our travel agent doesn't know what their seat booking policy is

Isn't that her job to know this kind of information, or find out for you?

Isn't that her job to know this kind of information, or find out for you?

Our usual one is on business away from the office. Her replacement doesn't know and can't find out, apparently. He had a vague idea about some seats possibly being held for disabled people on a first come, first served basis. Which is fine, as long as they aren't allocated to other people before we arrive. Hmph. *worry*

Seriously, the fun I've had with check-in people and flight staff over the EU flight regulations relating to disabled people. We've actually been told outright "That law is not our policy. We have a policy about disabled people and this is it," regarding sitting me where they bloody well like. If they said that about health and safety law, there'd be rather a lot of trouble...

Seriously, Seska, this is outrageous. Is The Girl a lawyer, by any chance?

Heh. No, The Girl is not a lawyer, although she's recently taken some law courses because she's interested in discrimination law. It gives us just enough knowledge to tell people what the law is, but not enough to make them enforce it.

The disability law situation varies a lot across the EU. Ireland, where I travel a lot, has some infrastructure issues because of only recently becoming economically more developed, but the attitudes at Dublin airport are always overwhelmingly better than at London Heathrow. Similarly with the States - my experiences improve drastically from the moment the plane hits US soil. In this case, since I haven't been to Spain since I've been using a wheelchair, I've no idea what the situation will be. But I don't expect it to be great on this side of the world :/ Oh well - all part of the travel adventure. Sort of.

Seska, travel~ma to you. Traveling is stressful at the best of times; sounds like you've had a lot of asshats to deal with.

Here's a non-sequiter: the other night I dreamt I was dating my HS boyfriend again, he of the alcoholism and mental issues (lovely guy, though). We've recently gotten back into touch on FB. It's been 15 yrs since I've seen or talked to him, and I still have some feelings for him. It's just the way my personality is - I know this, I've been working on accepting it, but boy is it a PITA from time to time. And HELL NO I won't be discussing any of this w/ KBD. I'd love to try and have some kind of friendship with HS BF, but I get the feeling from the time it takes him to respond to my messages that he's not really interested. And that makes me a bit sad. Which then makes me @@ at myself.

Anybody else have The Crushes That Never Die?

The Crushes That Never Die?

Oh yeah. Guy I LOVED in 6th grade. To this day, when I run into him my heart just freaks out and I'm surprised I can even form coherent sentences. The couple of times Joe and I have run into him at the grocery store or summat, Joe laughs and laughs after.

Guy from high school band. He was a senior when I was a sophomore and beyond being nice to me, never gave me the time of day. I'm sure I mooned spectacularly and obviously over him and I would probably die of mortification if I ever ran into him. Still... that's the one I still wish would have noticed me, way back then. I always fell for the unavailable/unattainable ones. I wonder if that was a defense mechanism on my part?

It will be January 23rd at Ramsey's at the Club in Toluca Lake.

Woo hoo! Calendar MARKED.

Anybody else have The Crushes That Never Die?

My HS not-quite-boyfriend, for sure.

Joe laughs and laughs after.

this is why I love you two.