I'm outta here!
Tomorrow, it's a Southwest flight soaring out of Hartford at 7:30 a.m. and touching down in Tampa at 10:50!
Going down for a few weeks to my place in Palmetto, which is about forty miles south of Tampa.
Mary Ellen, who drove down there three weeks ago, like she does every year, will pick me up at the airport. Because she drove down, she took all my summery togs along with her. So I board the airplane tomorrow with no luggage whatsoever.
I've already got my boarding pass in hand. Got it off the internet this morning at www.southwest.com.
With Southwest Airlines, you can confirm your flight and get your boarding pass over the internet, as long as you are within twenty-four hours of your flight departure time. So, at seven-thirty this morning, I was ready! I had all of my pertinent information all typed in. At 7:29, I clicked on the "GO!" button, and got rejected because it was TOO EARLY! (These guys are serious about the 24-hour stuff!) At exactly 7:30, I hit "GO!" again...and VOILA! The deed was done!
Now, on Southwest, there are no assigned seats. You are given a boarding number. Before boarding the plane,all passengers must line up numerically and board according to their boarding numbers.
Well, when the clock struck 7:30 a.m. today, my sweaty little finger pushed the "GO!" button and...fifty-one people on the flight hit it before me!!!! I'm number 52!
Man! Some people must have super-human digital dexterity!
Anyway, tomorrow morning, my son moves into my house for a few weeks with his fiancee, (He will assume all the animal feeding chores)...and I'M OFF TO SUNNY, WARM FLORIDA AND MY MARY ELLEN!!!!!