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I'm in Bismarck ND, on the way back to the Philippines. I called the airport when I found out the bus station closed at 4:30; just to make sure they would be open all night. They said, "Sure, we don't close." I asked how much the taxi fare was to the airport and was told about 9.50 - not sure the driver took me the most direct route, because it was 14.30.... Well, I just tried to check in and was told they couldn't take my suitcase because they close at about midnight for about 3 1/2 hours ... and it's supposed to be about 20 degrees and snowing tonight. So now I will have to pay for another taxi back to town, sit in a convenience store for 3 1/2 hours, and then take another taxi again back out here in the early morning. Doesn't that sound like a great beginning to a trip?
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Good time to work on coding?!? Good luck on the rest of the journey.
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Well, it is primarily a huge pain in the rectum. I'm confined to a wheelchair and I have my laptop bag, my bag full of electronics and medicine, and a suitcase. So now I have to get someone else to drag the suitcase when I am ready to go ... and I have to carry the other 60 pounds or so on my lap. My back and head hurt quite a bit, but I cannot medicate myself because there's no security to watch belongings. Fun trip.
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Sounds like a book in the making... if it wasn't for that nagging bit about poor access to the laptop.
I'd offer to help, but ND (much less Bismarck) is a bit too far away for a day trip.
I'd offer to help, but ND (much less Bismarck) is a bit too far away for a day trip.
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Ah, Bismarck. The only place I ever ran out on a parking ticket, back in the 70's I flew in to service some equipment, it had snowed a lot and no parking near the office where I had to work, so I kinda angled in the snowbank as best I could. Came out a few hours later to fly back to Denver, and there was a parking ticket on my rental. I didn't feel obligated since the city hadn't (couldn't) clear parking places on the streets.
Isn't the terminal heated and couldn't you stay there? I spent quite a few overnighters in airport terminals over the years.
Isn't the terminal heated and couldn't you stay there? I spent quite a few overnighters in airport terminals over the years.
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I ended up spending most of the night in a Denny's. When the taxi took me back to the airport, I saw that people were already there at 2:45 .. and someone just opened the door for me. Probably could have stayed there the entire time if it wasn't for the bureaucrats. Had a minor heart attack on the leg of the trip from Dallas to Tokyo. Blood pressure was 208/193. They wanted to admit me, but I couldn't afford to stay there and potentially miss my municipal tax appointment. So now I am back in the Philippines.