Pros make mistakes, too

Interesting reading.

The episode about looking for a gas station in Montana, reminded me of a couple close calls I had. The one occasion was on a family trip. It was after I had filled the tank that I told the wife the engine had died as the car rolled from the street up to the pump.

hmmm. Any "pro" who didn't know the rules about what you can bring back, doesn't sound like a pro.

hmmm. Any "pro" who didn't know the rules about what you can bring
back, doesn't sound like a pro.

A pro is self described and self proclaimed. The rest of us just fumble through it.

Not mine, but a friend's. She was visiting her daughter in Phoenix and had to be rushed to hospital for an emergency appendectomy. Her daughter called BA to cancel the return flight to Israel scheduled for the next day. It turned out my friend got it wrong and was booked on the flight that evening. The medical emergency saved her having to buy a very expensive one-way ticket home.

2 years ago, we booked our flights for a conference trip that I go on every year. The conference was at Hotel Frontenac in Quebec City, Q, Canada. My wife noted, on the way out the door, that the hotel, amazingly, appeared to be in Montreal, not Quebec City. I had omitted noting the minor detail of the city of destination when booking flights, which were 30% more expensive (Quebec City is smaller and more expensive than Montreal). Luckily, there is a nice, not-expensive train between QC and M. So, we arrived in QC, spent several hours in Old Quebec, got on the train, went to Montreal. All good, except for having to leave early on the last day to get to the return flight.