Friday, May 9, 2008

20. Southwest Airlines and patience

So...it all came to me one day when my boss told me about a book he was writing. Funny thing...he tells me that everyone has stories in their life that they have to tell...you just have to think about it...so I did...
....Take southwest for instance..
One day...I was leaving from Burbank airport..to uh...well actually I don't remember..but as I was leaving I was taking a local flight and as such Southwest was cheap/easy. So I buy my ticket and a few weeks later i'm good to go.
As I arrive to Burbank..like any airport there are a million people running around trying to get to where they are getting to...I walk up to the automated teller and as I walk up to the machine some random woman jumps in front of me in a loud tone "move!! I have to check in" ...of course i'm beside myself..WTF? so as she checks in she then gets her printed ticket and runs off...i'm reaction..."good...damn rude chick.." so i check in and begin my walk to security..I clearly see this woman up front on the line already.."please let me through..i'm late and have to get there..." Knowing we have like an hour before it takes off i'm pretty chilled out..I have to give it to her..whatever she did to get to the front of the line worked...because it took me like...30 minutes to get up there...I finally get through and make my way to the plane..I wait around and finally board..put my baggage up, get my ipod out, and sit down with a magazine..only to find the same exact woman sitting next to me...funny...guess she missed that part where Southwest is general seating..
Sometimes...you rush and rush and rush to beat everyone..to get ahead of the crowd...in some cases, being rude to them...only to find that you end up in the same place as the guy you cut ahead of.

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