July 2 - Time to return to Denver from AX
I left my hotel room on the 4th floor and caught the elevator to go down to the parking garage to get my rental. After stepping on the elevator and pressing "P" the doors closed and I heard "clink, clink, clink" and then it didn't move. I was in the elevator STUCK for 10 mintues by myself.
Now at the airport on the plane. I had to fly to Phoenix to catch a connecting flight. The plane took off and as it was ascending it dropped in elevation pretty quick and after that struggled to ascend. We had a constant rattling and vibrating after that. So bad that your drinks traveled across your tray tables if you didn't hold them. The flight attendant comes in with a pasted smile on her face asking if everyone is fine and needs anything. Then the TVs drop down and start showing relaxing scenes of landscapes. We knew something was up. Then the TVs started displaying quiz questions from the game Cranium. After everyone started looking around wondering what the heck was going on the captain came on the intercom and says "We lost a valve in mid-air on take off that connects from the wing to the fusel lodge so we're talking to maintenance on the radio right now to see what we should do". By now people a pretty freaked. 10 minutes later the captain comes on and says "Maintenance thinks we can make it to Phoenix if we fly very slow so as not to lose anything else, but the rattling and vibrating would continue for the remainder of the flight". We finally made to Phoenix just in time for my connecting flight that was boarding.
The flight to Denver from Phoenix was incredibly bumpy as Colorado suffered MAJOR thunderstorms yesterday so once in the state the plane had to circle for at least 30 minutes before landing in the terrible weather.
Needless to say this was an AX weekend I won't soon forget. It was a BLAST until the day I left. I should also note that once I update my site with the goodies I bought I will NEVER sell those goodies. I feel they now have some meaning as I literally feel like I risked my life just to get them.
Just thought I'd share that little piece of fun with y'all.
On a lighter note I just want to say that I had such an awesome time meeting new faces and seeing the old ones.
And finally.....I would so marry Lemar if he wasn't already taken. Golden Boy is such a sweetheart.
"Sorry ladies and gentlemen, but our wing is about to fall off..."
. As long as you made it home safely.
I should have put a smiley after my bang. (It was actually kind of funny, to me, but I have a sick sense of humor 
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) Thank goodness you got through it all right.
