08:40: it might be a good idea to wrap a glass container of spicy sauce in some clothing to prevent it from breaking
10:00: at what time do I leave? I usually calculate the minimum time needed to take the train, drop of the luggage, go through security and walk to the gate… and then multiply it by two and then take one train early. I’m not a good traveller.
10:05: …on the other hand, it works for me.
11:00: to the train
11:19: buying a train ticket
11:26: the train should have left now…
11:27: …but is arriving only now
11:30: dropped my backpack, hearing a thumb… is the glass broken?
11:35: maybe I shouldn’t have wrapped the spicy sauce in some underpants… that might result in some itching at very uncomfortable places. Too late to change it now
12:30: at the airport
12:55: …and past security. The queue length is inversely proportional to the amount of time left till the flight leaves
13:05: going to eat a bit
13:15: the lady behind the counter doesn’t have a plane to catch
13:50: to the gate. We’re leaving from the D-gate, not the usual B-gate. Also, the boarding starts at 14:31, I’m curious how that will work out
14:00: nobody at the gate yet… am I at the right place?
14:05: another passenger
14:15: and a KLM-person. I guess it will be allright
14:35: they’re checking our boarding passes, but we are not boarding yet
14:45: first on the plane (after the Business Super Special Elite Class Members, or however they are called)
15:05: pushed back from the gate, 10 minutes early
15:07: feeling sorry for the stewardess who have to announce things like “a special welcome for our Business Super Special Elite Class Members” and “KLM is now also on Twitter and Facebook”.
15:12: takeoff! Are they in a hurry? No complaints!
15:15: the stewardess is now announcing that even though the fasten seatbelt light may be turned off, it is still advised to keep it fastened. Followed by some advertisement for Business Super Special Elite Class.
15:20: the reason I feel sorry for the stewardesses having to announce this kind of crap is that this is thought up by some guy in an office who thinks it is a good idea to promote the “brand KLM” with the passengers but never has to announce it himself. It also reinforces the idea that stewardesses are good-looking sales-ladies instead of underpaid security personnel.
15:21: amen
15:50: it seems that most of Northern Europe is covered in thick clouds