Confidential to TGS

Now THIS is what I'm talkin' about: the Alaska Board Room in Anchorage serves Glacier IPA (and Blonde) in addition to Alaskan Amber. Guess which one I'm on my second glass of? It's making my very delayed deparfture from ANC much more acceptable.

Now notes to everyone: I'm sure glad I have ditched United in favor of Alaska. Not only does it turn out that United is stopping year-round service to ANC, something I didn't know when I made the decision, but when you take a delay, you are basically screwed until you get lucky. My 2330 flight last night was delayed until almost 2 this morning, and the gate agent was clear that she really didn't know if it would go out last night at all, and that most connections were probably trashed, and further, that ANC in the summer is very difficult to get hotel rooms in, so hotel vouchers would likely be worthless. To top it all off, the only thing they could possibly have done for us, meal vouchers, would have to be used with no vegan food in sight in the ANC airport (and an already closed Board Room.)

So I did the smart thing and called UA's premier line, and got myself rebooked on a 1409 flight today, and (easily) booked a room at Qupqugiaq for $69. Well, it seemed like the smart thing, and while it did get me a good night's sleep and a nice lunch at Middle Way, now my 1409 departure (UA 736) is delayed until 1445, which likely blows my connection to SLC, on UX 6356, which is the last flight of the night SFO-SLC. Getting ugly, friends and neighbors, getting ugly. To top it all off, I'd really like to get to my dentist appointment tomorrow morning at 10:30 to have a cavity filled. Oh well: we do our best, and United Airlines just does a little less. Or sometimes, a lot less.

Confidential to CLI & CKI: will be calling very soon to possibly crash for a night.

Back to working changing address and phone on various things to ANC. YAY!