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Andy Newton

Travel hell. Got deboarded in LHR due to mechanical. They called us all back an hour later. As we were all milling around and chatting, I tried to be Mr Calm by saying “it could be worse”. Well, I was right. Storm rolled through, 20 flights cancelled. British Air hustled us out of the airport without letting us know what was going on. Two hours later I learn I am flying to Copenhagen tomorrow to get back to the US. Nothing can be done about it. It takes 2 more hours to find a hotel. 1 hour taxi queue. Get to the hotel only to learn the travel agent never hit “save” or whatever. Fortunately got another hotel 20 min walk away for 50% more. Got checked in at 23:30. Sky bar closes at 24:00. Ordered two gin and tonics, doubles.
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Kadin2048@mefi.social

Kadin

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@andy
... hope you didn't get vodka!

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partim@social.tchncs.de

Martin Hoffmann

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@andy How come BA didn’t get you a hotel?

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andy

Andy Newton

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@partim a good question. I kept using their app and it kept saying no hotels available. Weather related cancellation ultimately because they were about to put us back on the plane.
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andy

Andy Newton

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@partim Also, and perhaps I can’t stress this enough, they suck. Along with LHR.
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partim@social.tchncs.de

Martin Hoffmann

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@andy You should submit your hotel and dinner bill to them when you are claiming your 520 quid compensation.

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andy

Andy Newton

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On that hour taxi line, you know that guy on Clarkson’s Farm who drives the tractor, has one of those English-style mullets, and is unintelligible? A young version of him was behind me… a little more intelligible but not by much. He talked the whole time, except when he was smoking and drinking. He had one of those massive bottles of beer in one hand and a cigarette in the other…. constantly. When he finished one he’d immediately light up another. Pleasant fellow otherwise.
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