When it Rains, It Pours

The other day, I was describing the horrors of a trip up to NJ via Philadelphia. Well, the week ended with remarkable symmetry. I won't bore you with too many details but here is a quick recap in order to close the loop on 1 very bad travel week:

• Thursday: Work ends early. I try to get out of Philly early. All flights were sold out - had to wait until Friday.
  
• Friday: Delta does not do standby unless you are a gold member; I am only silver. All earlier flights on Friday are sold out so paying the change fee is not even an option. I wait 8 hours in the airport gate area for my flight.
• One hour before my flight: Flight Cancelled.
• One hour after flight was cancelled: Still in line trying to reschedule a flight.
• One and a half hours after flight cancelled: Finally engage in conversation with ticketing agent for re-booking.
  
• Two hours after flight cancellation: After watching other agents successfully book 3 people new flights, I ask for a new ticketing agent. Things go down hill from here. Delta decides they don't like me.
  
• Friday Night: Rent a new car. Drive to Newark. No flights from Philly are available until Sunday. I got rebooked on the last available open seat on a Saturday flight out of Newark.
  
• Saturday: Fly from Newark and make Baton Rouge by 4 PM. Make Lafayette by 5:00 PM Saturday.
• Saturday, early evening: Cut hand on window treatment being removed from new house.
  
• Saturday, midnight: Check into emergency room fearful of tetanus or some other infection that is causing my arm to burn.
• Sunday, 3:30 am: Return from emergency room, laughter of triage nurse echoing in my ear.
  
• Today: Pack for trip back to NJ tomorrow. Swear to never fly Delta again.
  

On the plus side of all of this, I did spend Thursday and Friday with 2 old friends and my brother and his wife. So I got some real good personal time in. It was as close to lemonade as you can get.