We drove down tonight and what a terrible journey it was. Heavy traffic, stop start and at one point a slight worry that Sarah would only just make her reporting time! As it was however, we arrived in plenty of time and I am happy to report that I am now sitting airside and have been told to make my way to Gate B36.
This doesn't however mean that I have a seat and if you look at the attached photo of my boarding card, notice the letters SBY. Yes, that does indeed mean that I am on standby 90 minutes before departure and without a guaranteed seat. The one consolation is that my daughter is second in control of this busy flight and assures me that the Captain will release a cabin jump seat to me in the eventuality that there isn't a normal passenger seat left after everyone has boarded. I find it all very exciting and am grateful that I have a pretty strong ticker.
I absolutely love the sense of anticipation when sitting airside in any airport. It means I'm going somewhere and at the moment as that anticipation builds, I am comforted by a good cup of tea and a double berry muffin. I find the latter calms me far more than a couple of Mogadon although doesn't particularly contribute to a slim waste.
Time to move onto B36. If you get another post after 2145, you will know that a night in a Heathrow hotel beckons. Ever the optimist, I believe that my next post will be tomorrow morning from Linda and John's wonderful apartment overlooking Dubai Marina.
Next stop Dubai?
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