The day started off great. I got packed early and got to spend some time with my wife Kristin and my son Tyson. Rather than drive to the airport, we decided that Kristin and Tyson would drop me off at the Doraville MARTA Station. That way we could avoid airport parking fees and Kristin would have access to both vehicles during the week.
We left home just before noon which should have given me plenty of time to get to the airport to catch my 2:30 flight to Houston-Hobby Airport. Unfortunately, there were a couple of MARTA delays along the way where the train had to stop for a couple of minutes. If I had caught the train that was leaving as I came up the escalator, I would have made it comfortably. As it turns out, I was exactly 4 minutes too late to self check my bags at the Delta Kiosk and was instructed to go to the Kiosk Assistant counter. My scheduled flight was on-time, so I missed that one. Luckily, the Delta agent was able to get me on the 4:35 flight. I’m supposed to be meeting 7 of my co-workers from other regional offices and leaving Houston in 2 rental vans. Now I’ll be arriving 2 hours later than originally planned, so I feel like I’m getting off to a really bad start and letting the group down by being late. I’ve called several of the others to notify them of my changed flight and left messages that if they need to leave before I arrive, I’ll pick up a separate rental car and meet them at the Volunteer Center in Lake Charles later this evening.
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