```json
{
    "title": "Thoughts while travelling at 33,00 feet",
    "url": "https://performancezen.com/2005/06/23/thoughts-while-travelling-at-3300-feet/",
    "datePublished": "2005-06-23",
    "dateModified": "2005-06-23",
    "language": "en-US",
    "description": "On the plane between Seattle and Denver right now. Had one of those airport experiences this morning that started out poorly and, by a twist of fate, worked out fine.…",
    "author": "spierzchala",
    "publisher": "Performance Zen"
}
```

# Thoughts while travelling at 33,00 feet

On the plane between Seattle and Denver right now. Had one of those airport experiences this morning that started out poorly and, by a twist of fate, worked out fine.
Arrived at SeaTac at 4:30AM.

[United](http://www.united.com/)

Easy Check-In barfed on my reservation, so I had to deal with a counter person. Turns out that United had moved me to a later flight, without noticing that this would force me to miss my connection in Denver. The agent placed on the list for the oversold 6:00AM flight and off I went...
...to promptly get the full baggage search/body cavity search security line.
When things go bad...
Get to the gate. They have oversold the

**TWO**

flights out of Seattle to Denver which leave simultaneously. Angry, frustrated people everywhere.
Then, I get a break. I get a seat; 9B. For those of you who fly 737s, you know this seat. It is the dream seat: the exit row. And I get to talk to the woman who gave up this seat to take her well-earned upgrade to business class.
So, I am halfway to Denver, feeling very relaxed, and glad to be on the way home.

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