Thread: Alright, Finally a little trip report

I've been having adventures non-reving for a few months now, but I'm finally making my first little trip report.

I was sitting in class at my college, and really feeling the itch. I hadn't been anywhere in almost a month. I went onto the internet and looked up tickets for my favorite NHL team, the Colorado Avalanche. Once class was over, I went to my dorm and purchased a ticket for monday11/5 vs the Calgary Flames for about 30 bucks, top row of the arena.

I watch loads all week, everything looks great, except getting out of MDT, but it still looks okay. (SUN11/4) seats sell, now 1 seat open, I'm #2 on the NRSA list, crap, but we'll try anyway.

(Mon 11/5) I get out of work at about 2AM. I drive an hour back to my dorm. I get a little sleep, but gotta get up at 7AM. I attend my 8AM and 9AM classes. Today, the afternoon classes shall be blown off(very rarely). I get to MDT at 11AM for the noon flight. I feel the non-rev butterflies. Finally my co-worker calls for me and gives me my boarding pass. I am pax number 50 on our 50 seat CRJ. Phew.

I get to ATL at about 1415, make a greatly timed connection(about 50 minutes), and watch the screen as I see my name enter the cleared list. Aisle seat in Y on a 752. I sit next to a jumpseating captain for Republic Airways. The E-170 is my favorite regional jet, and one of my overall favorite planes. We have a pretty good talk.

I arrive in DEN at like 1645. I take the RTD skyride downtown and get to Pepsi Center at about 1815. I do a teeny bit of shopping in the arena store and watch warmups. The Avs win the game 4-1, great game, really exciting.

I catch the 2218 skyride to DEN and arrive at 2325. I check-in for the 0055 Red-eye to ATL.

I explored A concourse for awhile and then headed to the gate in C. As soon as I got within the gate area I heard my name called. I got my boarding pass, and gave the gate agent my free skilift ticket I got at the game(I'm not going to use it).

About 0030 I boarded. F window in a Song painted 752. F has 2 revenue pax, me, and 3 other nonrevs, and 22 empty seats. I slept through most of the flight and got to ATL about 515. I got a semi-comfy spot, set my cellphone alarm, and took a snooze. I woke up to see a 767 parked at the gate going to SJU. I looked at my phone and noticed I overslept by 23 minutes. The flight should depart in 20 minutes in concourse C, I'm in A.

I hastily made my way to the gate and waited about 5 minutes to hear "all stbys clear." I got an aisle on the CRJ back to MDT. I arrived in MDT 23-1/2 hours after I left. I said hi to some co-workers and went to my car. I got to my noon class at about 1220. Class till 1630, back to work at 1730. Pretty long day, but definitely fun.

I found out Friday that Wed. afternoon classes are cancelled this week. I'm going to visit some buddies in MCO. Hopefully be back on the 1130AM arrival Thurs.