The Scene: The night before I was to return home for Christmas Break, my parents called and warned me my hometown was expecting a big snowstorm the next day, and it was a possibility I would be stranded in Chicago if I took my flight from SLC. After I entered my shuttle to SLC, I got a call from United that my flight from Chicago to VA was canceled. I decided to still take my flight to Chicago, and try to get on the next flight home or to Raleigh NC, since we were to pick up Kurt the day after I returned, and then drive back to VA. I was moved from standby list to standby list the rest of Saturday night in Chicago, eventually took a shuttle to a hotel by the airport, and returned the next morning. After returning to O'Hare at 6:30 in the morning Sunday, I finally got the last spot on standby to Raleigh at 5:30 that night. Kurt's family picked me up from the airport, and we drove halfway to VA, where we were picked up by my family. Except it was a lot more complicated than that.
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1. Bring a surge protector in your carry-on.
2. Pack your movies in your carry-on.
3. Make friends with the people sitting around you; this way, you can leave momentarily without bringing all your stuff and losing your seat.
4. Grab a seat next to an electrical cord if you will need one ever in the future, even if it is totally occupied. This way you get a head start when those people move on.
5. People are really nice and willing to help if you ask.
6. When stuck in Paris with your flights canceled, take advantage and see the town.
7. Phones run out of batteries a lot quicker when you have to call people constantly.
8. Bring as few carry-ons as possible. Preferably not purses.
9. When around time for one of your standby flights to leave, do not be talking on the cellphone. Be paying attention, and sitting close enough to the screens so you can read your name.
10. Don't forget a pillow.
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