This is another entry. This is during my most recent trip home for the leave of absence I took. I love how it abruptly ends with me drunk in Dubai. What a lazy piece of shit. This one actually ended up with me almost missing a connection in Chicago of all places. I dont know why they like to see me run there. Oh well, enjoy..

My journey home.

Well, it's about 9pm on Saturday. I finally booked my flight for Wednesday at 1230 in the afternoon. Truth be told I am terrified of flying and I don't know why. But I am going through Dubai this time So I don't have to go through Ali Asaleem. I have a 7hr flight into London and then off the Chicago at O'Hare Intl. I went through there last time and it's pretty nice. Good place to get a drink on the way down I need to get about 50 dollars in either ones or 5's so I can get some booze on the flyby. That will be pretty nice. Perhaps I'll take some Tylenol PM's and knock my white ass out, we'll see.

I showed up to the pax terminal, well the DFS terminal, and they lady polierly told us that there was a mechanic issue with the flight last night and we cannot leave. Wow, I ha a connecting flight out of Dubai at 0135 in the morning. I wonder how much this is going to cost us.

I called expedia and they told me that it would be 750 to change my ticket including a 150 fee for changing it. The man told me that I could call American Airlines and they might wave the fee to change my ticket. They asked me for my commanding officers name and phone number. After explaining that I don't have a commanding officer, they told me that because I am not active duty I do not qualify for the discount. I said " you mean to tell me that I have military orders, a military ID card, I'm a combat veteran and work in the same hostile environment, I don't qualify for the discout. She said " I am sorry mr. Burris but I do not make the rules". I polierly suggest that they reconsider changing they're name from American to Communist Airline. She hung up. This of courses after she quoted me 900 to change it. I called expedia back and they told me that I never called them. I shouted the American airlines number and asked her how in the fuck do you think I got this, perhaps I'm physic. She said they cannot do anything with my flight cause American airlines locked out my ticket, whatever the hell that means. I hung up and called AA back. I told her to just change the ticket. She said she would wave the fee and told me it was 881.00. Accordig to the reciept it was not 881 and not only did she charge the fee, she also charged a 20 external service charge, whatever the fuck that means.

Well now I'm drunk in Dubai. Sitting Here at Pint 19 doing nothing but drinking a Corona, and chatting on YIM with my wife.