Thursday, February 13, 2025
Vacation day 1 of 4. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, blueberries; hot water. Packed for a short trip. Lunch at home with Patrick: we both had leftover fritatta. I also had a sumo orange. Water to drink. While eating we learned that our 3:05 p.m. flight was delayed until 6:05 p.m. so we cancelled the Uber we had reserved and waited. I cleaned the fridge. At around 2:40 p.m. we were notified that there was an additional 30-minute delay. We again cancelled the second Uber we had reserved, and we did not bother reserving again. Rode Uber to SFO. After passing through security, we visited a nice SFO Museum exhibit: Rosie the Riveter: Womanpower in Wartime. Dinner at Bourbon Pub: we shared a gem lettuce caesar salad and a bourbon burger (carmelized onions and mushrooms, bacon, gouda, truffle aioli, brioche bun) with fries and ketchup. Iced tea for Patrick, lemonade for me. $70.62 after tax and fees and a $10 tip. Service by Yan K was okay. While eating we were notified via the Alaska Airlines app that our flight was delayed a third time. At the gate a display told us our latest departure time: 7:09 p.m. We boarded. On the flight they removed our drinks and snacks cart and let us know that we would not be receiving drinks or snacks. The plane left the gate at 7:36 p.m., and the plane left the ground at 8:00 p.m. Rode Uber to Airbnb. Checked in to the Airbnb late with a bit of trouble because of poor lighting and lack of address signage and poor entry directions.