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Written by:
David Strickland
8/9/2007 6:27 AM
As we went to drive to the airport from Baton Rouge the first thing that happened was I spilled my soda all over my lap. Not 10 sec. into the trip and things were already going south. Our first plane was 45 minutes late. We had 300 lbs. of luggage we had to check twice. All in all things were going down hill fast. But little did we suspect what was ahead.
As we arrived into LAX and went to check onto the plain the ticket agent noticed that my passport had expired. International dates are written the opposite of American dates so 11-1-2007 is Jan 11th not Nov 1st. The agent refused to let us board the plane. We haggled for a while but it was useless. Finally they decided we would have to go to the consulate to get it straightened out. Of course the consulate is a 4 hour drive away and it was already 11 pm. however before we could leave we had to get our checked bags back. Time ticked by. It was 1 am before we finally recieved our bags. it took 2 more hours to get our 300 lbs of luggage myself, my wife and my son to a hotel.
So at the moment we are trapped in L.A. maybe everything will look better in the morning after a couple hours sleep but things are pretty bleak at the moment. Oh wait a sec. it is morning.
3 comment(s) so far...
Re: Trapped in LA
I hope you will not let this discourage you, but all things happen for a reason. Remember God is in control. I am praying for you all.
By Ruthann on
8/11/2007 12:59 AM
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Re: Trapped in LA
In the last comment I forgot to ask you, do you have a Indian passport? I didnt understand why you would have a International passport. As the spouse of a Indian national, will I need a Indian passport as well? How are things going for you? Have you arrived in India yet? I ask a lot of questions, huh?
By Ruthann on
9/14/2007 3:09 AM
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Re: Trapped in LA
Opps Typo Inserrt "son's" in the sentence
noticed that my ____ passport had expired
The whole story will make a lot more sense.
By David on
9/14/2007 3:11 AM
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