What a disaster!!

[WDWAtLast]

I am so glad you finally made it home!! I do not like to stay at airport hotels - it seems they are all like the Comfort Inn you stayed in - dirty and scary!! Can't wait to see the other funny moments that didn't make it into your trip report!!

 

[GeminiAngel]

What a screwed up trip home! I'm so sorry the end of your trip was very undisney like. Thank you for sharing your trip. I will be looking forward to reading your future reports. And I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of your photos.

 

[eandesmom]

Oh my, I was afraid I was close!

Except your luggage made it, mine didn't. I didn't have concrete showing through the rug but the filth was....ugh.

I've been through Detroit many times on business, it is huge and not a fun sprint (and not much food if you are stranded there either lol! although a few parts have gotten better in recent years).

I'm glad you made it home, that your luggage was actually there and will look forward to the photobook!

 

[ladylyons]

Awesome update!! Glad you and your DW finally made it home safe and sound. I'm sorry about the blisters on your feet. I've been there done that. Both feet had 2 big silver dollar sized blisters and the bad thing was we were going to Disney World in like 3 days. So I know the pain you were in. Overall glad you were able to look past all your disasters and have a great trip. Now you just need a do over trip but it probably would be as much fun as this one. Can't wait to see the rest of your pics and hear about the final things you want to post about.

 

[OneTreeHillAddict]

No way would I have accepted that room! YIKES! This is why I don't fly anywhere. I am happy to hear you made it back safe and sound. Your shots are up to date right? If not ya might wanna get yourself a tetanus shot after sleeping at that place.

 

[piglet50]

what a way to end a great trip. i'm sorry that you had so much trouble getting home. hope your feet got better quickly. i've really enjoyed this tr and these great photos. i'll be looking for the last of your pictures. thanks so much for sharing.

 

[tiggrbaby]

Glad to hear that the end of your trip report won't be the end of your trip report. I have really enjoyed all of your photos and your positive writing style!

 

[Planning fanatic mom]

Well the disaster is over. I have been here from the beginning and am kind of sad that it is over. Because you are a true Disney lover, you won't let this disastrous flight affect your going back. I agree with a previous poster. You need a do over trip. :cool1

I am happy to say that I won't be able to read your extra posts until I get back from WDW. I leave on Sunday for a 10 day trip.
But, I will catch up.

Have a good weekend.

 

[PurpleTurtle]

I LOVE your TR. Thanks for taking the time to post all of it. I've read the beginning and the end. Now, to get caught up with the middle. Great job!!!

 

[Born 2B a Princess]

What a horribly disgusting hotel room! Yuck. How miserable to go from wonderful customer service at WDW to such miserable customer service with the airline. I'm sorry. But I'm so glad you finally made it home!

 

[GoofyFairie]

That was such an unmagical disney like ending! I can't believe it! I would definately NOT be flying that airline again. At least your luggage was waiting for you at home. When DH and I went to Disney on our honeymoon the airline managed to put our luggage down the wrong shute- but no one else's. We were standing there wondering what were going to do for the next 8 days w/out any clothes when I happened to look over and spot it on the turn table. What a relief!
I have to say I love the in-flight pictures. Awesome! So cool to see Lake Erie from that perspective. I haven't been up there for a long time. I also have to add that I am glad that you have at least one more installment to post. I love your TR and look forward to reading it. Your writing style and humor leave your readers feeling like they have made a new friend. Thank you (and DW) for sharing a bit of your lives with us.

 

[MICKEY4EVER!]

You're right: WHAT A DISASTER!!!! OMG, that hotel looked so nasty. I wouldn't have even wanted to sleep on the comforter. Ewww. I felt so bad for you guys! I can't imagine how you both must have been feeling.

I laughed so hard at the KFC conversation. What a dummy! We only have five, yes but I only need four. Um, yeah...

Hey, at least your luggage "magically" appeared at just the right moment... thanks for posting your story. I have thoroughly enjoyed the long bumpy ride!

 

[MadiMouse]

OMG!!!!!!!!! I'm so sorry this happened to you. But when you were taking off in Atlanta, you were on the runway near my house!

Sometimes it's good to get home!!!!

 

[wide receiver]

Thanks for sharing your TR with us Top Dog. It was an awsome report. Ofcourse thank you also for sharing your pictures! Can't wait to see what else you have to tell us!

 

[DisneyMomLiz]

OMG Topdog!! What a way to end a trip! Glad you and DW made it home safely though! Can't wait for more pics and some more stories

 

[GGOOFY1]

Top Dog you sure know how to finish with a bang!! Glad you and DW made it home safely after your delays. How are the pokey feet?? Hopefully healed by now!!

 

[Tikihula]

Oh TopDog, what a story! I followed along the whole fascinating, hilarious, frustrating adventure. Isn't it a letdown when you have such a wonderful vacation and have to put up with such substandard service on your way home?

We drove home from WDW last year and stopped at a motel about 2/3 of the way because we were too tired to drive anymore. We walked in and the desk clerk was on the phone and didn't even look up or acknowledge us. I waited and waited to check in while she gabbed away. She finally got off the phone but she really had poor communication skills and acted like I was just in the way and bothering her. I just wanted to scream at her, 'YOU NEED TO TAKE SOME CUSTOMER RELATIONS TRAINING FROM DISNEY!!"

Have you ever tried moleskin for blisters? It comes in a little flat pack and you can buy it at a drugstore or WalMart. It works a lot better than bandaids which tend to come off. When you feel a hot spot forming on your foot you just cut out a piece of the moleskin, peel off the back, and put it on the blistered area. It's very soft (it's not real moleskin) and it prevents the sock or whatever is causing the friction to glide over the affected area and not rub on it, plus it provides protection to the pokey area itself. Hope that makes sense.

I wish you could just hop online occasionally and give us a trip report on your daily life. You would probably make it as entertaining to read as your vacation was. Thanks for the great story, and hopefully you'll have more to share with us.

 

[topdog]

Wow....I have really enjoyed your TR. I'm sorry about all of your flight problems but glad that didn't happen to us back in March when we went. BTW I live about an hour away from Detroit but on the Canadian side. We flew out of Detroit for our trip and yes it is a very big airport.

Thank you. So glad you enjoy the ride. I never realize how close between Michigan and Canada. I used to go to Toronto to visit my childhood friend but I always travel through Niagara Fall.

I am so glad you finally made it home!! I do not like to stay at airport hotels - it seems they are all like the Comfort Inn you stayed in - dirty and scary!! Can't wait to see the other funny moments that didn't make it into your trip report!!

Yes. I was so glad to be home at that time even temperature was still in the 30s. We were just exhausted from being stranded in a strange city and running between terminals.

What a screwed up trip home! I'm so sorry the end of your trip was very undisney like. Thank you for sharing your trip. I will be looking forward to reading your future reports. And I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of your photos.

It was okay. We were just glad to be home and we didn't loose any luggage. All our souvenir were accounted for and nothing was broken. It was a little inconvenience. Well...maybe a lot. But in the end, it was all good. Beside, it gave us something to talk about when we came back.

Oh my, I was afraid I was close!

Except your luggage made it, mine didn't. I didn't have concrete showing through the rug but the filth was....ugh.

I've been through Detroit many times on business, it is huge and not a fun sprint (and not much food if you are stranded there either lol! although a few parts have gotten better in recent years).

I'm glad you made it home, that your luggage was actually there and will look forward to the photobook!

Yes. Photobook is my next priority project. However, I just added a new project also. I called it operation "Yellowstone". I will let you guess what that is.

Awesome update!! Glad you and your DW finally made it home safe and sound. I'm sorry about the blisters on your feet. I've been there done that. Both feet had 2 big silver dollar sized blisters and the bad thing was we were going to Disney World in like 3 days. So I know the pain you were in. Overall glad you were able to look past all your disasters and have a great trip. Now you just need a do over trip but it probably would be as much fun as this one. Can't wait to see the rest of your pics and hear about the final things you want to post about.

Sorry to hear about your blisters too. This is the first time I ever have blisters on my feet. Never had it in my life. Pictures should be ready tonight.

No way would I have accepted that room! YIKES! This is why I don't fly anywhere. I am happy to hear you made it back safe and sound. Your shots are up to date right? If not ya might wanna get yourself a tetanus shot after sleeping at that place.

You have a lot shorter drive than I am. For me to drive, it will be 20+ hours to get to WDW. I am not sure it's healthy for DW and I stuck in a car for that long. I thought about return the room but then sleeping on the airport floor isn't my idea of rest also.

 

[topdog]

what a way to end a great trip. i'm sorry that you had so much trouble getting home. hope your feet got better quickly. i've really enjoyed this tr and these great photos. i'll be looking for the last of your pictures. thanks so much for sharing.

Thank you for reading my TR. I really enjoy writing it. My feet were fully recovered in about a week after we got home. I basically poked a hole in both blisters and drain out the fluid. Have a band aid on for about a day and it dried up pretty quickly. After a few days, the skin just fall off.

Glad to hear that the end of your trip report won't be the end of your trip report. I have really enjoyed all of your photos and your positive writing style!

Yes. I still have a couple of things in the hoppers right now. Thank you for reading from the beginning to the end.

Well the disaster is over. I have been here from the beginning and am kind of sad that it is over. Because you are a true Disney lover, you won't let this disastrous flight affect your going back. I agree with a previous poster. You need a do over trip. :cool1

I am happy to say that I won't be able to read your extra posts until I get back from WDW. I leave on Sunday for a 10 day trip.
But, I will catch up.

Have a good weekend.

It was a big relief when the trip was over. So glad you stuck with me for the entire trip report. I will post later what's the development on the do over trip.

I hope you have a safe and magical trip. 10 days at Disney...that's just awesome. Take many many many pictures for your TR.

I LOVE your TR. Thanks for taking the time to post all of it. I've read the beginning and the end. Now, to get caught up with the middle. Great job!!!

Thank you. Take your time to catch up. I am not going anywhere any time soon.

What a horribly disgusting hotel room! Yuck. How miserable to go from wonderful customer service at WDW to such miserable customer service with the airline. I'm sorry. But I'm so glad you finally made it home!

Some time...getting home is a good thing even after Disney.

 

[topdog]

That was such an unmagical disney like ending! I can't believe it! I would definately NOT be flying that airline again. At least your luggage was waiting for you at home. When DH and I went to Disney on our honeymoon the airline managed to put our luggage down the wrong shute- but no one else's. We were standing there wondering what were going to do for the next 8 days w/out any clothes when I happened to look over and spot it on the turn table. What a relief!
I have to say I love the in-flight pictures. Awesome! So cool to see Lake Erie from that perspective. I haven't been up there for a long time. I also have to add that I am glad that you have at least one more installment to post. I love your TR and look forward to reading it. Your writing style and humor leave your readers feeling like they have made a new friend. Thank you (and DW) for sharing a bit of your lives with us.

Thank you GF. You are another one who follow my TR from the beginning to the end. It seem all the Pennsylvanian were there with me the whole trip. So glad you enjoy my TR.

I wished I was able to take my regular camera out for the in-flight pictures. But I buried it so deep and it's too much trouble to dig it out. My little P&S didn't do bad either.

You're right: WHAT A DISASTER!!!! OMG, that hotel looked so nasty. I wouldn't have even wanted to sleep on the comforter. Ewww. I felt so bad for you guys! I can't imagine how you both must have been feeling.

I laughed so hard at the KFC conversation. What a dummy! We only have five, yes but I only need four. Um, yeah...

Hey, at least your luggage "magically" appeared at just the right moment... thanks for posting your story. I have thoroughly enjoyed the long bumpy ride!

We don't really have much choice about the hotel. Either that or sleep on the airport floor.

The KFC conversation was a riot. I can't believe it actually happened that way. You can't make stuff up that way.

We really got lucky on the luggage. Even the trip was bumpy but we still enjoy every bit of it.

OMG!!!!!!!!! I'm so sorry this happened to you. But when you were taking off in Atlanta, you were on the runway near my house!

Sometimes it's good to get home!!!!

You are that close to the airport. Can you sleep with those plane going up and down???

Thanks for sharing your TR with us Top Dog. It was an awsome report. Ofcourse thank you also for sharing your pictures! Can't wait to see what else you have to tell us!

Thank you. I will have my website ready soon.

OMG Topdog!! What a way to end a trip! Glad you and DW made it home safely though! Can't wait for more pics and some more stories

Thanks. Those little stories were just some silly moments that I am not sure how to incorporate into my TR. Pictures should be ready soon.

Top Dog you sure know how to finish with a bang!! Glad you and DW made it home safely after your delays. How are the pokey feet?? Hopefully healed by now!!

My feet were fine now. They were fully recover. Thank you for asking.

Oh TopDog, what a story! I followed along the whole fascinating, hilarious, frustrating adventure. Isn't it a letdown when you have such a wonderful vacation and have to put up with such substandard service on your way home?

We drove home from WDW last year and stopped at a motel about 2/3 of the way because we were too tired to drive anymore. We walked in and the desk clerk was on the phone and didn't even look up or acknowledge us. I waited and waited to check in while she gabbed away. She finally got off the phone but she really had poor communication skills and acted like I was just in the way and bothering her. I just wanted to scream at her, 'YOU NEED TO TAKE SOME CUSTOMER RELATIONS TRAINING FROM DISNEY!!"

Have you ever tried moleskin for blisters? It comes in a little flat pack and you can buy it at a drugstore or WalMart. It works a lot better than bandaids which tend to come off. When you feel a hot spot forming on your foot you just cut out a piece of the moleskin, peel off the back, and put it on the blistered area. It's very soft (it's not real moleskin) and it prevents the sock or whatever is causing the friction to glide over the affected area and not rub on it, plus it provides protection to the pokey area itself. Hope that makes sense.

I wish you could just hop online occasionally and give us a trip report on your daily life. You would probably make it as entertaining to read as your vacation was. Thanks for the great story, and hopefully you'll have more to share with us.

So glad you like my story.

I never heard of moleskin. Thank you for the tip.

I told you what. I will post a mini TR that I am in the middle of it now. Not Disney though but some what entertaining.