About a dozen years ago I had joined a new company. I was going to my first company annual meeting about a week after I had joined. I was scheduled to have drinks with the President upon my arrival before the festivities began. I was a seasoned travler and arrived at the airport and checked my bags at the curb more than an hour ahead of time. I then proceeded to park in the cheap parking (being a good new corporate citizen.) Unbeknownst to me, the buses from this remote parking lot weren't running on schedule. They were supposed to make pick-ups every twenty minutes. After parking my car I went to the overcrowded bus stop and people were already complaining about how long they had been waiting. Twenty minutes past by, no bus. Thirty minutes pass by, no bus. Forty five minutes pass by, no bus! OK, now I'm getting nervous. After waiting for an hour the bus still has not arrived (nor would they be able to fit all of us on the bus at this point.) I see a pizza delivery guy deliver a pizza to the cashier at the exit of the parking lot. I sprint over to him and offer the pizza delivery guy a $20 tip to drive me to the terminal. He jumps at the chance but to no avail... as I arrive in the gate area I see my plane backing away from the jetway. My bags make it to the conference (this was pre 9-11) but needless to say I didn't get to have drinks with the company President.