Originally Posted by
jrl767
most of these, imo, are “What really could have been my worst travel day” stories ... the successful recovery/outcome actually detracts from what’s supposed to be the terrible experience
Fair enough, and a running theme is losing stuff and then having to try to get it back. It's quite scary to lose track of your belongings, and the stress and hassle of trying to get it back can be a mess though.
But I will say, on the day of my travel nightmare, I overheard a woman at a counter in my connection city being told she was booked on a flight earlier in the day, not the one leaving now, and there weren't any seats. That woman's travel day seemed to be quite bad, although I'm sure at some point she caught a later flight... let's hope! I'm not sure if Southwest would let her get on another flight for free or not - I think Southwest would but most airlines would not, so she probably got lucky.