Skin of My Teeth

I am a "I have to be there half an hour before time" type of gal for anything..........

So...................................... I got to Manchester airport for my 7:30pm flight tonight at 5:30pm , I check in ON MY OWN WITHOUT ANY HELP FROM MY HUSBAND ACTUALLY!!!! and the check in girl says "oh, actually your flight is delayed until 10:30pm, sorry"

Normally I would have been really stressed about this, but I have a lot of work to do, had a pass for the FlyBe lounge (with FREE WINE by the way!!) so I made my way there settled myself into a desk and started work on my laptop. At this point I was sitting next to a guy who was literally coughing up a lung without covering his mouth and I am hoping I am not going to catch it .

So I casually sauntered over to the departures monitor at about 7:30pm and EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKK OH MY GOD my flight is ready to go LIKE NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LAST CALL

The lady in the lounge rang the departure gate and told them I was on my way, she then said "oh God the gate is miles away"

I stuffed my laptop into my bag and ran out, and a bloke who was leaving said " it's your own fault for playing on your laptop" So, I shouted at him " they told me my flight was delayed until 10:30 you ARSEHOLE"

I am sure that he wouldn't have said that if I had been a bloke, actually if I had 2 seconds more I would have punched him, I mean what sort of bloke gets off taunting a complete female stranger for almost missing a flight?

OK , let me just tell you, I DON'T RUN, especially carrying 2 laptops , but I LEGGED it and just made it. I almost had a heart attack, it took me 10 mins to calm down on the plane.

Now home and safe, phew!