Sam Roberts Day 6, Brandon, MB
I survived the early wake up and flight to Toronto, met up with a couple guys there and got on the flight to Winnipeg. It was on time, smooth, all good. Got off the plane, started looking for the guys who came in from Montreal, headed towards the bus, and then I got my first headache of the day.
The plane used for the Montreal flight was rather small. We travel with many large roadcases for all our gear. This does not add up for baggage crew, so they left our cases in Montreal! They didn't even get on the plane! The guys got there early, had more than enough time to kill after check in, you'd think someone would let them know that their baggage won't make it, but no. Air Canada: We're not happy til you're not happy.
Fortunately we stumbled upon the right guy to help us out at the baggage department in Winnipeg. He was easy to deal with and helped us out a lot, taking the time to track our bags and make sure they made it to us on the next flight. So after an hour or so of dealing with that, we had some time to kill before the cases made it, so we went into town for lunch and eventually headed back to the airport to pick stuff up. The sad part about the whole thing is that the next flight that had our cases was also a small plane, so unfortunately, about 12 people had their bags bumped off the flight to make room for our stuff, and we saw them all waiting, looking confused at the baggage claim, wondering why their things weren't there...
So with all the stuff in the bus, we started driving to Brandon for the show. We were really late, but they were able to shuffle things around a little to help us out and everything ended up going off without a hitch. We couldn't stay too long after the show because we had an overnight drive to Regina, but we were able to hang out with the locals a little bit and have a drink before taking off.
I can't wait to get to Regina! Compared to living in a cardboard box under a bridge, it definitely doesn't suck.
The plane used for the Montreal flight was rather small. We travel with many large roadcases for all our gear. This does not add up for baggage crew, so they left our cases in Montreal! They didn't even get on the plane! The guys got there early, had more than enough time to kill after check in, you'd think someone would let them know that their baggage won't make it, but no. Air Canada: We're not happy til you're not happy.
Fortunately we stumbled upon the right guy to help us out at the baggage department in Winnipeg. He was easy to deal with and helped us out a lot, taking the time to track our bags and make sure they made it to us on the next flight. So after an hour or so of dealing with that, we had some time to kill before the cases made it, so we went into town for lunch and eventually headed back to the airport to pick stuff up. The sad part about the whole thing is that the next flight that had our cases was also a small plane, so unfortunately, about 12 people had their bags bumped off the flight to make room for our stuff, and we saw them all waiting, looking confused at the baggage claim, wondering why their things weren't there...
So with all the stuff in the bus, we started driving to Brandon for the show. We were really late, but they were able to shuffle things around a little to help us out and everything ended up going off without a hitch. We couldn't stay too long after the show because we had an overnight drive to Regina, but we were able to hang out with the locals a little bit and have a drink before taking off.
I can't wait to get to Regina! Compared to living in a cardboard box under a bridge, it definitely doesn't suck.
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