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Have You Had Any Holiday Disasters?
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None of my holidays have been incident free but my trip to Los Angeles takes the biscuit. Some of the incidents include:
1. On the plane I was seated between two rather butch women - one wanted a window seat and one wanted an aisle seat so they wouldn't swap. They argued across me throughout the flight and then when the meal came they both turned on me as they were vegan and I was eating meat.
2. A friend collected me from the airport and 5 minutes later we were involved in an accident. The car was a classic sports car with no seatbelts and I hit the windscreen. I spent all the holiday with 2 black eyes and a broken nose.
3. I was sitting on the end of the bed getting dressed when there was an earthquake. A wardrobe fell over and landed on my head so numerous stitches added to my glamorous look.
4. In downtown L.A. I was mugged by a man in one of those speed wheelchairs. As he grabbed my bag he ran over my foot, adding 2 broken toes to my growing list of injuries.
Every day of that holiday was a nightmare and I was glad to be on my way home. On the flight home a loaded gun was found in the loo so we were diverted and we all had to be strip searched. I eventually arrived back in the UK to find my luggage had gone AWOL. Customs stopped me for a search and as they opened my hand luggage, my duty free booze rolled out and smashed on the floor.
Beat that!
1. On the plane I was seated between two rather butch women - one wanted a window seat and one wanted an aisle seat so they wouldn't swap. They argued across me throughout the flight and then when the meal came they both turned on me as they were vegan and I was eating meat.
2. A friend collected me from the airport and 5 minutes later we were involved in an accident. The car was a classic sports car with no seatbelts and I hit the windscreen. I spent all the holiday with 2 black eyes and a broken nose.
3. I was sitting on the end of the bed getting dressed when there was an earthquake. A wardrobe fell over and landed on my head so numerous stitches added to my glamorous look.
4. In downtown L.A. I was mugged by a man in one of those speed wheelchairs. As he grabbed my bag he ran over my foot, adding 2 broken toes to my growing list of injuries.
Every day of that holiday was a nightmare and I was glad to be on my way home. On the flight home a loaded gun was found in the loo so we were diverted and we all had to be strip searched. I eventually arrived back in the UK to find my luggage had gone AWOL. Customs stopped me for a search and as they opened my hand luggage, my duty free booze rolled out and smashed on the floor.
Beat that!
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Nothing as adventurous as the ones here. I went to Kenya in 1976, I went with the lady I worked for to look after her little boy. Her parents lived out there and we went for three months, she having made all the arrangements.
The lady came back two weeks before we did, and when I got to Nairobi airport with her son, a large slightly angry Kenyan said that I was going to have to go to prison.
Unfortunately my visa was only for two months not three, I had outstayed my welcome. I had to plead ignorance and ask who was going to look after the three year old.
He eventually relented and let us through, much relief all round.
The lady came back two weeks before we did, and when I got to Nairobi airport with her son, a large slightly angry Kenyan said that I was going to have to go to prison.
Unfortunately my visa was only for two months not three, I had outstayed my welcome. I had to plead ignorance and ask who was going to look after the three year old.
He eventually relented and let us through, much relief all round.
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