I'm going to sue you!!!

Why is it that people will only do things for others when they think legal action will be taken?

I was on my way back to Rexburg and I decided that I should take the shuttle on Saturday. So I made my reservation in the morning for the shuttle that left at 3:40. I noticed that some of the reservations said to call in to the office, but mine didn't say anything so I didn't.

I was at the pick up place at the right time but the shuttle hadn't come and it was ten minutes later. I know that they are usually on time so I called the office and they assured me that the shuttle would be there soon to pick me up.

I waited for another half an hour and I called them again. They told me that my name wasn't on the driver's manifest because I had made my reservation the day of and that I should have called into the office so they could alert the driver that I would need to be picked up. There was no where that told me I should do this, and they shouldn't have let me make a reservation if I needed to call. Some of them said that I should call the office while others didn't. So they should have had them all say that.

I was upset and I didn't want to deal with them anymore. I told them to refund my money and I would just get a ride with a friend of mine. She then told me that I wouldn't normally get a refund but she would give it to me minus a ten dollar fee because it was my fault that I didn't call the office.

I was very upset, but I wanted to be done with it so I said that would be fine. My Grandpa was frustrated so he blurted, "I'm going to get my lawyers!" Immediately her tone changed. She wanted to talk to him. So I handed the phone to him. He didn't say much to her but she ended up giving me a full refund and told me I could ride the next shuttle for free.

Why is it that she was only nice to me when my Grandpa threatened to get his lawyers involved? Why can't people be nice and do things for others because that is the right thing to do?

My Journey Home

So it has been quite a long time since I last posted. Maybe it's because nothing interesting really happens to me. But I had an interesting Saturday. I encountered people that were cool and people that were weird and I thought I would post about the people I met and the long journey home. *This is really long. And I feel like I ramble so if you're reading this and you're bored you can totally stop reading.

I wake up at 7:30 a.m. I had a hard night sleeping (I've had the flu for the past few days). I felt a lot better (thank goodness, I don't know how I would've made it if I didn't). So I quickly got to work doing my clean check and moving apartments. I finally got everything finished and I was on my way to the shuttle. I had a huge suitcase (I am not a light packer), my purse, and a backpack. I noticed people driving by looking at me weird. I'm sure I was a sight to behold with all of my stuff!

I finally make it to the place I'm supposed to be. I've never been on the shuttle from BYU-Idaho before so I didn't really know where to meet. I happen to see a girl and she assures me this is the place where the shuttle picks people up, so I patiently wait with her. I look down at the time and it was 11:03. I was supposed to be there at 11 and the shuttle is never usually late so I waited a few more minutes. By now it's 11:10 and I'm sure he should have been there by now so I call the headquarters and the lady informs me that the driver is there waiting. He was on the other side of the Hart. I ask the lady to tell him to wait and we'll be there in a minute. As I start to walk over with the girl the driver starts driving away. I'm thinking that I'm going to have to wait for the next shuttle. Luckily he turned around and now I'm on my way!

There were some pretty interesting characters getting on and off the shuttle. I love observing people so I had a lot of people to behold. In our first stop in Idaho Falls a lady who looked like a size zero with a baby in tow boarded the shuttle. She was gorgeous and her baby was adorable. He was such a good baby! He never cried once. I hope my kids are like that! There was also a man who smoked at every stop. He kind of scared me. He also happened to sit in front of me which was less than ideal because his smoke irritated my cough. Luckily I wasn't on there for very long after he got on.

Also in Idaho Falls an interesting man boarded the bus. He had on a t-shirt that showed a comic book hero and he seemed a little eccentric. This guy really made my trip worth it. He was friendly and he was talking to everyone. He seemed like a pretty nice guy. Towards the end of the trip he said that he was going to listen to some music. He pulls out his C.D. player and in my head I'm thinking he's going to be listening to something like Korn or heavy metal-ish. No. I hear him whisper singing loudly, "Everybody makes mistakes, Everybody has those days, Everybody knows what I'm talking about everybody has those days." If you don't know who sings that, it is Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus. I really wanted to laugh out loud but didn't. It definitely was one of the highlights of my trip.

I finally get off the shuttle in Ogden. I scheduled it so I would meet my Grandparents there and they would take me to the airport a few hours later. I don't really like the shuttle so I wanted to break up my trip with some relaxation. The shuttle was an hour late (it might have had something to do with the fact that I delayed the shuttle fifteen minutes) so I got to see my Grandparents for an hour and then I went to the airport.

I was checking in on Southwest and I see a girl from my French class. I didn't really know her that well, but she smiled at me as she walked by. I check in and make my way to security. I throw away all of my water bottles that I have in my purse and I remember that I have a bottle of Bath and Body works lotion in my purse. I'm hoping they'll just let it slide. I separate all of my things. My laptop is in a separate bin and I push it towards the x-ray machine. The guy behind me had been talking on his iPhone (which I have) and he had a MacBook Pro just like me. He asked me if I was nervous that we would get our computers mixed up (his computer was right behind mine in the line). I said that that wouldn't be good and he showed me his closer up. He had dents all over his and he told me that he had dropped it out of helicopters a few times. He was so cool I was glad to make a new friend.

Finally they put my bags through and they notice the lotion in my purse. The guy is like, "You're gonna hate me, but I have to do this." I was like alright just throw it away. I forgot that I had some in my backpack too and he proceeded to take that away also. The new friend I had made told me that the TSA security people don't really know what to look for most of the time and when they think they see something they get excited. It's like a game for them. He told me that one time he was going through security and he had a knife in his pocket and they didn't even confiscate it! They sure know how to find that toxic lotion though.

I make it to my gate and it turns out the girl from my French class was also on my flight! We start talking about class and stuff and this older lady overhears us and asks us if we go to BYU-Idaho. We say yes and then we strike up a conversation with her. She tells us about her life and all of the places she has traveled. She had done so many awesome things with her life, I admired her. I hope that when I am her age I can look back and say that I have done all of these things. We board the flight and we all sit together. She tells us how her and her husband lived in Africa for a year and about the people that they met. She talks about her children and how after each of her children's mission she met them as they were released, and then they traveled the area of where they had been. She was amazing.

I finally arrived and I was so excited to be home in beautiful Denver and to see my parents! I am so glad to be home! Sorry this is so long and sorry if it was kind of lame.