As promised and expected… Chaos reigns… this is the call I got at 1230PM today.
“Buon Girono Signore Mercurio, Io sono, er…perdon, This is Allberto Castaluccci from Alitalia Airlines. We call to advise that your flight, AZ631 to Roma has been rescheduled.”
“WHAT…HOW… WHEN…er Como
“Not to worry Signore Mercurio, all is well; the flight will depart this evening at 2215 hours, that is, 10:15PM EST arriving in Roma at 4:00PM CET Wednesday 21 Settembre…”
“Not to worry Signore Mercurio, all is well; the flight will depart this evening at 2215 hours, that is, 10:15PM EST arriving in Roma at 4:00PM CET Wednesday 21 Settembre…”
“Six Hours LATE!!! Ok… But I have a connecting Flight to Venice
“Not to worry Signore Mercurio, all is well, we have re-booked you on a later flight AZ1479 at 1600, perdon… 4:00PM from Roma, arriving in Venezia at 5:05PM CET."
“Is that enough time to make the connection? I know that it arrives in Roma at Terminal 3 and Domestic Flights leave from Terminal 1, do I have to go through passport control in Roma? If not, how do I get from 3 to 1?
“No Signore, you will go through Controle Passaporte in Venezia, they will direct you to the bus to take you to terminal 1”
"And... I had a 2PM meeting with our Tour Guide in Venice...
"We apologize for the inconvenience Signore Mercurio, perhaps you can call and reschedule with them?"
“I'll Have to Call now...Why is the flight delayed?”
"And... I had a 2PM meeting with our Tour Guide in Venice...
"We apologize for the inconvenience Signore Mercurio, perhaps you can call and reschedule with them?"
“I'll Have to Call now...Why is the flight delayed?”
“Maintenance Signore Mercurio.”
“What’s wrong with the Plane?!?!?”
“What’s wrong with the Plane?!?!?”
Chirps the Dragon Lady who has just walked in on the conversation.
“I’ll tell you in a minute,” I whisper...
“Scusi Signore???”
“Not you, Alberto, mia moglie chiede che cosa sta accadendo. . Now, tell me about this maintenance.”
“Not to worry Signore Mercurio… all is well, just routine.”
“Routine??? Why didn’t they do it at the routine time?”
“It was just noticed on Landing in Miami
“Just noticed?!?!?! What is so critical that it takes 6 hours???”
“Not to worry Signore Mercurio, you're flight will leave on time.”
“1015PM is NOT on time…"
“Not to worry Signore Mercurio….
NOT TO WORRY!!!!
6 hours repairs for something “Just Noticed on Landing” and I'm Not To Worry!!!
6 hours repairs for something “Just Noticed on Landing” and I'm Not To Worry!!!
Does he know who he’s talking to?
I thank Alberto and promptly call Alitalia call center to confirm that I have not been punked by a sadistic friend who just knows that in the tradition of the LATE GREAT Doug Sidewand, [may God Rest his Happy Soul] I am the Patron Saint of Perpetual Worry!
The Lovely Sammy at Alitalia customer service confirms Alberto is real, all is true and re-confirms the flight #s and books new seats on the connection to Venice
And... the Chaos around the TRANSPORT RODEO just keeps getting better… don’t get me started.
Since the flight delay, and Brian is getting sicker, it’s a toss up as to who takes us to the airport, in what car and when.
AND…Henry, who of course was picked up early anticipating our 4pm flight decides during the wait that he and Greg should go look at the car… only to find that it hasn’t arrived yet either! So they're back and now we have:
2 cranky babies who have missed their nap and a frazzled Papa is about to go re-construct their GeoTrack Train set [for the 5th time in a week] just to unwind with ALL THIS CHAOS!
2 cranky babies who have missed their nap and a frazzled Papa is about to go re-construct their GeoTrack Train set [for the 5th time in a week] just to unwind with ALL THIS CHAOS!
More to follow… More aspirin too or maybe a little Scotch… no, Make that A Lot of Scotch…
Ciao 4 Now
Uncle Chuck & the anxiously pacing the floor,
Dragon Lady
Dragon Lady
Craving Fine Tuscan Wine, Aged Sharp Cheese & Great Crusty Bread
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