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TRIP OF TERROR - And also a lovely con <3 [EF22]
9 years ago
I hope by now everyone has made it hope safe n' sound and that they wholeheartedly enjoyed Eurofurence as much as i did! <3
So many new furs to meet. So many old ones to hug so much booze to drink. I hope to see you all next year or even at NFC!
But with all this fun. I knew something bad was around the corner. Balance in the universe and all that. L:)
And i was fortunate enough to get to know alot of people i've wanted to get aquainted with so that was awesome!
NEXT STOP: TEGEL AIRPORT
So i get into the cab heading to the airport along with a Swedish friend and two newly aquainted furs from the UK. Absolutely amazing duo!
A very pleasant trip without problems. We get dropped off and as i'm checking in the cashier asks me to pay 60 euro extra for the bag. I shake my head and say there's no way as i'm 101% sure i went with SAS GO in order to NOT have to pay that.
She reads over my booking and apparently there's a double booking in my name and that my current flight is not properly booked and that my 'actual' booking was 9 hours prior. (yes.. dafuq.)
So we call the manager and she calls her coworker over and we try and fix this problem and they shrug "tough fucking luck there mate!" pretty much. Go and buy another ticket.. "BUT.. you can't do that here. You have to go to the other place... in 7 minutes."
So here i'am with my EDS and my already strained legs after a week of convention-walking and i have to basically run back and forth twice. Burning my joints to shit. Pay 130~ Euros for a damn ticket that was already paid for. (first of 3 flights mind you. But i figure... Hey.. The other two must be alright. Must be a Berlin error.)
NEXT STOP: COPENHAGEN
So i land in Denmark just as all the ticket-purchasing places close in Copenhagen so i'm unable to book a ticket right away. "okay this sucks.. But nothing i can do.." I get myself a free wifi card (only good thing about that airport i swear...) and sit down at what is the start of 'THE BUILDING THAT DOES NOT KNOW WHAT COMFORT IS.' Seriously- The benches are made out of thin ass, striped metal.
and start researching what could have gone wrong with the tickets in the first place. (and why denmark is on a crusade to murder all butts.) I wander around a bit to find a place to charge my phone and i try six (SIX - 6!!) outlets and none of them work. I finally give up and hand it over to the 7/11 store and have them charge it. (for free thank god.) And i take a 5hr nap.)
When i wake up at 05:30 (was told that the ticket purchasing place opens at 06:00) i quickly make my way over there to get my ticket asap so i can make it with the early early flight at 06:35 or something like that.)
And to my suprise its open at 05:50 (or whenever i get there.) at wich i say "oh i'm lucky you are open early" and they smile and respond "05:10 every day." ... Wat.
I'm going to buy the ticket and my card gets declined due to lack of funds (never ever had to buy another ticket.. LET ALONE TWO IN ONE NIGHT.) so i was not prepared for that. I poke my family to help me out at wich they instantly do after a small delay. (but due to the bank it's like 30 minutes too late to purchase and board. Atleast with the luggage.) So i'm stuck at the airport for another 5 hours.
Queue the next adventure
SURVIVAL AT COPENHAGEN
I sit down and try and figure out what to do and an older /russian/ guy aproaches me with a paper in Russian. I manage to understand a bit of it (atleast able to read the city names etc.) "Where go - Helsinki." - Do i really look THAT russian? :D
*Random people* :U (Inb4 people asking if i was wearing the uniform.)
And for the 3rd time in my Danish nightmare my cell is losing power once again. (50% bad cellphone. 50% low power outlets. :U Rahhh.)
So i ask around and i find this AWESOME spot with a table. Nice seating and an outlet at the same place...
Problem is that i have to do it 'Statue of liberty' style if i want the WIFI too.) Holding the phone up like a tard.
OH WELL.. beggars can't be choosers so i opt for survival. XD
After a while MY batteries run out and i lay down for a while. (the seat is kinda short so my legs are sticking out.) and i lay there for a 5ish minutes. Stretching out my back. 20 seconds after i sit up. A big ass- Super blast door alá Movie-grade closes where i had my legs.
Almost crushing my legs. (atleast breaking them. :I )
I ask the security that comes casually walking over there with a rather curious/annoyed/wtf stare "Y u do dis." and they simply shrug and smile comforting "Oh.. Electrical glitch." Oh... Well that makes it just fine then.
So i figured i'd go and take a toilet break before i head towards the gate and in the three bathrooms there was no light so i had to use the sunlight. Alright no problem! ... And then there's no water.
Well thank you Copenhagen. :u
NEXT STOP: STOCKHOLM
I get to Stockholm - No problem no problem no problem.
NEXT STOP: HOME
Its a fully booked flight. And as i'm one of the first to get in i naturally put my bag up in the overhead compartment as i always do.. But apparently its not okay for my backpack to be up there when the random person with a (i'm not an expert: But WAY too large to be a carry on.) huge bag can't fit their shit up there. So the stewardess takes my backpack and CRAMS it in somewhere else.. But not before turning it upside down so my shit in the non-sealable pockets fall out. "THAT IS CALLED GRAVITY!" and she doesn't even bother picking the shit up. "EXCUSE ME - I have fragile stuff in there!!" "oh.. you want to maybe put it under your seat" ... I don't even.
During the flight i'm unable to depreasurize. Meanwhile i was fortunate not to blow my eardrums. I couldn't hear shit for the longest time. (its almost 24hrs since i got home and i still got a 50% ish reduction on my left ear)
Anyway~ i finally got home after around 20+ hrs and 400euro in total of unexpected expendature.
Either way: Eurofurence and awesome furs made it all worth it. <3
I'll be back next year... By car.
I slept for 14hrs once i actually fell asleep in my own bed. Got up and had a snack and slept for 4 more...
In order to pay back my flight loan to my family i'll be streaming my ass off(as i always do! <3 ) So if you want to help out: you can always stop on by and say hello! :>
https://www.twitch.tv/validuzz
So many new furs to meet. So many old ones to hug so much booze to drink. I hope to see you all next year or even at NFC!
But with all this fun. I knew something bad was around the corner. Balance in the universe and all that. L:)
And i was fortunate enough to get to know alot of people i've wanted to get aquainted with so that was awesome!
NEXT STOP: TEGEL AIRPORT
So i get into the cab heading to the airport along with a Swedish friend and two newly aquainted furs from the UK. Absolutely amazing duo!
A very pleasant trip without problems. We get dropped off and as i'm checking in the cashier asks me to pay 60 euro extra for the bag. I shake my head and say there's no way as i'm 101% sure i went with SAS GO in order to NOT have to pay that.
She reads over my booking and apparently there's a double booking in my name and that my current flight is not properly booked and that my 'actual' booking was 9 hours prior. (yes.. dafuq.)
So we call the manager and she calls her coworker over and we try and fix this problem and they shrug "tough fucking luck there mate!" pretty much. Go and buy another ticket.. "BUT.. you can't do that here. You have to go to the other place... in 7 minutes."
So here i'am with my EDS and my already strained legs after a week of convention-walking and i have to basically run back and forth twice. Burning my joints to shit. Pay 130~ Euros for a damn ticket that was already paid for. (first of 3 flights mind you. But i figure... Hey.. The other two must be alright. Must be a Berlin error.)
NEXT STOP: COPENHAGEN
So i land in Denmark just as all the ticket-purchasing places close in Copenhagen so i'm unable to book a ticket right away. "okay this sucks.. But nothing i can do.." I get myself a free wifi card (only good thing about that airport i swear...) and sit down at what is the start of 'THE BUILDING THAT DOES NOT KNOW WHAT COMFORT IS.' Seriously- The benches are made out of thin ass, striped metal.
and start researching what could have gone wrong with the tickets in the first place. (and why denmark is on a crusade to murder all butts.) I wander around a bit to find a place to charge my phone and i try six (SIX - 6!!) outlets and none of them work. I finally give up and hand it over to the 7/11 store and have them charge it. (for free thank god.) And i take a 5hr nap.)
When i wake up at 05:30 (was told that the ticket purchasing place opens at 06:00) i quickly make my way over there to get my ticket asap so i can make it with the early early flight at 06:35 or something like that.)
And to my suprise its open at 05:50 (or whenever i get there.) at wich i say "oh i'm lucky you are open early" and they smile and respond "05:10 every day." ... Wat.
I'm going to buy the ticket and my card gets declined due to lack of funds (never ever had to buy another ticket.. LET ALONE TWO IN ONE NIGHT.) so i was not prepared for that. I poke my family to help me out at wich they instantly do after a small delay. (but due to the bank it's like 30 minutes too late to purchase and board. Atleast with the luggage.) So i'm stuck at the airport for another 5 hours.
Queue the next adventure
SURVIVAL AT COPENHAGEN
I sit down and try and figure out what to do and an older /russian/ guy aproaches me with a paper in Russian. I manage to understand a bit of it (atleast able to read the city names etc.) "Where go - Helsinki." - Do i really look THAT russian? :D
*Random people* :U (Inb4 people asking if i was wearing the uniform.)
And for the 3rd time in my Danish nightmare my cell is losing power once again. (50% bad cellphone. 50% low power outlets. :U Rahhh.)
So i ask around and i find this AWESOME spot with a table. Nice seating and an outlet at the same place...
Problem is that i have to do it 'Statue of liberty' style if i want the WIFI too.) Holding the phone up like a tard.
OH WELL.. beggars can't be choosers so i opt for survival. XD
After a while MY batteries run out and i lay down for a while. (the seat is kinda short so my legs are sticking out.) and i lay there for a 5ish minutes. Stretching out my back. 20 seconds after i sit up. A big ass- Super blast door alá Movie-grade closes where i had my legs.
Almost crushing my legs. (atleast breaking them. :I )
I ask the security that comes casually walking over there with a rather curious/annoyed/wtf stare "Y u do dis." and they simply shrug and smile comforting "Oh.. Electrical glitch." Oh... Well that makes it just fine then.
So i figured i'd go and take a toilet break before i head towards the gate and in the three bathrooms there was no light so i had to use the sunlight. Alright no problem! ... And then there's no water.
Well thank you Copenhagen. :u
NEXT STOP: STOCKHOLM
I get to Stockholm - No problem no problem no problem.
NEXT STOP: HOME
Its a fully booked flight. And as i'm one of the first to get in i naturally put my bag up in the overhead compartment as i always do.. But apparently its not okay for my backpack to be up there when the random person with a (i'm not an expert: But WAY too large to be a carry on.) huge bag can't fit their shit up there. So the stewardess takes my backpack and CRAMS it in somewhere else.. But not before turning it upside down so my shit in the non-sealable pockets fall out. "THAT IS CALLED GRAVITY!" and she doesn't even bother picking the shit up. "EXCUSE ME - I have fragile stuff in there!!" "oh.. you want to maybe put it under your seat" ... I don't even.
During the flight i'm unable to depreasurize. Meanwhile i was fortunate not to blow my eardrums. I couldn't hear shit for the longest time. (its almost 24hrs since i got home and i still got a 50% ish reduction on my left ear)
Anyway~ i finally got home after around 20+ hrs and 400euro in total of unexpected expendature.
Either way: Eurofurence and awesome furs made it all worth it. <3
I'll be back next year... By car.
I slept for 14hrs once i actually fell asleep in my own bed. Got up and had a snack and slept for 4 more...
In order to pay back my flight loan to my family i'll be streaming my ass off(as i always do! <3 ) So if you want to help out: you can always stop on by and say hello! :>
https://www.twitch.tv/validuzz
We have had 1,5h of traffic jams on our way back home ... that's nothing compared with Your horror-trip, though ...
But i'd rather be stuck in a car-queue than on an airport. :u
Glad you managed to get home eventually, though; I can only say I share your pain when it comes to air travel, though.
Luggage handling on landing was kinda funny in retrospect, though :D