http://norman.walsh.name/2008/07/21/oneOfThoseDays 11 53 2008-07-21T16:03:30-04:00 Norman Walsh 2008 Norman Walsh How many things can go wrong on the way to the airport? Let me count the ways… First, a tollbooth receipt fluttered out the window as I attempted to extricate a dollar bill for my second toll on the pike. Second, I dutifully locked my pickup in the garage and did my habitual pat-down: wallet, watch, phone, keys…keys? Yes, there the were, sitting on the front seat. How did I do that? I have never done that before. Quick mental calculation, attempt to fix it now, risking this flight, or face it at 10pm on Friday. I opted to fix it today. I now know in practice what I have long known in theory, locking your car is a total waste of time. With a slip of metal and little wooden wedge, my truck was unlocked in less than 20 seconds. I counted. Third, I managed to miss-read the signs as I was driving into the garage. I am parked nice and close to terminal B. Unfortunately, my flight is in terminal C, about eight-tenths of a mile away. To my colleagues, if I don't make it to the meetings this week, it's probably because my day didn't improve after I got on the flight…but realistically, I'm probably alive. Probably. :-) (Zeroeth, in a moment of ill-considered planning, I chose to fly out of Boston instead of Hartford. So I've got a two hour drive on each end.)