I had my annual cancer check up with my colon/rectal surgeon yesterday. She found “suspicious tissue” that she wants to biopsy. She’s going to squeeze me in next week. She wanted to do the biopsy yesterday but I didn’t want to sit in an uncomfortable plane seat with a biopsied rear end.
I get to the airport this morning only to find my flight has been cancelled. I used miles to book a first class seat but the pricks at United Airlines rebooked me in coach on the next flight. Of course they will not refund the difference in miles or additional fees. I guess I should be thankful I was rebooked on the next flight and not rerouted through another city.
What’s next?
Update: The new flight has been delayed three hours. I love getting up at 5 a.m. to catch a 1 p.m. flight. The plane for my original flight had mechanical problem and was taken out of service. The second plane had mechanical problems on the way and had to be diverted to Houston for repairs. Add in a snippy gate attendant and it makes a wonderful travel experience.
The Corporate Slave 
OY!
Times like these are why I have a membership at United Club. No lines, nice agents and excellent service. They have saved my butt numerous times and much better at rebooking first class. Best money I’ve ever spent. They super saved my butt one time flying through and getting stuck in Denver. Big convention had the place sold out all the way from downtown to airport so airlines had no rooms to give out. Worse yet weather had about half the fights out of Denver cancelled, the airport was a mess of panicked passengers.
I quickly made my way to the club. After rebooking my flight, the club agent pushed a phone number quietly across the counter to me with a wink and I immediately called it obtaining a suite at the brand new Wolley’s hotel near the airport for a deeply discounted rate. I arrived at the hotel only to find a huge line out the door. I watched in horror as they turned away people that desperately pleaded they had been to six hotels with no rooms to be found. I got to the counter and was greeted with the wonderful words “Welcome Mr. Dooley, your room is ready. Will you be needing complimentary toiletries since you don’t have your luggage?”
The next morning I was out on time and back in the first class seat I had been upgraded to on the previous flight. After arrival home I called the club 800 number and received a credit for my next flight in the amount of the cost of my hotel.
You avoided one pain in the ass just to have to deal with another pain in the ass.
Sonofabitch.
Be safe dude,
you almost want to drive. I hate flying it is simply not what it use to be 25 years ago.