Costa Rica Trip: JFK to Miami

21-December 2007 : New York/Miami
The traveling was fairly easy today, so far. I left really early this morning in case there were lines out the door but everything went smoothly. I took the LIRR to Jamaica then took the Airtrain to Terminal 8. The terminal was specifically for AA flights which made it a bit less busy and quite convenient. the ticketing counter was all self-service so I simply went up to a kioak, scanned my print out, scanned my passport and then checked my bag.

There was a really obnoxious lady in the queue next to me. she was talking on her mobile while the porter was trying to tell her what to do. It took her three times and loads of "what??" to finally figure out what to do. she went and stood ON LINE somewhere else afterwards but someone chased her down and told her exactly where to do. seriously thought, just hang up the bloody phone!!

After finding some entertainment while at the airport for a few hours I finally boarded. I asked if my AAirpass would qualify me for an upgrade but the flight was completely sold out but at least asked. I walked onto the plane and found my seat but it was occupied. There was a woman sitting in it, 13J and she looked up at my befuddled face and said "I know, this is YOUR seat! Can you sit over there so I can sit withe my family?" in a very thick Long Island accent. Well, I didn't have much of a choice now did I? She was already sitting there and didn't even ask if I could trade, she just assumed that I would be kind enough to do it. A bit annoying the way she went about it but at least I had a laugh about it afterwards. People annoy me when they take advantage of other's kindness or just assume it will be alright but I wasn't about to be that asshole who doesn't let someone sit with their family.

I'm quite excited about this trip as it really gives me time to get away from everything, clear my mind and think about all the big things that are coming up. There is a lot on my mind and a nice, lengthy two-week break sounds pefect for reflecting on all these thoughts and feelings. The one major downside is that I will be completely out of range of internet and blackberry which means no outside communication for two weeks. It's like quitting cold turkey and I must admit that I am far beyond an addict!

We're flying over Miami right now and the water is a very pretty turquoisey blue which is very tropical and pretty.

Well I definitely jinxed myself on that flight by saying how smooth it was going. Ooops! When we landed and moved to our gate, they weren't ready for us so we had to wait while they brought the jet bridge out. They had electrical problems so we sat feet away from de-boarding for a good 45 minutes. The seat stealer and her mother were getting pretty irritated and kept letting their little kid push the flight attendant call button in protest. After many "let us out!!" and "commmmme on!!" they finally started pressing it themselves which made one lady behind us completely furious! She yelled out about how immature they were acting and said "we're all in the same position as you are!" the older woman that was pushing the call button started yapping back at her and an argument erupted. it was quite a scene and it all happened about two feet from me! haha, what a crazy flight that turned out to be.