Killing Time in the Mile High City
Or at least the mile high airport . . . stuck in Denver waiting for my flight back home. Thought I would recap a few things from the trip home.
First, United is awesome! When I was checking my bags in San Antonio, the ticket agent looked up my flight status and realized that my flight to Denver was delayed and would not likely make my connection in Denver . . . with a high probability of an overnight stay in my future. So instead of sending me on my way, he booked me on an earlier flight to Denver, handed me a boarding pass . . . and then thanked ME for flying with them!!!! It’s rare for me to be speechless, but I found myself without a response . . . other than “awesome”.
Second, on the plane ride out to Denver I pulled my headphones out of their carry case, only to discover that they were developing stress cracks in the plastic where the headband attached to the ear cups. Having purchased them in Denver Airport a couple of years ago, I thought I would drop in at the Bose booth to see what they could do for me. I showed them to the Bose rep, and she recognized the problem right away, you see, it seems this was a design flaw in the first model of their QuietComfort 2 headsets. Instead of arguing about the warranty status and age of my headset, they looked me up in their computer, verified I did buy them from them, and then swapped them out for the new, upgraded model! No questions asked! Again, all I could muster was an “awesome, thank you!”
Third, have I mentioned how much I hate the cigar tube with wings they call the Canadair Regional Jet? Seriously, these things are awful to travel on (but would make a nice private jet!). The only saving grace was not being in coach. Coach on a CRJ makes Soutwest seats look like first class by comparison!
So, I’ve got a few more hours before my next flight, hopefully it will be uneventful. I’ll enjoy listening to my new headphone on the ride home!
