The Ordeal, Take 2

Okay, I'm going to try to summarize The Ordeal, Or How I Got Home

• Took wrong elevator in train station and had to go back upstairs and find the right one.
• Went to the wrong terminal in the airport and had to haul-butt across two terminals.
• Gave up my seat twice on the plane.
• Customs took so long in Detroit that we lost track of time and had to RUN from dinner (left half-eaten and rushingly paid for) to gate 68 only to find it was moved to gate 74. More running. Then, found out it was delayed by 45 minutes.
• Once boarded, we sat on the plane in Detroit for 2 hours waiting for Minneapolis to give us a time for landing, thus a time for take-off.
• Get to Mpls. 3 hours after our connecting flight.
• Wait in line an hour for a new flight.
• They said (at midnight Saturday) : I can get you on a flight Tuesday.
• Waited around luggage claim for 6 hours until things opened up again. Didn't get luggage.
• Paid $40 to get to Amtrak station.
• Waited another 3 hours without tickets, HOPING to get on the bus.
• Sat on bus for 4 hours.
• Were picked up at UMD by my folks and taken to airport to get luggage.
• Only one of Jean's bags showed up. Mine were AWOL.
• Dropped Jean off at her friends' house and got stuck in the driveway. Had to be pulled out.
• Finally got home!!!!
• Had luggage by noon Monday.