My 24 layover in St louis; why the new Busch stadium rocks, communting sucks, and taco bell is racist.

So I’ll start with why commuting sucks. I try to fly from dallas to chicago, but so many many people love our airline the flights are full. No worries I got jumpseats to take. But alas my first flight is weight restricted so no jumpseat. Then the next flight the agent says everyone has been rolled over to the next flight. But what about the jumpseat I ask in a very loving tone? She says I didnt introduce myself so she didnt know I was out there (and shes not freindly). I dont need to intoduce myself it says CJ right next to my name and she had to have looked cause she gave away the other jumpseat….Bah.

Trial number 2, I’ll fly to ceader rapids and catch the rest of my trip. The first flight took off and came back for mechanical and now my flight and every one after it is oversold….quick thinking i’ll fly through st louis wher the plane i have to work is coming from and all will be as it should. I make it to stl, and then I notice the CID flight is 3 hours late (no problem thats my plane, so the return to st louis will be late too.) Wrong, operations decides that plane will now be going to chicago when it gets to ceader rapids, and the reason its late…..a flight attendant wrote up 28 seats! Seriously? WTF man. Missed assignment number 2, so I sit and await in st louis to pick up the rest of my trip.

We have 8 hours of sleep in raliegh before we fly back, We arrive in STL at 8:15 in the morining, sweet have a little nap and hang with my crew downtown. Nope they live here so they run away and leave me by myself. No worries, the cards are in town i’ll just watch them. Albert Pujols whom leads the national leauge doesnt even hit a homerun, a double, nothing……to make matters worse an Arizona fan “accidently” runs into me and spills his beer all over me . Great now I need a new shirt, and the cheapest one is 25 dollars plus tax……How are you gonna spill beer on me in my stadium, and then not offer to buy me a shirt, a beer, or big foam finger…..I got a finger i’ll give him (stinkin arizona fans…even a cubs fan has more class than that.)

Still I gotta say the new busch stadium is awsome ….and so is schlafly Pale ale made right in STL. Before the game I had a nice walk along Lacleades landing and watched little feet practice for thier concert that night……I then decided time to get a snack before the game so i dont have to buy 8 dollar nachos or try and find vegetarian food at a stadium (harder than finding it at an airport). i find my holyland….Thy name is taco bell.

Every flight crews dream to eat for 3 dollars, and have an appetizer, drink, entree, and dessert. And one of the most veggie friendly places to eat. “I’ll have two cheesy bean and rice burritos and a mt dew,” I say smiling in anticipation of my favorite fast food treat, We are out of mt dew, we fine a large soda then i’ll just fill it up. the cashier glares at me with cold dark eyes…..”we don’t have any SODA?”……what? the whole taco bell has nothing to drink? She rolls her eyes, “they have serviced our machine yet….OK” Oh there is a special place in heacen for this angel I think to myslef, “fine ill have water” 

Then two of her black freinds come in….”hey hey, hey she says……suddenly they have soda. Then two hispanic friends come in…..and guess what….yep there is soada. Well I went to fill up my water and i checked the soda….not only did it work but it was delicous. Now I’m pissed. i suck down as much mt dew as I can in the 20 minutes im am there…..yeah take that cashier lady……GRRRR and whats with a taco bell that has no fire sauce? Really? Did I die and go to the taco bell in hell? I make it a point to make it known that I have soada on my way out……”mmmmm I love mt dew” I smile as i take a huge gilp and take more.

I think from now on I will eat taco cabana….shrimp quesadillas…hells to the yes! So there you have it, taco bell doesnt like crackers, busch staduim rules (even though we lost), and commuting always sucks!