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Returning to DC, Part 1
Dec. 4th, 2012 03:57 pmThe return trip to DC has been fairly successful thus far. That said, I'm still just waiting at SFO for boarding so there's room for unpleasant surprises yet.
I'm glad I booked an early afternoon flight while choosing not to go to the office in the morning. The extra time to sleep in, check-in at Virgin America online, pack at leisure and generally catch up on email before my noon checkout was an enormous pleasure.
The hotel checkout was completely smooth: once again, the Marriott Courtyard was a flawless experience and a delightful stay.
There were some delays upon my return of the rental car to Enterprise. Because of the problems at their depot last Tuesday (huge backlog, losing my paperwork, etc.), there was apparently no record of my actual rental. The clerk was the same young woman who checked me in last week and we had a laugh about what a zoo it was at that time. Not being able to find any paperwork for me, she said my rental was completely free of charge and then thanked me for clearing up a discrepancy in their car inventory that has been confusing them for a week! Woo hoo!
Dropping off my bag at Virgin America's desk was easy as there was no line at all. Even the security checks were relatively easy: the only lines were to go through the radiation booths since they can only screen one person every 20-30 seconds or so. Still, I was through and dressed again within five minutes.
I've just enjoyed a tasty turkey wrap and caught up on office email, as well as exchanged a few text messages with the guys back home. In an hour, I board and we'll see if this plane is in better repair than the last, and if my leather jacket is going to be dumped on the floor again.
I'm glad I booked an early afternoon flight while choosing not to go to the office in the morning. The extra time to sleep in, check-in at Virgin America online, pack at leisure and generally catch up on email before my noon checkout was an enormous pleasure.
The hotel checkout was completely smooth: once again, the Marriott Courtyard was a flawless experience and a delightful stay.
There were some delays upon my return of the rental car to Enterprise. Because of the problems at their depot last Tuesday (huge backlog, losing my paperwork, etc.), there was apparently no record of my actual rental. The clerk was the same young woman who checked me in last week and we had a laugh about what a zoo it was at that time. Not being able to find any paperwork for me, she said my rental was completely free of charge and then thanked me for clearing up a discrepancy in their car inventory that has been confusing them for a week! Woo hoo!
Dropping off my bag at Virgin America's desk was easy as there was no line at all. Even the security checks were relatively easy: the only lines were to go through the radiation booths since they can only screen one person every 20-30 seconds or so. Still, I was through and dressed again within five minutes.
I've just enjoyed a tasty turkey wrap and caught up on office email, as well as exchanged a few text messages with the guys back home. In an hour, I board and we'll see if this plane is in better repair than the last, and if my leather jacket is going to be dumped on the floor again.
