and bring) something important I need and can't buy easily.
+1 I go grocery shopping for some "snacks" and beverages for the room.
-1 Something I didn't check when I first got in my in hotel room doesn't work/is broken.
-1 I have to switch rooms after I have unpacked.
Fast forward to this evening....
-1 Can't decide what I want for dinner. End up doing something shitty or lazy like eating chips.
-1 Can't decide what to do. End up staying in room and watching something shitty on TV.
-1 People next door or across the hall are fucking loud.
-1 I can't fall asleep or if I do, I have a shitty night's sleep.

FInal score about 40 -1 and 2 +1

I purposely didn't mention other -1s because I don't want to jinx myself and/or will myself in to it happening. All the things I listed I can deal with.

As I used to say way too often, I prefer to expect the worse and then be pleasantly surprised - than expect the best and be inevitably disappointed.

Overlander wrote: ↑Fri Dec 27, 2024 9:15 am Leaving Moriarity New Mexico, headed to Salt Lake City today.

A carefully planned route that is getting smoked by an unexpected pop up Winter Storm Warning in Utah.

The west is so cool

KUTradition wrote: ↑Fri Dec 27, 2024 5:06 pm avalanche warnings abound

all this rain in the valleys is weird this time of year…but who’s gonna complain when i don’t have to shovel

TDub wrote: ↑Fri Dec 27, 2024 6:40 pm

KUTradition wrote: ↑Fri Dec 27, 2024 5:06 pm avalanche warnings abound

all this rain in the valleys is weird this time of year…but who’s gonna complain when i don’t have to shovel

its been so dang rainy this fall/winter. Especially for around here. But...almost no snow at lower elevations.

Its not a bad thing...just unusual. And needed, I think we're still behind for the year despite 2 months of being way above average precip.

Overlander wrote: ↑Fri Dec 27, 2024 8:16 pm Just rolled into Provo for the night.

I have driven snowy mountain passes a lot of my adult life.

Coming up Hwy 6 was pretty dicey tonight

KUTradition wrote: ↑Sun Dec 29, 2024 11:28 am

Overlander wrote: ↑Fri Dec 27, 2024 8:16 pm Just rolled into Provo for the night.

I have driven snowy mountain passes a lot of my adult life.

Coming up Hwy 6 was pretty dicey tonight

just seeing this

we shoulda met up for breakfast or coffee or something

jhawks99 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2024 8:36 am Try and have a good time without looking for reasons to have a bad time.

RainbowsandUnicorns wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2024 6:53 am Malibu, Santa Monica, Venice Beach