tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post1049444521362694831..comments2024-03-21T12:20:09.085+01:00Comments on Totally Frenched Out: Ksamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05991667611234163617noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post-84631089558828879952011-01-07T21:28:48.087+01:002011-01-07T21:28:48.087+01:00The last two times we went back to the US for Chri...The last two times we went back to the US for Christmas, we got stuck in the airports. The first time, a huge snowstorm in Denver threw everything into a panic. We got stuck en route in Chicago, and overnighted with my cousins (which was nice). The standby lists for Denver were a mile-long, but my mother suggested we fly to Colorado Springs, which we were able to do luckily. Otherwise, I think we would have been there about a week waiting for a spot. Holiday flying!Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07991742540996769458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post-49897674435643198682010-12-24T04:04:28.050+01:002010-12-24T04:04:28.050+01:00well. at least you got an upgrade, it pays to know...well. at least you got an upgrade, it pays to know the ropes. We all have lots of stories of flights from hell. Seasons Greetings!!fabriquefantastiquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12455177942688723902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post-88321846204766134612010-12-23T17:47:13.338+01:002010-12-23T17:47:13.338+01:00Congratulations on finally getting back home KSam!...Congratulations on finally getting back home KSam! Hope your luggage reaches too :).<br /><br />-AAnimeshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08412663541603155070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post-54958974170019840842010-12-22T19:04:00.744+01:002010-12-22T19:04:00.744+01:00I feel for you. We went back to the US for the hol...I feel for you. We went back to the US for the holidays last year and ended up stuck in London for three days because of the snow. With two little kids. One of whom had the stomach flu and proceeded to vomit all over the hotel room. The hotel room we had to pay out-of-pocket for after the first night.<br /><br />This year we are staying home in Italy.<br /><br />Hope it's smoother on the way back!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00930427420786164103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post-76784833850187274512010-12-21T15:45:26.099+01:002010-12-21T15:45:26.099+01:00You are so lucky! Luckily I was already in the sta...You are so lucky! Luckily I was already in the states but my husband was supposed to be on the direct flight to MSP on Sunday. I got an email from him on Saturday night that the flight was cancelled and that all the Delta phone lines were closed so he had no idea when he could get out. I was up ridiculously early because of jetlagged babies so I started scouring the delta site for a different number to call. I finally found the right number and managed to get someone online immediately! They booked him into business class on the direct flight tuesday, which I was thrilled about. But then, while on hold waiting for them to issue the ticket for me, I went online and managed to change the reservation and get him a free seat on the direct flight on monday. After travelling back and forth for years and have everything that could possibly go wrong, go wrong (and generally when I was travelling alone with a baby...) I learned the same thing as you- only pushy works. The only bad part was driving home through the snow storm yesterday- yikes! Nothing like driving through white-out conditions on slippery interstates to make you feel like a real Northern WI girl. Hope you made it all the way home safely!Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05668499644450303275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post-66913032347204289502010-12-21T09:54:16.348+01:002010-12-21T09:54:16.348+01:00That trip would have been total hell with a toddle...That trip would have been total hell with a toddler. Most trips are horrendous with small kids and babies, but once you start getting delays and having to dash about, it all becomes a staggering nightmare.<br /><br />Fingers crossed you baggage arrives intact, and soon!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post-17207230335023055602010-12-21T03:05:56.796+01:002010-12-21T03:05:56.796+01:00Good job! Having had a good friend who used to be ...Good job! Having had a good friend who used to be a flight attendant, I've also gotten pretty good at being pushy to get what I need at airports. Plus I'm also pushy as hell when need be ;) <br /><br />One of the consultants I traveled with to Vietnam had his bags lost for 5 days, and he had no extra clothes with him. He's a tall guy, and in every shop we went into in Hanoi to try to find him a pair of pants, the shopgirls just giggled at him and pointed, because of course they didn't have pants that large! <br /><br />Hope you get all your bags back soon - with everything in them!A Tankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11081358741196043358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post-17828133357386072292010-12-20T23:58:54.547+01:002010-12-20T23:58:54.547+01:00oh my! That was quite the ordeal! I don't know...oh my! That was quite the ordeal! I don't know how you stayed so calm and level headed the whole time. I would have been curled up in a ball in an airport bathroom stall crying my eyes out. Glad it worked out though and that you were able to get out of snowy Paris. I'm crossing my fingers for a Christmas miracle regarding your luggage though...let's hope that Moet finds its way back to you.<br /><br />Merry Christmas and enjoy your time in the States. Hopefully we can both fly back to Paris (and our Frenchmen!) with no troubles!Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136483568967161966noreply@blogger.com