Where in the world is....Eric Brackin!

Eric left for Charlotte this past Sunday. He arrived that evening and spent the night in Statesville. He used Monday to look for houses. It is a small place and a lot for rent is out on the lake, massive, and very expensive. After many houses he was able to find one that will work for us while we are there. It looks like a lovely house. It has never been lived in so that was a plus. Monday night he drove to Raleigh. He had to prepare for the packers and handle a few things at the hospital. He woke up early Tuesday only to find he had a flat tire on the rental car. Once he got that changed he realized he was out of gas. To bad the pump didn't have that stop sensor on it because he sprayed himself with gas. Off to the hospital, finally. Needless to say things at the hospital didn't go as smoothly as he would have liked. The movers started at about 8:30 Wednesday morning and Eric headed back to the hospital. So much to do before his flight left Raleigh at 3:45. I finally get a call at 3 saying he was leaving the house but wasn't going to make it to the airport. Apparently, he had to drive 50 because he was still rollin' on the spare. I tell him to go on to the airport and get set up for the next flight but he opts to turn around and head back to the house. He calls Delta and the lady tells him to go up there when he could and there were plenty of seats on the 6:30 flight. Eric gets up to the airport a little before 6 and has to turn in the crippled rental car. He is met by a guy who feels the need to point out he is riding on a doughnut (like Eric didn't know). Per procedure, Eric has to go in and fill out an accident report. Finally up to the Delta desk. "I am sorry sir, this flight is booked and there are no more leaving tonight." Say what?? Eric then learns of all the fees he is going to incur due to his tardiness and is told to take his computer down stairs and see if another airline has a flight out. He calls me... go figure. I assure him that Delta has one more flight out at 7. He goes back. While waiting for the guy to look everything up he learns that his flight at 3:45 had been delayed and he had plenty of time he just went home. Even better, the lady at Delta had put him on the 6:30 flight even though she said she couldn't. WHAT? He missed two flights in one day, finally, success (he was even lucky enough to get out of all the fees). He is on the 7 o'clock flight to LGA and then to BHM. Yes, that is LaGuardia Airport in New York City. With all the weather delays i was worried he would get stuck in NYC. It didn't help that the 7 O'clock flight was delayed an hour. REALLY?? I follow the delta flight tracker closely to see if he is going to make it. His flight lands at 9:38 and his flight to BHM takes off at 9:45. HA! This is not looking good. Wait, now his flight in isn't landing until 9:50. Still no delay on the take off. His plane lands and as he is de-boarding he hears this announcement "will the passenger traveling to Birmingham, Alabama please meet us at the bottom of the stairs." Eric sees a few attendants at the bottom of the stairs. "Mr. Brackin?" "Yes," Eric replies. "They are holding the plane for you. Follow us this way, please." At this point i can see Eric walking a little taller and smiling. He said he felt like the president. I am sure that feeling went away when he took his seat in coach. :) 12:00 a.m. his plane lands in Birmingham. He gets his truck and gets home at 1. He was back up and out to his conference this morning. What an adventure. I had always hoped we would take his first trip to New York together. I guess it will be a second trip for us both. :)