Tammi's World

Hell of a way to make a good impression

Well, I made it home. I swung by Paradise and just about passed out!! It's full of firemen and Marines! Holy Smoley!! What a nice welcome.

Well, and there's the typical pudding, and jello, and tequila and.......

I just want to know who found my damned bondage bear? I thought I hid him pretty well.

Oh well......

But I am home now. And exhausted. Because, it just wouldn't be a Tammi Trip if everything went PERFECTLY!

I was up nice(?) and early Tuesday morning. Needed to be at the airport by 7:30 for an 8:40 flight. Can I tell you it took almost 3 hours to get there? Yeah, let's say I was RUNNIN' through that airport. Got to the gate and.....flight delayed. Whew.

I looked around and didn't see my boss so I figured I'd give him a call and let him know I was there. Yeah, great idea, except I couldn't find my phone. Me. Tammi. Without a cell phone.

Can you say HELL?!?!?!?!?

I already knew I was goin' without a computer. No outside contact? For 2 days?!?!?!?!!

Anyway, I finally spotted my boss and we went into the lounge to wait and chat. Have I mentioned how much I like this guy? Yeah, anyway......we keep checking and the flight is pushed out more....and more.....and more......until we get out to the gate and the damned boarding is CLOSED! They didn't announce it in the lounge. Well, you've got two pretty focused salespeople workin' their magic every which way and managed to get on the damned plane.

Quick flight. Columbus OH has a pretty nice airport. OK - rental car, and time for a quick bite of lunch.

Pull into Wendy's and there is this HUGE fight in the parking lot. Screamin, hollerin'.......I told my boss he really didn't need to spring for lunch AND entertainment.

More cop cars arrive than I've seen in a coons age.

Grap a quick lunch and head to the plant. Meet the team. I LOVE THEM!! Cool, professional, funny. So damned funny. It was fantastic.

But all I can think of is I have no phone. No phone. No PHONE!!!

Dinner was in Easton at The Ocean Club. Holy Shit. Best crab cakes I've had in......well, a very long time. And the atmosphere is incredible. I kept waiting for Dean Martin and Frankie to walk out as the evening's show. Wow!!! Just Wow....

Early night and morning meetings. We were scheduled on the 6:00 flight out this evening, but decided to see if we could have any luck with stand-by.

Yeah, have I ever mentioned how much I hate flyin' stand-by? No. Well, I do.

Some freakoid attached himself to my boss. So I take off to buy a book in the hopes that he would lose him. Yeah, his version of "losing him" was to sit with a seat saved for me between the two of them at the bar.

I got settled in my seat and leaned over towards my boss. Smiling sweetly I say - You are a bastard!.

He about fell off his chair laughing.

Later I try to sneak away to go out for a smoke. Freakoid follows and then asks what I smoke. I tell him, and he starts bitchin'. Then asks if he can bum one.......

I did manage to lose him for a while at security. I get back to the bar, alone and Boss just looks at me. I sat down, ordered another drink and look over, straight faced, and announce "they shouldn't find the body for at least 6 weeks". I scored big points for being a good sport and having a sense of humor.

I was serious.

ANYway......got on the 6:00 and managed to find my car in the garage. Thankfully my phone had fallen between the seat and the door of the car and I didn't actually LOSE it. I'm home now and have 22 messages from my customers. Tomorrow looks like a phone day.

But I'm home. Now, if I can just get those Marines to help me clean this place up.......

Posted by Tammi at June 6, 2007 09:18 PM | TrackBack