I'm now in Atlanta, GA. It was kind of a crazy trip here. The flights weren't too bad, but I had some crazy work stuff going on. One of the contractors for the site down here said he wouldn't be able to make it because of the snow (more on that in a minute), so I was finally informed of a replacement for him. I called him and got all the contractors in line. Then I tried calling the customer site, and was told by the director of operations at the site, that they weren't informed of any computer work this weekend, and they would have to reschedule. At this point I was 3/4 the way here! I escalated the issue, and I got an e-mail back pretty much saying I didn't know what I was talking about. So, I called the site again only to be told the same thing. That's when I started asking more questions and found out that when they gave me my work order, they also gave me a phone number for a different office. Once I got the correct number, and called the correct office, everything was fine and dandy.
The plane landed in Atlanta around 1:00PM, but I didn't even get to my rental car until about 2:30. The Atlanta airport is HUGE. Part of it was my fault...Once I got off the plane, I started following signs pointing towards baggage pickup...and I walked...and I walked. I think I walked a couple of miles before I noticed there was a train system headed towards baggage pickup. I got on the train, and the rest of the trip to baggage didn't take quite as long. Then I'm standing there at the belt thingy waiting on my luggage, and it doesn't show. I go over to the claim area with my ticket, and they told me it was scanned in, so they start calling around looking for it. (I'm standing there at this point trying to figure out why the customer was saying they weren't willing to do it this weekend while waiting for a response from the baggage person) I happen to be looking towards the chute for baggage, when BLAMO! - My bag pops out of nowhere. I have figured out the customer issue at this point, I grab my bag, and thank the "nice" lady in the baggage area. I now have to get on ANOTHER train to get to the car rental area. (...and people wonder why I don't like flying)
Here's looking out the front window of the train going towards the car rental area (why the windshield wiper? - It's not like I'm driving the thing)
The snow here is not much to be honest. The problem is that there are areas where it hasn't been cleaned off the streets at all. 99.8% of it is clear and dry. .1% is wet from melting snow, and .1% is actually snow covered. It's not really anything to fret about, but I was listening to the radio, and they already canceled a ton of schools tomorrow because they are afraid that the wet areas will freeze overnight. I plan on leaving early tomorrow morning just in case.
That's about it. I got into the hotel room, went and got something to eat (very delicious Mexican place), and I don't plan on going anywhere else tonight.
Looking out my hotel balcony
I'm already...missing my family...
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