{"id":60,"date":"2006-06-20T14:20:13","date_gmt":"2006-06-20T21:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gregbaker.ca\/blog\/2006\/06\/20\/the-return\/"},"modified":"2006-06-22T11:39:31","modified_gmt":"2006-06-22T18:39:31","slug":"the-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gregbaker.ca\/blog\/2006\/06\/20\/the-return\/","title":{"rendered":"The Return"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nI haven’t blogged for a while, not having anything to say. Went to a couple of meetings; unpacked some boxes. I have posted some pictures of the new place<\/a> in the gallery if anybody’s interested.\n<\/p>\n

\nToday is the return trip to NC. I got up nice and early. Kelly was kind enough to take me to the airport. As usual, I had to connect in Toronto for a flight to Raleigh-Durham.\n<\/p>\n

\nThe flight to Toronto was uneventful. As some of you may know, you go through US customs in the Toronto airport, so you don’t have to at your destination.\n<\/p>\n

\nIn the customs line with an hour and a half to go. No problem.\n<\/p>\n

\nA half hour in the line. No problem.\n<\/p>\n

\n“I’m going to visit my wife in Chapel Hill.” “Yes, I work in Vancouver and have a return ticket.” “No, I don’t have the itinerary for the return, or proof of employment.” [My trip back to BC was a return, with the eventual return to Canada on the original ticket. I hadn’t printed it out since it wasn’t part of today’s journey.]\n<\/p>\n

\n“Step into the back room, sir.” Problem.\n<\/p>\n

\nAn hour and ten minutes in a back room waiting to have the same<\/em> 30 second conversation with another guy, and give him a business card. Problem.\n<\/p>\n

\nSo, here I sit in the Toronto airport, waiting four hours for the next flight to Raliegh.\n<\/p>\n

\nFuck the immigration guy and his short-man complex. Yes, I know why I’m here, asshole. Oh, I should have proof of a return ticket or employment in Canada in the future? I hadn’t thought of that during the last hour while I watched you stand behind the counter and play with yourself! I am forever in your debt.\n<\/p>\n

\nOpen question: how drunk can you be before they won’t let you on a plane?\n<\/p>\n

\nOne further fuck you to the Toronto Airport for carefully not putting any power outlets anywhere near a seat. That must save whole dollars<\/em> over the course of a year.\n<\/p>\n

\nUpdate (12:30am EDT): I’m here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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