September 5, 2012
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Hit the Ground Running
I have no idea what time, or what day it is. But that’s normal, considering the sudden 14 hour shift in time between Sydney and Montreal.
I arrived in Los Angeles at some point within the last 48 hours, with 1 hour and 45 minutes before my plane to Chicago. I spent almost an hour getting through customs, another 10 minutes transfering my luggage, and about 15-20 minutes lined up to clear customs, That left me with a whole 10 minutes or so to run like a madman from the security gate all the way to gate 68 or something like that, which felt like it was almost a kilometer away. It was not pleasant– I made it on the plane about 5 minutes before the damn thing took off, and having ran with my carry on (all my electronics in a shoulder bag) I was sweaty and itchy when I got on the plane. But, still, I considered myself quite lucky.
When I landed in Chicago, I had 45 minutes to get to the plane to Montreal. At least I didn’t have to go through customs again or clear security, or transfer my luggage again. However, we took longer than expected to dock and unload from the plane, so I ended up doing another mad dash, this time making it onto the plane only 10 minutes or so before it actually started moving. Again, really sweaty.
All I can say is, that’s why I never wear flip flops or sandals to the airport. I need running shoes with some grip so that I can really run.
I got to Montreal, in the end, a little bit early– however, apparently, my luggage didn’t make it from Chicago to Montreal on the same flight as me.I guess my luggage wasn’t wearing running shoes.
