Too Little, Too Late
So, the plane is delayed at the airport. Never mind the fact that we got up at 4 am to get there on time. When we finally take off the flight is fine, and quicker than I expected. My traveling companions have known each other for years (I mean YEARS, they all went to grade school together and they're almost as old as my parents), so they're having fun with each other and, thankfully, making sure they don't leave me out of things. OK. Then we get to Orlando and have to walk across parking lots to get to the car rental place, supposedly because of the terror alert. That ends up fine, too. We get to the hotel, in the middle of tourist mecca, and I'm told that WiFi is now free. I'm happy, we get settled in, go to Starbucks, and I'm ready to post something. Only I can't get on. There's a good strong signal, but I get this page that tells me I need to pay. So I go to the desk and ask what the deal really is. The guy tells me that it's not ready yet. I protest that it's on their web page. He says, yes, but the system won't beup for another week or so. So I stomp around and get mad and then realize....it said you have to pay for it. So pay for it. And here I am. Only there's no signal in my room, only the lobby and conference rooms.