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The "Umeshism" makes no sense to me, because I missed a flight once and it was pretty traumatic. We were getting back to London after a weekend break in mainlan

by n4r9 5y ago

The "Umeshism" makes no sense to me, because I missed a flight once and it was pretty traumatic. We were getting back to London after a weekend break in mainland Europe. We were too casual getting through to the gate and got there a few minutes after it closed (still 25 mins before the scheduled departure). Ended up having to pay a tonne for another flight that night to Bristol, and phoning up my parents to ask them to make a four hour round trip to pick us up and let us stay at theirs, before making our way back to London in the morning. I never want to experience this again and I now make sure I'm at the airport well in time.

dagw 5y ago
You did it wrong. Had you instead just turned around, checked into a nice hotel, gone out for a nice dinner and caught the first flight to London in the morning it would have been far less traumatic. You know like normal rich people do. \s
ajkjk 5y ago
The trick is not being traumatized by it and making a good time of the chaos. Although it can be complicated if you're not willing to sleep in an airport. Or ask strangers for help. Or be really, really late.
- n4r9 5y ago
  The "trick" is not putting oneself in a position where any of that is necessary! I have slept in an airport and it's pretty miserable, but the cost of a flight to the UK was going to be hefty whether it was that day or the next. And I was supposed to be in the office the next morning.
- sriku 5y ago
  I've heard it expressed as "pain is a signal, suffering is a choice".
- bawolff 5y ago
  I missed a trans atlantic flight once. The most traumatic part was it cost me 2 grand to get a replacement flight. Unfortunately no strangers helped me with that part. Don't get me wrong, i could afford it, and at the end of the day, its just a funny story, no real harm done. But i still would have preferred to not have that happen.
cameldrv 5y ago
Obviously you have to have an idea of the consequences of failure. In the U.S. 20 years ago, if you missed a flight and there was another one going out that day, they'd just put you on that one. These days, most airlines want to charge you some very hefty fee if you miss your flight.

by n4r9 5y ago

dagw 5y ago

You did it wrong. Had you instead just turned around, checked into a nice hotel, gone out for a nice dinner and caught the first flight to London in the morning it would have been far less traumatic. You know like normal rich people do. \s

ajkjk 5y ago

The trick is not being traumatized by it and making a good time of the chaos. Although it can be complicated if you're not willing to sleep in an airport. Or ask strangers for help. Or be really, really late.

n4r9 5y ago
The "trick" is not putting oneself in a position where any of that is necessary! I have slept in an airport and it's pretty miserable, but the cost of a flight to the UK was going to be hefty whether it was that day or the next. And I was supposed to be in the office the next morning.
sriku 5y ago
I've heard it expressed as "pain is a signal, suffering is a choice".
bawolff 5y ago
I missed a trans atlantic flight once. The most traumatic part was it cost me 2 grand to get a replacement flight. Unfortunately no strangers helped me with that part. Don't get me wrong, i could afford it, and at the end of the day, its just a funny story, no real harm done. But i still would have preferred to not have that happen.

cameldrv 5y ago

Obviously you have to have an idea of the consequences of failure. In the U.S. 20 years ago, if you missed a flight and there was another one going out that day, they'd just put you on that one. These days, most airlines want to charge you some very hefty fee if you miss your flight.