Act I, Scene I

Scene I: It is 3 AM. Our intrepid hero, who lives in Prescott, Ontario, about 45 mins. southwest of YOW on the 401, is packed and ready to go on his long-awaited trip to PVR. His daughter is to be married in PVR at 6 PM local time and he is very anxious about the trip. He looks to the west toward YYZ and sees nothing but clear skies. Alas, he looks to the northeast and sees nothing but driving freezing rain. According to the Environment Canada website, YOW is supposed to be socked in until at least noon.

Our intrepid hero lookes down at his pre-printed boarding passes:

YOW-YYZ Dep 9 AM, Arr: 10:10 AM
YYZ-PVR Dep 11:30 AM, Arr: 3:30 PM

Our intrepid hero bought the lowest price fare. Unchangeable, non-refundable.

Our intrepid hero checks the AC website. Both legs of his flights are currently showing on time.

Intrepid Hero: "Uh Oh. There is a big risk I could miss my connection to PVR. I have an idea!"

Intrepid Hero: (dials AC reservation number)

AC Reservation Agent: "Air Canada. How can I help you?"

Intrepid Hero: "Hi. My reservation number is X6H8PM. There is an awful freezing rain storm in YOW and I would not like to take the chance that I will miss my connection in YYZ to PVR. My daughter is getting married tonight. I would have no problem driving to YYZ right now to meet the connecting flight. Can I do that and can we just forget about the YOW-YYZ leg?"

AC Reservations Agent: (you complete the script)

Script Notes: This is fictional account of a possible real-life situation in say, 20 years, when my DD is old enough to fly as other than an UM. It will be 10 years before we can eat at a restaurant that doesn't have pictures of the food on the meu, However, it arose out of a real-life conversation at the office this week, minus the drama about the wedding.