Summary of a bunch of weeks a long time ago

Summary
Week 65 (Feb 15 - 19)
This was the week we took the car in to get fixed, so there was a mix of carpooling as I dropped Pati off at work before heading to the client site in St. Louis Park.

Week 66 (Feb 22 - 26)
Some morning carpooling and a few light rail rides home in the evening.

Weeks 67&68 (March 1-5, 8-12)
Everyday was a carpool day. One of the nice things about being out of town is that it's usually a short commute, and the audit team carpools which usually wouldn't happen. In this case our commute was about five minutes, and we took two extra cars off the road during our two week stay.

Week 69 (March 15 - 19)
I drove alone to the client site every day this past week.

I will be at the same locale until mid-May or so, so hopefully I'll be able to mix some bike commutes in there. It's nine miles each way, but it's about 90% trail riding so it's definitely doable.

Anatomy of a missed flight

Leave client site 5 minutes later than planned

Oversize load on I-70 - traffic bogged down for 3-4 miles

Arrive at rental car return - 1 associate staffed per 20 cars

Board shuttle - airline is last stop on route

Airline changes flight time - 10 minutes earlier

Unable to check-in bag due to flight time - did not arrive 45 minutes before departure (see above)

Gut decision - choose to leave bag for co-worker to check instead of taking 6 p.m. flight (airline does not allow for luggage and passenger to fly separately)

Luggage handle stuck in down position - carry 50 lb bag through terminal in search of luggage store instead of pulling on wheels

Complete paper work to leave bag for co-worker to pick up for hourly fee

Wait to pass through security check-point

Board tram - Gate C is last stop on schedule

Arrive at gate 10 minutes prior to original departure time to find gate closed and airplane departing

Add name to standby list for 2:45 (MST) flight

Post blog entry as coping mechanism during wait