Lockdown/Covid Check In
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Ahhh, Lockdown Check In is back!
Can I start by saying fuck 2020?
A quick summary of the last month or so - wife left 3 weeks ago to go home to Sydney. Got through hotel q pretty well on the back of being insanely busy with a new job. Had her moments for sure, but overall she was amazing
I carried on solo parenting the kids in Wanaka, and left there 3 days ago to start a road trip back to PN. Flights booked from there to Sydney on the 30th.
Sitting in the queue for the ferry now, so looks like we will make Welly this evening.So far so good, I guess.
Until I decided to call AirNZ just now. I'd read the stories saying they have pushed out booking acceptances for all flights, so wanted to make sure my flights were sweet
"Oh" they say, "you've actually been bumped from your flight, did we forget to tell you ?"
Fucking what??!!!
The airnz people in charge of meeting Australia quota limits decided we were not as deserving as others (maybe true) and kicked us. Then didn't bother sending us a message or trying to rebook us.
How fucking uncool is that.
We are now rebooked on the next available which is 17 Sep, so 18 days later. If they'd told me at the time they had bumped us, we would likely have been on a flight a week or so earlier.
Or if they'd even told me a week ago, I could have spent the time in Wanaka, now I'm headed to Palmy...
Or imagine I had never called them, we woukd have rocked up to the airport on the 30th to be told then that the computer said no. That would have been fun.
Haven't had the balls to tell the kids yet. Safe to say the wife wasn't very happy at the thought of another 3 weeks away from the kids.
So 67 days of solo parenting coming my way, the last 14 to be in hotel q. Good times.
I'll just finish with another fuck 2020
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@voodoo said in Lockdown Check In:
Until I decided to call AirNZ just now. I'd read the stories saying they have pushed out booking acceptances for all flights, so wanted to make sure my flights were sweet
"Oh" they say, "you've actually been bumped from your flight, did we forget to tell you ?"I would be livid.
Best of luck maintaining your sanity.
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@voodoo Boooooooooooooooooooooooooo
That sucks!!
AirNZ are doing themselves no favours for the future. They are getting a lot wrong!
Good luck. Does this mean you will spend an extra 14 days in Palmy? (Like you needed another punch in the guts.... )
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@voodoo said in Lockdown Check In:
Ahhh, Lockdown Check In is back!
Can I start by saying fuck 2020?
A quick summary of the last month or so - wife left 3 weeks ago to go home to Sydney. Got through hotel q pretty well on the back of being insanely busy with a new job. Had her moments for sure, but overall she was amazing
I carried on solo parenting the kids in Wanaka, and left there 3 days ago to start a road trip back to PN. Flights booked from there to Sydney on the 30th.
Sitting in the queue for the ferry now, so looks like we will make Welly this evening.So far so good, I guess.
Until I decided to call AirNZ just now. I'd read the stories saying they have pushed out booking acceptances for all flights, so wanted to make sure my flights were sweet
"Oh" they say, "you've actually been bumped from your flight, did we forget to tell you ?"
Fucking what??!!!
The airnz people in charge of meeting Australia quota limits decided we were not as deserving as others (maybe true) and kicked us. Then didn't bother sending us a message or trying to rebook us.
How fucking uncool is that.
We are now rebooked on the next available which is 17 Sep, so 18 days later. If they'd told me at the time they had bumped us, we would likely have been on a flight a week or so earlier.
Or if they'd even told me a week ago, I could have spent the time in Wanaka, now I'm headed to Palmy...
Or imagine I had never called them, we woukd have rocked up to the airport on the 30th to be told then that the computer said no. That would have been fun.
Haven't had the balls to tell the kids yet. Safe to say the wife wasn't very happy at the thought of another 3 weeks away from the kids.
So 67 days of solo parenting coming my way, the last 14 to be in hotel q. Good times.
I'll just finish with another fuck 2020
That's shit pal.
On the plus side the Cobb in Palmy does a massive and cheap steak and chips. Also the place near the square does enormous and delicious kebabs.
I'll take back all the bad things I've ever said about Palmy.
Hope you and the kids cope ok.
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@voodoo said in Lockdown Check In:
@Hooroo I can't do 4 weeks there. Will have to do something else. Probably head north again. I dunno mate, I have some "processing" to do...!
I suppose golf is fully off the cards as you need to look after the kids.
If you end up my way, we will try and connect this time
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@canefan said in Lockdown Check In:
@voodoo I sympathize because they must be crazy busy, but Air NZ have been a covid19 clusterfuck it must be said
you wouldn't think an auto-generated email would be so difficult. It would even have been nice to know there was a process for applying for consideration in the bumping process.
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@voodoo said in Lockdown Check In:
@Hooroo I can't do 4 weeks there. Will have to do something else. Probably head north again. I dunno mate, I have some "processing" to do...!
Taupo? Probably not Ruapehu after Q town, DEFINITELY not Rotorua now
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@voodoo said in Lockdown Check In:
@canefan said in Lockdown Check In:
@voodoo I sympathize because they must be crazy busy, but Air NZ have been a covid19 clusterfuck it must be said
you wouldn't think an auto-generated email would be so difficult. It would even have been nice to know there was a process for applying for consideration in the bumping process.
Indeed. How hard would that have been ?
I hope you're gonna take this further.
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@voodoo said in Lockdown Check In:
@canefan said in Lockdown Check In:
@voodoo I sympathize because they must be crazy busy, but Air NZ have been a covid19 clusterfuck it must be said
you wouldn't think an auto-generated email would be so difficult. It would even have been nice to know there was a process for applying for consideration in the bumping process.
I usually get those, so I don't know what's happened. Cold comfort for you anyways
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@Nepia said in Lockdown Check In:
@MN5 said in Lockdown Check In:
On the plus side the Cobb in Palmy does a massive and cheap steak and chips.
Is it still open? Holy shit.
It's feral as fuck but I didn't care cos the feed was outstanding.
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@Nepia said in Lockdown Check In:
@MN5 said in Lockdown Check In:
On the plus side the Cobb in Palmy does a massive and cheap steak and chips.
Is it still open? Holy shit.
We stayed there on a trip a year ago as it was the only place available. The noice from The Office next door, which is open til 4am Fri and Sat, was insane.
The meals are stupidly huge at the Cobb. No surprise the obesity you see shuffling through the Plaza every day.
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@MN5 said in Lockdown Check In:
@Nepia said in Lockdown Check In:
@MN5 said in Lockdown Check In:
On the plus side the Cobb in Palmy does a massive and cheap steak and chips.
Is it still open? Holy shit.
It's feral as fuck but I didn't care cos the feed was outstanding.
Kids loved those traffic light slushies
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Hold your fucking horses people! The lovely Gina from AirNZ just called, and she has managed to get us on a flight on the 27th - 3 days EARLIER than the flight we got bumped from!
Legend!
2020 has still been a bitch, but I'm gonna celebrate one of the small wins tonight
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@MN5 said in Lockdown Check In:
@Nepia said in Lockdown Check In:
@MN5 said in Lockdown Check In:
On the plus side the Cobb in Palmy does a massive and cheap steak and chips.
Is it still open? Holy shit.
It's feral as fuck but I didn't care cos the feed was outstanding.
We went to the Taupo one recently. Steaks were good but the sauce is a bit oxo-ish. Great nostalgia trip but don't expect Fat Duck
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@voodoo said in Lockdown Check In:
Hold your fucking horses people! The lovely Gina from AirNZ just called, and she has managed to get us on a flight on the 27th - 3 days EARLIER than the flight we got bumped from!
Legend!
2020 has still been a bitch, but I'm gonna celebrate one of the small wins tonight
Good on ya Gina ! I hope someone gives you one tonight. You deserve it !
great news pal, that is a huge win all things considered.