Yesterday I took my last flight of 1998. I have done a bit 'statement analysis' and reckon on 84 transatlantic sectors and a total of 214 flights in the year. With 261 nights in hotels.

I tought for a bit of fun, I would share with you some of the goofs I have made during the years travels. Here goes:

1. Flying from London to Oslo Fornebu airport for a 2 hour meeting. Only to find out that the meeting was at Oslo Torp airport.

2. Driving for 4 hours to Gatwick for a flight for Chicago, only to find out that the flight left from Heathrow - which I had driven past an hour earlier.

3. Arriving for a BA flight to be told I had no reservation. After much shouting telling BA I would never fly with them again, only to realise that I had booked the flight for the 6th July instead of the 7th June (ie. muddeling the British 7/6/98 and American 6/6/98).

4. Checking in with British Midland and being very impressed with the full VIP treatment, only to discover that they thought I was a VIP (Nick Berry - a well known British actor) and not Nick Merry an unknown British HR Director.

5. But my personal favorite, arriving for a conference in Crete, having had much too much too drink. Going for a siesta and not knowing what happend until waking up on the stairs of the hotel completely naked (apparently having sleep walked). Not remembering what my room number was and having no key, having to go to reception still naked and ask for a key.

After the initial embarresment I decided that there was nobody at the hotel who knew me and deciding not to give a ****. Only to go to dinner and find my fathers elderly neighbours sitting at the table next to me.


I await 1999 with anticipation.
MF

PS: Sorry for going Omni, but it is that time of year!