Delays, Dilemmas, Delights & Drinking around the world! Our 13 Day Disney Trip!!

[iluveeyore]

Anyone there???? Anyone still following????

If you are, I'll be updating soon!!! Life gets in the way it seems.

 

[prncess674]

I took the girls on Everest while Bob went to wait in line for Kali River Rapids. The wait for Everest was 40 min., and the girls wanted to save their fastpasses for later near dark, so we used the single rider line that had no wait. (I know, shouldn't do that, but we got on quickly and filled in needed space since there was no one else waiting in single rider line).

You didn't do anything wrong. You rode as singles. What isn't allowed is to cue in the single rider line then say "we want to ride together" in hopes of jumping the line.

 

[iluveeyore]

Well, if there's anyone left following along, I'm back

I left off at the beginning of our second week - and boy does that second week at Disney fly by

Monday, August 31, 2009

Today was the big day for Bob and Rob - golfing at Lake Buena Vista for the first time!! They have been drooling for what seems like forever from our balconies at Old Key West as other golfers go by, and now they get to be the golfers someone else watches from the balcony! (unfortunately, not their own families as we had other plans )
So the guys were up and gone before 8:30 a.m. to get whisked off to SSR with their free cab for their morning tee off at LBV. It was a beautiful and warm sunny day, too nice to wait around for a photo op of the guys golfing from our deck. I shooed the girls off of the pullout into our nice big bed in the master so they could keep sleeping (what else do teenagers do??). Pat was taking the two little guys shopping at DTD for the morning. Soooo, what to do alone? I got ready and decided to hit DHS by myself. I got there around 9:30 am, and it wasn't busy at all. I grabbed a FP for one of the girls for later for the RNR, rode Tower of Terror (wheeeee!, love it!), went back when I could get another FP so they each had one for RNR and rode ToT again. No wait either time. I really love watching people's reaction who have never been on before. They're really nervous in line, and then I watch them run for the entrance to ride again as soon as they get off.
After all this fun, I browsed through some air conditioned shops to get a break from the heat and made my way to the exit. At 10:30 am I was on a bus from DHS to AK. My goal was to get my photo with my favourite guy Eeyore for the first time this trip

Goal accomplished!!!

I got Pooh bear too, so he didn't feel left out!

I was able to walk onto EE using the single rider line (this park wasn't busy either). With lunch time approaching, I decided it was best to head back to our Villa and see if the girls were having something to eat and give them their RNR fastpasses to use. They were actually just having lunch (breakfast??) when I returned, since they had just gotten up and were still in pj's. I presented them with their fastpasses and told them the parks weren't busy at all, so get moving! They were actually ready and gone by 12:30 (ahh, the beauty of a ponytail to save time!).

The guys were still golfing and Pat was still out with the boys. Wow, I actually had the whole villa to myself for an hour! I made a macaroni tuna salad for us to have with dinner and did a load of laundry while I watched my soap opera (All My Children). By 1:30 Pat was back with the boys for their lunch, and the guys showed up around 3pm all sweaty and tired but very happy - they loved LBV golf course!

After a leisurely afternoon, I put on some Tombstone deep dish single pizzas for supper, and the girls showed up in time to eat with us after 4pm. They were heading out to Magic Kingdom later if the weather cooperated. The rest of the gang was going to Epcot for the evening.

When we got to Epcot it was around 5:30, and there were actually still fastpasses left for Soarin' and Test Track!!! Since the wait time for Soarin said only 20 minutes, we sent the guys running over to Test Track to get FP for it, and then we all lined up for Soarin. The littlest guy Nicholas had been to small on our last trip to ride it, so it was his first time and Pat's too. The line moved fast and we got in before we knew it, and we got the middle row. It was awesome! I usually feel nauseous afterwards, but this time for some reason I didn't. I love the fireworks at the end, and it was over much too soon. Nicholas loved it so much he wanted to go right back on, but it was time for our Fast Passes already, so we headed back outside. The sky was very dark and threatening over the Land, and it was heading towards us, so we hurried over to TT hoping it wouldn't get closed before our turn. The FP return said 6:14 and our FPs were for 6:15, so we stood out of the way (yes, people, you don't have to stand right there and block those who can actually get on!) and waited for what seemed like the longest minute ever! I think everyone who had a FP returned at the same time, because we honestly stood there for at least 20 minutes. We all fit in the same car since there was six of us, so that was fun, and we held our breath when we went zoomin outside - whew, no rain!! But it was dark, so it was coming! After our ride, we laughed at our picture and then browsed around the cars on display. It wasn't more than 10 minutes later when we went outside It was really storming - they had closed TT down, there were lightning bolts, big ones, flying across the sky frequently, and it was booming and pouring buckets. We had just made it around the track in time!
It was about 6:50, so we high-tailed it over to Ellen's Energy Adventure to get out of the storm, and just made it into the last show of the day. It was a bit more boring than I remembered (hadn't been on it in years), but the kids enjoyed it, and it was a great way to kill 45 minutes instead of waiting out in the rain.
When we came back outside it had stopped pouring, but the lightning was even worse. We were going to see Illuminations later on, but with the craziness of the storm we decided it would be safer to head back sooner rather than later. Pat and Rob took the boys on Spaceship Earth and said they'd meet us back at 'home'. Bob and I did some shopping in Mouse Gears (love this store, they have everything!), and then caught a bus back. Pat and Rob beat us home, but not by much! The little guys went to bed, and the grown-ups had drinks and played Phase 10 (a card game) on the deck while watching the lightning show, which lasted for hours! After midnight we hit the hay - yet another day gone of our vacation!

 

[iluveeyore]

Tuesday, Sept. 1

Where did August go?

This morning our friends had an early ADR at Crystal Palace for breakfast, so they were up and gone by 7 am. Not us!! We slept in a bit. It was a gorgeous morning for having my tea on the balcony with my toast.

Bob decided to use one of his many plus pass days and go to Blizzard Beach at 9am to ride his favourite Summit Plummit (this is the same guy who won't ride EE but will get a 60 mph wedgie! )

While he did that, I left the girls sleeping (of course) and went to DTD to return something I had changed my mind about and buy a few other things. I found a couple of Mickey votive holders in the Christmas shop on sale for $2.99 (yes, I'm the red tag queen!), and happily took my treasures back to OKW on the DVC ferry.

The girls were up and preparing to go to AK for a while. Bob came back for lunch, and then we weren't sure what to do. He heard about my leisurely boat ride and decided that would be nice, so we took the ferry back to DTD.

Now, I had read on here (where I find out many wonderful things!) about something called a 'doh bar'. The description sounded heavenly, so I told my hubbie about our quest for the day - to find and consume a 'doh bar'. So we went into Cooke's of Dublin and ordered our treat. Here it is:

We actually shared - all I can say is wow (and I'm glad I wasn't counting calories!). This is a deep-fried, battered snickers bar -yummmmm! You know you want one! But for $3.50, one was enough for this trip! Then we wandered around a few stores (did I mention I hate shopping when I'm not alone??), got our free caramel chocolate square at Ghiradelli's (yes, more calories!). By the time we made it all the way around the Marketplace to the Art of Disney store the sky was getting cloudy. We took the bus back to our villa in anticipation of another storm. The girls were back, and I started to make our supper. Pat and Rob got back late (around 6) from a full day at Magic Kingdom. They said the park was practically empty and they had walked on everything all day, even the Fantasyland rides. They had planned on seeing Illuminations with the boys, but that storm finally arrived and it rained hard all evening.

The girls put on their bathing suits and ran to the Community Hall to get a couple of movies in the rain. The grown-ups started the usual rainy evening activities of drinks and cards on the balcony, but the rain made all the bugs want to join us on the dry deck, so we moved inside to play at the dining room table. Another fun-filled evening over after midnight, and another day gone in my vacation!

 

[valleygirl]

I just found your trip report today and I'm loving it. Can't wait to read more.

 

[iluveeyore]

I just found your trip report today and I'm loving it. Can't wait to read more.

Thanks for following! I'm trying to get it done today - we'll see!
Tracey

 

[iluveeyore]

Wed. Sept. 2 - only 2 more sleeps till we go home

But... let's enjoy the time we have left!

So this morning I slept in, and so did the girls (shocking, I know). Bob was up and dressed early though, so he went with the MacDonald clan to DHS for the morning. I dragged myself out of bed by 9am (that's late on a WDW vacation for me!) - it was a dark, cloudy morning, I guess that's why it was easy to sleep longer without the sun streaming in my room. I had my tea and toast on the balcony alone, drinking in the warmth of the tea and also the humidity in the air. I was trying to memorize the details of every palm tree around since I knew I had to leave in just two days. Then I had a shower and decided to follow the gang to DHS at around 10:30, just when the girls began to stir.

I'm glad I took my poncho - I needed it the whole time I was at Hollywood Studios. It rained all morning, and I don't mean just sprinkles - it rained so your shoes were soaked and there were puddles to jump! Oh well, I'm at Disney and that's what ponchos are for!

I rode Tower of Terror, then did some shopping all the while looking for my hubby or our friends - didn't see anyone. I wanted to get the limited time watch they had on special - it was $12.95 if you spent $20 (I don't have a problem spending $20 ). Bob had already got the man's watch, so I wanted the matching ladies - it's a great watch, I'm wearing it right now - black leather band with silver face, and the picture has Cinderella's castle with Mickey in front & the #12 is actually a Mickey head. So to spend the $20 to get it, I bought a gorgeous cream coloured scarf with Mickey heads hidden in it (DD later got a black one), and there was also a purse on sale for $14.99, so I bought that too. Then I headed back home, and it stopped raining just as I got off the bus at Peninsular road beside our villa.

The girls were still getting ready and were going to go shoot some hoops at Community Hall for a short time on the soggy basketball court. After they came back and had some lunch a half hour later, they went to Magic Kingdom. Bob found his way back alone for lunch - he had rode the Backlot Tour with the MacDonalds and then went on Toy Story Mania alone with his fastpass (they had all got fastpasses first thing when they got there). It had stopped raining out by now, but it was still overcast. Instead of pool time, Bob decided to use another plus pass day and go to Disney Quest, which he also loves and I hate (I only play Ms. PacMan and then sit and wait for everyone). My AP doesn't have plusses, so I didn't even have to make excuses as to why I didn't want to join him.

I told him I might go see a movie at DTD while he was doing that, but later decided not to. I just did some laundry then went to DTD and picked up a couple of things for my sons back home. I wanted to see Wishes later, so I thought it was best if I skipped a movie and just went back and made a nice dinner. I made cornbread, chicken parmesan and pasta. The MacDonalds got back just as we were starting to eat after a full day at Hollywood Studios. Even the rain can't put a damper on Disney fun! They had been even longer because they had to sit through 3 Jedi Training Academy shows before their oldest Ryan got picked - his brother had been picked in the first show and he hadn't, so after many tears and waiting, a nice cast member lady had noticed him back for the third time and made sure he was able to do it - you should see the smiles in his pictures! Sorry I don't have any to share, but trust me, he was a happy boy!
The girls came back around 6, had their supper and had been at MK all afternoon so they didn't want to join us for Wishes. Bob and I left at 7pm to head to MK just the two of us. It was still raining, so we did the poncho thing. We walked right on Buzz Lightyear, and DH had to show off and score 999,999 - he was pretty bummed that he got the highest score you can get and he wasn't acknowledged by the CM's and didn't get a pin or a sticker or anything - poor guy! I thought I did good with 695,000, so he was just happy he could say he beat me!
We then decided we deserved a treat, so we headed to our favourite treat spot in MK, the Main Street Bakery. I had a yummy cupcake with tons of sweet icing and he had his favourite apple turnover. We sat at a table inside and enjoyed our treats out of the rain. Then we went back to Tomorrowland near the entrance by the bridge and stood under the overhang there to wait for Wishes. It wasn't storming, just raining lightly, so we were able to stand on the bridge and watch it once it started. I could seriously watch Wishes every night and never get tired of it.

While we were watching Wishes, Pat & Rob were finally able to take the boys to see Illuminations - and it wasn't raining at Epcot!

We all met back at the room after 10pm - we didn't stay up late tonight, as I think all the clouds and rain sapped our energy today. So off to bed by 11pm so we were well rested for our last full day at Disney!

 

[iluveeyore]

Thursday, Sept. 3 - okay people, one more sleep and they're kicking us out of here! We're out of food, out of money, out of time (well, almost!)

So what to do on our last full day of vacation at Disney So many choices, so little time - and, it's cloudy out again. At least that helps limit choices - no one wants to lay by the pool with clouds out.

Pat and Rob had a plan in place already - off to Animal Kingdom for the morning, then finish their day at Magic Kingdom and Wishes.

So we made a plan - do whatever comes to mind for the day, then finish off the last night with Fantasmic with the girls - Jamie had never seen Fantasmic and it's been a while since Brooke saw it, so it would be the perfect ending to our holiday together

Keeping with that theme, the four of us headed to DHS for the morning so we could get some fastpasses for later that night. When we got there, Bob actually decided to go on ToT with us - we were in shock, but he's been on it before and just doesn't enjoy it like the rest of us do. He managed just fine and even said it was fun - once was enough for him though!

Then he waited while the girls and I went on RNR - last year I didn't even go near this ride, and this year I went on it three times and loved it! Maybe getting older numbs my senses or something!

On to the fastpasses for Toy Story Mania - they were for a return time of 4:30-5:30, so we would just use them later before watching Fantasmic. The girls found the Honey I Shrunk the Kids playground, so DH and I found a bench for a while. Then we had to go find them because we wanted to keep moving - I felt like I was looking for my four and six year old boys so many years ago! We finally found them after splitting up and went to do something new none of us have ever done - the American Idol Experience.

Now I must say, this is truly a wonderful show. I wish we would have seen it last week so we could have done it a few times this trip. We got to see an amazing girl who was 14 like my DD - I forget her name, but she had long red hair, an amazing voice and she was from Myrtle Beach, S.C. She would be in the 7pm finale show, and we were going to try and see her in it later if we could.

By now it was almost 1pm, so we decided to head back for lunch and maybe some pool time since the sun was back out now. So we had lunch, and so did the MacDonalds, then the girls went to the pool with them. Bob decided he wanted to go to Disney Quest for a couple of hours one last time, so I walked him over to the DVC ferry and told him I'd meet him outside of DQ at 5pm so we could have a nice dinner just the two of us on our last day.
(we were pretty much out of any good groceries anyhow, so that helped us decide to eat out - the girls could fend for themselves with leftovers!).

Before I headed back to the room, I snuck into the Goods to Go at OKW and grabbed another favourite snack of mine while I was alone so I didn't have to buy anyone else one - a Toll House ice cream cookie sandwich - yummy I ate it while I walked back to our room - exercising while eating ice cream cancels out the calories, right?

So alone at the room on my last afternoon, I decided I might as well pack as much as I could. That done, I went and caught a ferry for downtown around 3:30 by myself. I love the boat ride to DTD - it's so peaceful and pretty, just good for the soul! I got off at the Pleasure Island stop and walked over to the World of Disney for some last minute shopping. More browsing than shopping really as I didn't find anything else I just had to have. I did get one last free chocolate square from Ghiradelli's though (shhhh!). One last visit to the Christmas store to inhale the wonderful aroma they have and then I waited for the ferry from Marketplace to the West Side since I didn't feel like hiking on foot all the way back to Disney Quest.

When I got off the ferry, I had been trying to think of where we could eat. DH had never tried the new T-Rex restaurant, but I ate there already with my sister last year. We both love Wolfgang Puck Express, but we've ate there so many times! While walking to DQ and thinking all this, I glanced up and noticed I was right beside the House of Blues We've never ate there, and look, not busy!!! So I went into the gift shop of DQ and sat on a bench by the exit to wait with anticipation for DH to come out. At exactly 5pm, just as promised, he came out and I dragged him across to the menu posted outside to see what he thought - reasonable prices, lots to choose from - great, let's eat! Boy, was this a great idea. We had a wonderful server, and the food was great. We'll be eating here again!

This is what's left of my pizza - we could have shared, it was huge and oh, so good! DH had the turkey club sandwich with the most amazing house fries, and we each had a side of cornbread too. Loved it all!

So now with our tummies full (more than full actually), we headed back to the villa to collect the girls and get to DHS for the evening. We didn't get there until about 7:30, so we missed the American Idol finale. We rode Toy Story Mania with our fastpasses - I enjoy this ride so much, I think we like it even more than Buzz Lightyear, and DH still beat me on this ride too!

We had decided to see the 10 p.m. showing of Fantasmic instead of the 8:30 show. The girls wanted to ride ToT one last time though, but DH and I were nervous about not getting a seat for Fantasmic - with Disney not showing it every night, whenever they did show it, it was packed. So we got in line before the first show let out, and told the girls we'd be up near the front and just excuse themselves through the crowd to find us when they were done riding. Well we stood there sweating in a huge crowd of mashed together people watching the other show let out, and we were convinced the girls would never find us! Suddenly, there was a tap on my shoulder (I was standing by the wall so this surprised me), and there were the girls in the bushes walking through the landscaping. They jumped down and got in line before they got in trouble (I don't think a CM could have got to us if they tried). I guess they had been trying politely to get through the crowd, when they tried to get by one lady and her family by saying excuse me, our parents are up ahead - she stood firmly in front of them and said, "oh really, well my parents are up ahead too, so maybe I'll follow you!" Brooke said she was really rude and just shook her head as the girls pushed on through. I really wished I could have went back and said "Here I am, do you believe my daughter now?" Oh well, we got in shortly after that, so I'm glad they found us. We would have just watched it separately if they hadn't, but it was so much nicer since we were all together.

Here's the moon while we were waiting:

And here's a couple of my many pictures (the rest didn't turn out very well)

Jamie loved the show, we were so glad we all got to see it this trip. And it didn't rain!

That was our last hoorah, so we shuffled out to the buses and back home to pack the rest of our stuff. We didn't have to be out until 11 am, so we still had time in the morning to sleep and pack.

We all sat around reviewing our activities of the day, then went to bed not wanting the day to be over.

Up next - my last installment and a neverending horrible evening at the airport!!!

 

[iluveeyore]

Friday, September 4th, 2009 - Our last day - boo hooo

So this morning we of course woke up to a bright, sunny day. Thankfully, we are leaving on the Magical Express (the bad, bad, return to the airport one) at 11 am, so we don't have to wait around all day suffering while other people enjoy their vacation!

Wow, that trip went fast! But boy, did we have a great time!

So our first order of business was to get the luggage we are checking up front by 9:30 am. We've never used the airline check-in before, and are very excited to try it. I checked in online yesterday for our Airtran flight home and prepaid for the checked luggage (it was nice flying in on Southwest with our FREE checked luggage). So we left the girls to watch the little guys and hauled our larger bags up front (yay for wheeled suitcases!)

It didn't take long at all and boy was it hot outside! Pat and Rob ran into the gift shop for a couple of small last minute souvies, then we walked ever so slowly back to our villa for the last time. We had an hour to kill, and it seemed like the longest hour of the trip, truly. Bob and I laid on the king size bed in the sunshine and air conditioning reading for a while. Then I helped Pat clean out the fridge and food - we left a bag of unopened food that wasn't perishable and a note for the housekeeper to either keep it or please donate it to a local food drive.

At around 10:45 we got ready to leave the room with our carry-ons. As we were heading out the door, I heard Pat say "Where's Nicholas?" (her 5 year old). No one knew We looked around, calling his name as Pat became panicked. Then we heard Rob from their room - "He's in here and he won't come out of the closet!" We all ran in their room, and sure enough, there was Nicholas sitting in the closet with his arms crossed looking as unhappy as a child could look.
"Nick, what's wrong - we have to get going".
"I don't want to go home, I want to stay here!" and then he tried to shut the door on himself.
We all looked at each other, and then I suggested we all join him and maybe housekeeping wouldn't notice we stayed!
But we really did have to get going no matter how much we agree with Nicholas - Pat gently explained to him that we were out of food, out of money, and we had to go home so we could eat and work to save up for another trip in the future. He slowly came out to follow us, but he walked realllllly slowly out to the parking lot. The girls played with him, running around a bit, and before long his mopey chin was back where it belonged and he picked up the pace.
Our bus came as soon as we got out front, and it was time to leave OKW behind.
When we got to MCO, there was no line at security, and we were at our gate with plenty of time to spare for our 2pm flight back to Buffalo. Thankfully, it was a non-stop flight, and we were due to land around 4:50 or so. The flight was uneventful (other than we were stuck at the very back of the plane because these had been the only seats left together when I checked in online!). We landed safely in Buffalo and went to get our luggage. My son's girlfriend was supposed to pick us up (Pat and Rob had parked their van at the airport, and we had gotten a ride so we didn't have to pay for parking since we lived so much closer than they do). We didn't see her when we got off the plane, so we headed to the baggage pick-up expecting to see her there.
Nope, not there We found a spot to put all our stuff with the kids on some seats, and I started texting and calling home to find out where our ride was while Bob and Rob went to get our suitcases. I finally reached my son who said he had arranged for my sister to pick us up instead. So I thought she was just late getting to us (Labour day weekend on a Friday night). I called her cell - no, she was picking us up TOMORROW night - well that's fine, but I'm here TONIGHT. Well, she was just finishing work and then going out to dinner, and she wouldn't get to us for two hours
Okay, scratch that idea.
In the meantime, my husband had been dealing with his own problems. Rob had pointed to his golf bag on the luggage return, and when Bob pulled it off, he could see why people were pointing and staring.

A guy came up to them and said 'I saw two golf bags fall off the luggage carrier when we were waiting to board in Orlando, and the guy ran them over and then threw them on the plane'. What????
So then Rob grabbed his bag too - it just had a small rip in it. Now hubby was on the warpath, and of course there was no one at the Airtran office by the luggage return. He grabbed his demolished, greasy bag (which is really my Dad's), and we hiked it upstairs to the ticket counter. We didn't wait in line, just went around to the side and asked to see a supervisor or get someone to the downstairs office. She told us to go back downstairs and someone was going there right now.
So back down we went. Now, in the meantime, we had said good-bye to Pat and Rob, but Pat I guess had demanded that Rob inspect his clubs more carefully before they left. Good thing too, all of his clubs' heads were snapped off inside - his bag didn't look bad, but it wasn't as thick as my Dad's, so it didn't protect the clubs when they got ran over. So hubbie's bag was destroyed, but the clubs were fine, and Rob's bag was fine, but his club's were destroyed.
So.....an hour later we had filed a claim and had to leave both bags with the airline and they would contact us soon with what they would do...blah, blah, blah, whatever! We were just very tired, upset and wanted to go home. Now it was almost 7pm, Pat and Rob were leaving with the boys, and we still had no ride. I was going to ride with them and go home and get our car and come back for our group, but there was no room for me in their van!!
Soooo, with Bob spewing profanity under his breath, I called Jamie's mom and thank goodness she was home (they live near us), and would leave right then to come get us. 45 minutes later, she showed up and off we went...... to sit and wait in bumper to bumper traffic for an hour to get across the border. You did not see a happier bunch than us when we finally pulled into the driveway of our house.
And, after all that, it took Airtran two weeks to get us the proper claim forms mailed to us, I had to fill everything out, and then I ended up driving them back over to the airport to try and save time. Two weeks after that, just yesterday actually, Airtran called and offered us a check for half of what our claim was for We declined, said we just want the bag replaced with the exact same type of bag, and now it's being sent to Dallas to be dealt with by a company there through their insurance. Rob's still waiting to hear about his two, as his claim is three times as much as ours or more. Never mind the golfing that's been missed by some very ticked off men!

Oh well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it!

Hope you enjoyed my trippie. I sure enjoyed my trip!

 

[yellowtink]

I certainly enjoyed reading about your trip.

 

[iluveeyore]

I certainly enjoyed reading about your trip.

Thank you! I enjoyed writing it!

 

[KittyKitty]

Great report. To have such a long time at the world is wonderful.

Thanks for writing it.

 

[mrsksomeday]

Your title drew me in. I have spent my Sunday reading your TR, I love it. It is wonderful that you can have your friends with you in WDW. It was so sweet of you to take Pat around while everyone decorated and did things for her birthday. OKW sounds like a great place to be. I love that you got to watch your soaps.

It sounds so relaxing to be able to just get up and go to a park, back to the villa and rest then go out again. The story about the rocking chairs is touching. That is a wonderful memory and that is what WDW is all about. My DBF loves turnovers, now I think we have to get him an apple one.

This cracked me up:

“Bob decided to use one of his many plus pass days and go to Blizzard Beach at 9am to ride his favourite Summit Plummit (this is the same guy who won't ride EE but will get a 60 mph wedgie! )”.

It is funny what people will and will not ride.

I need to go by Ghiradelli’s for my free chocolate. I think you have talked me into the Mickey watch too. I feel how you do about Wishes, I absolutely love it. That was so cute that Nick didn’t want to leave and shut himself up in the closet.

Oh my goodness about the golf bag problem. How horrible. I can’t believe how luggage handlers act sometimes. That is awful that you didn't have a ride home and had to wait so long.

I would be infuriated with Airtrans about the golf clubs/bags wanting to give you half the money, that is NOT acceptable.

Thanks for writing the great report .