more "cade factor" goodness
not quite worthy of a "fun with cade in airports" post...but still notable.
there's a fun thing that happens when you book through orbitz.com.
it's called "orbitz TLC" and it is, quite frankly, useless most of the time. it may come in handy if a flight you booked is delayed or cancelled or something, but otherwise it's pointless.
the great thing about orbitz TLC is that it is optional. so for those (like me) who don't want to be bothered by it...we don't have to be.
now, when someone ELSE books a flight for you on orbitz...the website retains your account info anyway and acts accordingly. you can see where this leads.
imagine, if you will, someone else books you a 6 am flight. knowing full well that you should be on the road by 4 or so to assure a smooth trip through security (with shampoo and toothpaste placed appropriately in a ziploc bag, of course) in enough time, you decided that a "good" time to get up is 3:30. ASSUMING you actually go to bed (i didn't. until about a "nap" around 2:45), you would then be very surprised to be awoken at 3 by your ringing cell phone.
the following thought process should go through your mind:
"888 number? it must be the airline calling. sweet, my flight must be delayed or something. another hour's sleep would rule."
'til you are greeted with this:
"hello. this is a orbitz TLC call to inform you of your flight status...(long pause)...your flight.......united.....flight....2.....5....1.....9 ............. departing........BOston ........at ..........6...am .............TO ........chiCAgo.........o'hare .....is ..........on time...."
*click*
bastards.
was it worth the useless call to tell me that my flight was on time? was it worth that 1/2 hour sleep i won't get back (and at present am REALLY feeling)?
i think not.
on a positive note, today DID result in a free flight voucher and an entire day's flight in first class. courtesy of united airlines. it almost makes the 36+ hours of being awake worth it.
of course the subsequent 6 hour drive to nebraska kinda took the wind out of the sails....
there's a fun thing that happens when you book through orbitz.com.
it's called "orbitz TLC" and it is, quite frankly, useless most of the time. it may come in handy if a flight you booked is delayed or cancelled or something, but otherwise it's pointless.
the great thing about orbitz TLC is that it is optional. so for those (like me) who don't want to be bothered by it...we don't have to be.
now, when someone ELSE books a flight for you on orbitz...the website retains your account info anyway and acts accordingly. you can see where this leads.
imagine, if you will, someone else books you a 6 am flight. knowing full well that you should be on the road by 4 or so to assure a smooth trip through security (with shampoo and toothpaste placed appropriately in a ziploc bag, of course) in enough time, you decided that a "good" time to get up is 3:30. ASSUMING you actually go to bed (i didn't. until about a "nap" around 2:45), you would then be very surprised to be awoken at 3 by your ringing cell phone.
the following thought process should go through your mind:
"888 number? it must be the airline calling. sweet, my flight must be delayed or something. another hour's sleep would rule."
'til you are greeted with this:
"hello. this is a orbitz TLC call to inform you of your flight status...(long pause)...your flight.......united.....flight....2.....5....1.....9 ............. departing........BOston ........at ..........6...am .............TO ........chiCAgo.........o'hare .....is ..........on time...."
*click*
bastards.
was it worth the useless call to tell me that my flight was on time? was it worth that 1/2 hour sleep i won't get back (and at present am REALLY feeling)?
i think not.
on a positive note, today DID result in a free flight voucher and an entire day's flight in first class. courtesy of united airlines. it almost makes the 36+ hours of being awake worth it.
of course the subsequent 6 hour drive to nebraska kinda took the wind out of the sails....
posted by cade at 7:24 PM
2 Comments:
dude you better be back in town when i get there!
Yeah free flight vouchers!!
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