I woke up at 4.45am, i was flying Continental from Portland direct to Newark, the website wouldnt let me check in for some reason but it said the flight was still on time so Emmy's dad dropped me off at the airport about 6. My flight was due to leave at 7.30am and i went straight to the Continental line and this lady who works for them has this grin plastered on her face and she was like 'oh you do realise theres a 5 hour delay dont you' and i said 'WHAT?!'. 'Theres something wrong with one of the pilots oxygen masks so we'v gotta wait for it to be flown in' she says. So i get to the front of the queue and a different check in lady says to me, i can either wait the 5hours in the airport or come back and take the flight tomorrow. I told her I had to get to New York today as I had a flight leaving early the next day from NYC and she managed to get me one of the last seats on a American Airlines flight to Newark but I had a layover in Chicago so I ran over to the American desk and the lady there sorted my details out (she had a large necklace on that said 'JESUS LOVES ME!' which made me giggle) I had to hurry through security as the flight to Chicago was boarding, i bought a cookie and some water and managed to get on the flight. It was on an MD80 and i was sat right at the back, American saved me but they really need to retire the MD80s, they were so old and noisy and I was sat next to a really nice lady who had flown in from Anchorage and was on her way to somewhere in Illinois so we chatted some and i dozed most of the way. The American Airlines crew were so friendly and looked happy all the time. Landed in Chicago about 1pm, (i checked and the continental flight to Newark from Portland would not leave for another 2 1/2 hours!) and I quickly made my way over to the gate for my flight to Newark, i got chatting to a lady there who was going to Atlanta, she'd been in Ireland for a week and she had traced her family history as far back as 1600 to Canterbury in England which is about 20 minutes from where I live! Our flight left at 2.30 and again on an MD80 aghh. Flight attendant on this flight was so miserable, she moaned at me when i took my bag to the toilet to sort my hair out, i told her I can barely blow a balloon up, she doesnt have to worry about a gayboy doing his hair in the bathroom im really no danger to anyone except hair products! Arrived in Newark at 6pm east coast time. Went to grab my baggage and no lie we waited over 30 minutes for the baggage to come out, everyone was stood there looking at their watches which was pretty amusing. I went and bought a NJ transit ticket one way to Penn station and got to Penn around 7 and met Bruno and went straight back to his apartment in Brooklyn and ordered in Peruvian food which was so good. I checked on Continental's website and the flight didnt get in until almost 9pm! it was scheduled to get in at 3.30pm! Boo Continental you suck! But at least they care about safety which is the most important thing :) I emailed them and they apologised and gave me a $75 travel voucher woo! I got to NEW YORK!! WOO. Its so warm, it feels like summer to me! :D
