The quirkiness that comes with business travel...
Itâs a lot easier to simply say you are going to Boston for a business trip instead of Newton (which is a suburb of Boston) â itâs simply more recognizable and comes will less explanation; although disappointing all around when you clarify. I donât travel as much as I used to but every so often I find myself heading to the airport with carry on luggage in tow. A recent trip had me going to visit a potential client, and with it, offered up an opportunity to explore all the trials and tribulations that come with such trips. In other words, it was an opportunity to deal with all the quirkiness that seems to inherently be part of business travel.
A 5:00 am start had me at the airport with lots of time to make my way from one side of customs and security to the other.Â
After a couple of attempts at the check-in kiosk, I was informed my identity couldnât be verified and I needed to see an agent â twenty minutes later I handed my passport to an agent and explaining that the kiosk âdoesnât like meâ. With boarding pass in hand, I was told that the reason for the uncooperative kiosk was because I hadnât included a âMrâ when I booked my flight; as a result the kiosk removed a letter from my name to solve for the missing tile, but in doing so made my name unidentifiable. (Learning experience)
It was a smooth flight.Some other quirky highlights of my short trip â I could get onto the guest password, the network, but not my email (I would have to access emails at the hotel); I thought I had lost my wallet and was moments from making the dreaded call to cancel my credit cards when I finally found it (my new bag has many, many, places to put things); I lost my umbrella (I still have no idea how that happened or where it could be. And yes, I went back to the hotel to look for it.). (Adaptability)
It was a smooth flight back home after a productive couple of days (with only a slight delay).
It was nice to be back home â that was until I started to get a sore throat, a cough, and a fever. Iâve been under the weather all weekend, and you guessed it, the weather outside was beautiful. (Stoic)
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Grahamđ Edwards
5 years ago #7
Thanks for the comment Pascal Derrien... you should write the book for sure!!
Grahamđ Edwards
5 years ago #6
Sadly I'm still coughing from the cold I caught Ren\u00e9e \ud83d\udc1d Cormier... good advice though!!
Grahamđ Edwards
5 years ago #5
You are so right Neil Smith our brain is just so incredible... sadly I think the AI is catching up. I just saw a painting that was painted by an AI that fetched $400,000 at auction ... it was pretty good!
Grahamđ Edwards
5 years ago #4
You are so right I was so happy to be back.... thx
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