i leave for orlando on saturday.

I'm going to quickly run down the last 24-48 hours of my day for you guys.

2:00 PM - Get picked up from La Quinta Inn of Orem, UT from Jared Huish, my manager for this summer with APX.

3:08 PM - Arrive at Salt Lake City International Airport for what I think is my 3:55 PM flight directly to Nashville.

3:11 PM - I try to check in and get my boarding pass and am informed that my plane is actually leaving in 4 minutes at 3:15 PM

3:12 PM - I leave my one checked bag with the Southwest lady and make my way to Gate B16.

3:17 PM - Arrive at Gate B16 2 minutes after my flight leaves. I was given a spot on a plane leaving at 3:55 PM (go figure) that will eventually end up in Nashville but will be making a few stops first.

3:55 PM - I board my plane and all is (seemingly) well.

5:00 PM - We touch down in Phoenix, AZ. No big deal.

5:30 PM - 30 mins later, we leave for Kansas City (seriously? how many stops are we making?)

At this time, in the far off land of Dallas, a plane leaves for Kansas City, only to be delayed from landing in KC by weather.

8:45 PM (changed time zones now, +1 hour) - Arrive in Kansas City, waiting to take off for Nashville.

9:15 PM - 30 mins later, we're informed that a Dallas flight has been delayed. There are passengers on that plane that connect onto ours heading to Nashville. Thus, we must wait an additional hour before we can leave.

10:20 PM - Finally, we take off for Nashville. Light is at the end of the tunnel.

11:50 PM - We arrive in Nashville. Now to find my bag.

11:55 PM - No luck yet on the bag.

12:20 PM - Still no bag. The baggage claim people say that a flight is coming in at 12:40 PM that may have it since it originated in SLC.

12:45 PM - They don't have it.

1:05 AM - I'm stuck in the airport with no car keys since they are checked in my one checked bag. I filled out a 'missing baggage' report and they say they'll call me in the morning when the bag turns up.

1:15 AM - I pester the last remaining Avis rental car guy, thinking that I will drive home and then return to Nashville the next day.

1:30 AM - Cheap Scott realizes that paying gas to travel back to Bowling Green, only to return again in the morning isn't the best thing.

2:00 AM - I arrive in the parking lot of the methodist church down the road from Exit/In. Home is where you lay your head right?

Approx. 4:00 AM - My cell phone battery runs out. Where is my car charger at? You guessed it. The bag.

10:00 AM - Who would have thought...I was able to sleep a full 8 hours even in the back seat of a car. You know you're impressed.

10:45 AM - After driving through most of Nashville, I finally find an AT&T store that carries my phone charger. Big shock, 2 voice mails, both from Southwest. Good news, though, they DID find my bag.

11:15 AM - Return the rental car, retrieve my bag and pay for my parking (gross).

With that, my trip was finally coming to a close. A word of advice to anyone who happens upon this: Never EVER EVER EVER put your car keys (or anything else vital) in a bag that you're checking on a transcontinental flight.

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