Hoping This Guy “Mainely” Knows What He Is Doing
Posted: July 7, 2016 Filed under: Uncategorized 2 Comments
I got up early to fly to Maine as my distraction from Carter’s departure to camp. Russ generously drove me to the airport and I had no problem making my flight to Boston. I got on the Jet Blue plane and as I was taking to my seat mate I realized that we were not taking off on time. The pilot came on and told us of a potential slow leak of a tire and announced the need for a mechanic.
All the passengers deplaned as one lone mechanic jacked the plane up and took off the big ass wheel with thirty lug nuts and switched the tires out. I guess that I am happy to have a three hour delay rather than a blown tire at landing, but it meant I missed my Cape Air connection to Rockland.
Cape Air may be the smallest airline working in the mainland US. If you remember the TV show wings you saw Cape Air’s fictional inspiration. I visited the Cape Air desk and the guy told me that Rockland was fogged in so my flight was not going there anyway. They were able to rebook me on one of the nine seats of the Augusta flight.
Thankfully my friend Warren was happy enough to drive the hour up to Augusta rather than the ten minutes to Rockland. That is why I come up here to visit him. My other option was to rent a car at Logan and drive the two and a half hours, but with a drop off fee for returning the car to a different location would have cost $165, highway robbery.
The only good part about having to wait my extra hours at the Cape Air gate during the summer is that you always see someone famous. Today I sat next to Leslie Stahl. She was smaller, whiter and thinner than she looks on TV, but very nice.
Eventually I got to Maine and have had fun rearranging my friend Warren’s kitchen to better suit my cooking for tomorrow our friends Shannon and Julie arrive and then the real fun begins.
Thankfully Carter got to camp safety and Russ is snuggled down at home with the baby Shay allowing me a week in Maine. I guess that a eight hour trip flying is still much better than a two day trip driving. I’m just happy to be back in Maine.
Less Dana, More Good 
We once flew into Augusta b/c bad weather precluded a jet flight from JFK to Boston. We were on a tiny commuter airline and then Senator Cohen was on our plane. He was very gracious and complimented us on our kids’ behavior. Today I drive to Portland to pick up our California family who flies from Oakland through Chicago. We feel grateful that Southwest has added Portland to its destinations. Have a great weekend and I look forward to seeing you next Wed.
Have a wonderful trip! Lobster and blueberries, what I think of Maine in the summer. I have learned to simply expect delays and changes on any airline trip I make. I am sure it will be a great trip, though, and well-deserved. (Maine in the summer is on my bucket list. I have never been there, but need to plan a trip sometime.)