Back in school days I had a dear friend who left
my school and then after a while left the country for Purdue University,
Indiana, USA. Although I vaguely remembered him or how he looked thanks to
facebook we reconnected and thanks to my internship I got the opportunity to
meet him.
Although we were supposed to meet on the 2nd in the university itself but due to my “goibibo cheap fare fiasco” there was a change of plan. He was leaving for India on the 3rd of May and so I realized while I was at the hotel that we wouldn’t be able to meet unless I see him at the Chicago airport. Luckily the complimentary wifi at the hotel allowed me to chat with him and we decided to meet at the airport. At least this went according to the plan and we did actually meet.
Even though we met just for 10-15 minutes, it felt great to meet a friend after such a long time. Now, EAC (Express Air Coach) is the only service (crazy expensive) that runs directly from Ohare airport to Purdue. I had made my 70$ (Stop converting! Stop converting! ) reservation but as I had missed the bus, I had to inform them to accommodate me in the next available one. The best part of service in US is they are not eager to gain money or charge you unnecessarily if the problem is genuine. My friend called them up and according to the operators system the next available bus was at 1:30 pm which meant I had missed the 9:30 am bus..agian! Anyway, it so happened that the 9:30 bus was actually waiting outside the airport and my friend helped me spot the bus. I rushed outside the airport to catch the bus. As I wasn’t able to inform the bus shuttle service about my delay so, all I could do was run and catch the bus on time. Finally I boarded the bus and was on my way to Purdue on the 3rd of May!
Although we were supposed to meet on the 2nd in the university itself but due to my “goibibo cheap fare fiasco” there was a change of plan. He was leaving for India on the 3rd of May and so I realized while I was at the hotel that we wouldn’t be able to meet unless I see him at the Chicago airport. Luckily the complimentary wifi at the hotel allowed me to chat with him and we decided to meet at the airport. At least this went according to the plan and we did actually meet.
Even though we met just for 10-15 minutes, it felt great to meet a friend after such a long time. Now, EAC (Express Air Coach) is the only service (crazy expensive) that runs directly from Ohare airport to Purdue. I had made my 70$ (Stop converting! Stop converting! ) reservation but as I had missed the bus, I had to inform them to accommodate me in the next available one. The best part of service in US is they are not eager to gain money or charge you unnecessarily if the problem is genuine. My friend called them up and according to the operators system the next available bus was at 1:30 pm which meant I had missed the 9:30 am bus..agian! Anyway, it so happened that the 9:30 bus was actually waiting outside the airport and my friend helped me spot the bus. I rushed outside the airport to catch the bus. As I wasn’t able to inform the bus shuttle service about my delay so, all I could do was run and catch the bus on time. Finally I boarded the bus and was on my way to Purdue on the 3rd of May!
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