BETTY ARRIVES

BETTY ARRIVES!!!! BARELY!!! Betty was leaving Orlando at 2pm on Sunday and due to arrive in Paris at 7 am on Monday, the 25^th. They were running 20 minutes late and then she finally got on the plane, after having to gate check her carry-on because the flight was full. She decided she didn’t want to be crowded so she upgraded to an exit row seat for $129, was happy that there was no one else in the row and then found out that the arm rests didn’t go up, so she had to put her legs on top of the rest in order to stretch out. The only problem was that she was right by the bathrooms, so everyone who came by and had to wait, sat in the aisle seat so she couldn’t stretch out.

Ok, so they’re ready to take off and a bad storm comes in, the 70 mph winds, actually rocking the plane as it sits on the tarmac. She said people were screaming and crying…..now keep in mind, this is Betty’s first overseas trip…..solo or otherwise. She found out that it was a tornado in the area. Finally, they were able to take off for Washington, but low and behold….SHE MISSED HER CONNECTION!!!!!

She gets to her gate in DC and was told that she would have to get the next day’s flight and to find a hotel room (United would not pay for it because the issue was weather related.) Well, little Miss Betty ripped that dude another you-know-what!!! And told him he needed to go home because he was an idiot. It turned out that there was another guy who had the same problem, took Betty under his wing, and they ran over to Air France, British Airways and several others to try and get out.

Finally, she went to the United CS Center and they were able to get her on United into Frankfurt and then Lufthansa to Paris. She was suppose to arrive in Paris at 7am on Monday….she got to the hotel at 5pm Monday.

She made friends with one of the flight attendants who lives in Paris, so she got all the low down on what to watch out for. The attendant stayed with her through baggage claim, but her big suitcase never made it!!! She had to file a claim with LH and knew that she’d never see her bag!

She had to explain to customs that she couldn’t show her bag because LH lost it. The customs officer saw her small carry-on, which did show up, and said ‘that’s all  you have?” Yes, Betty said, they lost the rest. They then sent her to gate 20 to find a taxi, but there was no gate 20.

She then called the shuttle service to let them know that she arrived and they told her that they were there at 7am and she wasn’t. After arguing with him and explaining that she missed her flight and that their instructions were that she was to call them not the other way around. She finally told the shuttle service … I’m not arguing with you anymore…FU…you must need the money more than I do…and she hung up.

She rolled into the room, and if you know Betty, she told us the story and we were just rolling, laughing so hard, we lost it.

But she got to Paris!!!!! Now the fun starts!!!