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Skriven 2015-06-17 09:26:00 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
Ärende: leaving Kansas City 847
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I was going to hit the Smokehouse BBQ at noon via the hotel
shuttle, but there were leftovers, namely that molten lava
thing, now no longer molten, and a bottle of wine.

Agua de Piedra 13 Malbec - I was expecting, being innocent
beyond my sixty-something years, more from such a
tantalizingly named wine. Aside from a bit of chalk on the
nose, what I got was a middle-of-the-road wide open fruity
beverage that could have come out of a Woodbridge bottle.
It went nicely with the remains of the molten lava cake.

Lilli left six hours before me, but I got the famous
Starwood late checkout. Shortly after our goodbyes I got a
frantic call from her at the front desk. The guy who had
taken our airport shuttle reservations had balled things up
royally, so there was no shuttle. I calmed her down and had
the associate take care of it; it took a few minutes for the
A-team to get things squared away. I settled back in with my
wine and cake.

I left the room at 3 and went to the bar to use up that
free beer coupon. The draft of the day was some summer
thing or maybe a Kolsch, so instead I got a bottle of
the Porter, which I like a lot. Then off for the 4:20
shuttle, which got me to the airport in plenty of time
for me to nose around and find that there was nothing of
any kind of interest in the airport.

US1785 MCI CLT 1820 2131 319 3C

The flight went smoothly. We landed with just enough time
for me to check my e-mail and then run off to the next
gate.

US1998 CLT BWI 2225 2345 321 2F

I don't care for the seating in the 321s - the generosity
of space seems to go down as the number of the Bus goes up.
I fussed and fidgeted and eventually got semi-comfortable
leaning up against the window. It was a short flight
anyway. A notably bumpy landing.

The Shipps were out there to pick me up for a couple
days' visit. We tried to find someplace decent to eat, but
that was Honey Pig's night off, and so back home we went.
Well, that brisket got unwrapped, and it was indeed
very tasty and tender. There were also leftovers, most
notably in the form of rare steak.

As you have no doubt been made aware, irregular hours and
unpredictable eating times are the rule here, and I am as
you also know very comfortable with that.

Bedtime was at some ungodly hour, and wake-up was maybe
six hours later.
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