Airport
By naty1941
@naty1941 (2336)
United States
August 2, 2008 10:28am CST
I had to go to the airport on Friday, August 1, to pick up my grandson (14 years old) who was vacationing in Kansas with his grandfather. The plane arrives and my grandson is not in the plane. I asked a security guard and a ticket counter person, where is my grandson? and guess what? My grandson never boarded the plane. I call my ex-husband and he forgot the date of the flight because his wife told him the child would leave on Saturday. Apparently he is getting on in years as he is now 70. His wife is 68 and appears to be forgetting things. However, there is no excuse to forgetting when you have to take a child to an airport to be returned to his grandmother. Now he has a plane ticket for next Tuesday and I am hoping they don't forget to take him to the airport again. How can anyone forget a plane trip is beyond me. So have any of you forgotten to take a person to the airport when they are supposed to fly?
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7 responses
@carolbee (16230)
• United States
4 Aug 08
I'm surprised the grandparents in Kansas didn't tell your grandson when his flight was and what day. He could have helped them remember to take him to the airport on Friday.
My first reaction would have been to be upset and worried. I'd probably think something happened to all of them on the way to the airport. Nope, I have never forgotten to take anyone to the airport or pick them up. If I want to remember the flight numbers and exact times, I put them on a calendar that hangs above my computer.
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@KrauseHome (36447)
• United States
2 Aug 08
Well, from time to time I am sure there are people that have made this mistake. I just would think this would be a Costly mistake though as well. Maybe you just need to make sure that before you go to the Airport this time, you call again on Tuesday to make sure that they do not forget to save you the time, Worry and hassel as well. And yes, as we all get older we tend to sometimes forget something. That is why sometimes there is such a Good thing as reminders as well.
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@howard96h (11640)
• New York, New York
2 Aug 08
Wow Naty, your so cool because I would have been a neurotic in that airport and I also would have gone off on your ex husband and his wife too. I know I would have lost it.
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@Grandmaof2 (7579)
• Canada
2 Aug 08
Oh my goodness what a start that would give you, thinking the boy was on the plane. As you said lets hope they don't forget the second time. Makes you wonder what it is they actually do remember????? Take Care naty.
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@sudalunts (5523)
• United States
2 Aug 08
Your grandson is 14, he didn't remember that he was supposed to leave on the 1st either? One would think that a child would be so excited about going back home that he would have kept reminding his grandfather.
My husband may forget something like that, but I wouldn't, I always remember important appointments.
@nanciem (1105)
• United States
2 Aug 08
Hi naty!
I am sorry that happened to you and your grandson. I myself have never forgotten, BUT.. My nieces mom forgot to bring her to the airport, My sister and her husband and his daughter drove 2 1/2 hours to pick up my niece.. same story.. she never boarded the plane. Well the difference is these people are NOT getting up that close to the ages of your ex and his wife.. they are only in their 30's... That is UNACCEPTABLE. Maybe you can call the same morning.. e-mail, have another close by relative remind them... heck let your grandson remind them also!
Hope it works out better next time!
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@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
2 Aug 08
OMG how did you stay calm? I would have been frantic! Hopefully your grandson will remember what day it is and remind them about the flight (kind of amazing he didn't do that the first time!)
