TAXI

27JAN07 Saturday. Today was certainly unique. My colleagues needed to get to the Baltimore Washington International (BWI) Airport today. However, the times for departure and schedule changes varied. Thus, from 10:30AM til 10:00PM was a hurry-up and wait. So, to blow time, we went to the IKEA (a furniture store) and wandered around. That wasted a good hour. Later, it was death by TV “Action-Theater” Marathon. Initially, my “Shipmates” were to get together and depart for BWI between 1-3:00PM. At 5:00PM, arrived with their weapons and gear. And, still had not ate yet…..Moreover, their military flight departed at 11:00PM with a 9:00PM showtime. After successfully arriving at BWI, we got everybody (complete with weapons) dropped-off. Waited for another hour as the folks checked-in their weapons and gear. Luckily, I found some time to make calls home and chat a while. Finally, got back to the hotel at 10:30PM. Tomorrow, have several friend departing the hotel at 11:30AM. I see a similar pattern forming. Doug