DevLife

So I’m on the road again. Back to Boston to sort out some application issues. Always good to get some face time with the clients and re-establish those relationships.

For me, the joys of travel have been far outweighed by the inconveniences and annoyances of going. As the flights are often early, it means I have to get up, earlier. Novel notion but it does mean getting up around 330 am and dragging my ass to the airport. This doesn’t sound all that bad but I’ve never been a sound sleeper before a trip. Always in the back of my mind is missing the shrillness of the alarm so I toss an turn fitfully until the damn things sounds off.

At the airport it’s become an endless series of line ups and security checks. The stripping down, almost to the boxers, of the belt, shoes, coat, sweater. Take the electronics out, put it all inthe tray and 30 seconds later the rush to put it all on, pack it all up and try not to cause a jam up.

So what mad this trip so damn memorable? Well, as I got off the small regional jet that brought me on the first leg of my journey, I left my damn rolly carry on case at the gate, then I walked out of the terminal. Of course it wasn’t until I was standing in the cold waiting for the shuttle to the next terminal that I realized that I had forgotten the damn thing. So, I have to clear security again to get back to the gate only to have the agents tell me the bag was sent to the baggage claim area. I high tail it back to the claims area, root around for the bag, which was the lost luggage office, grab it and head back to the shuttle bus to grab the next flight. So I got to go thru security, again, though I took the road less travelled and chose the furthest checkpoint from the maddening crowd for a slightly speedier traversal of the security zone.

As I write this it’s about 1230 am, I’ve been up for almost 22 hours and I am tired. It’s been a hell of a travel day.

Posted in: on the job, travel by Bastien / Tags: travel work ckients