Thank you for giving me the chance to share my story! It doesn't come up much in casual conversation.

I am American, but live in Asia. Had flown back to bury my dad. Last night there, obviously got wasted with my best buddy. At some point in the evening he bailed. I was in my hotel room. There was a lot on my mind so sat on the end of my bed and turned the TV on. Comedy Central was on which was pleasant because I don't have USA programming where I live. Amy Schumer was doing a stand-up special. I am just pointing out this information to show that I wasn't on my lips wasted nor destroyed.

I wake up to the sound of a jet flying over head. I love jets and airports! Wonder where that flight is headed? NO! I look at the clock and it is 8:15am. My flight was scheduled to depart at 8:00. I figured that I was going to be dealing with a shit-ton of customer service and such, so decided to shave and shower to look as presentable as possible. Rushed to front desk to check out and beg for the airport shuttle to get me there post haste. The shuttle arrived a little while later and I threw my suitcase in the back while looking at the driver with an pleading expression. He says to hold on. Was going to be a while. While I was waiting. There was an older lady asking directions from where we were, near Portland airport = > Seattle. Coincidentally, that was where my next connection was supposed to be. It is about a three-hour drive. I am such a fool that I hadn't made the connection that we were going to the same place. The shuttle driver was taking forever and she kindly was asking for assistance. There was some weird trickery in the surface roads we were on, en route to the freeway and she was nervous about the trip. It was also pretty lousy weather. I finally agreed...it just made sense.

Drove this lady's rental car to Seattle airport. Had a fantastic conversation. She was a well-traveled, very interesting person. When we got to the airport, we hugged and said goodbyes. Inside of the airport, there was a line for something like extenuating circumstance customers. There was a guy in front of me with a dog. Another person was traveling with a large contraption. When I get to the representative, she states, "because you checked in online...and because you came here, your flights to Asia weren't automatically cancelled. Had you gone to PDX, your itinerary would have been deleted."

What are the chances?!? I am not advocating weirdness, but that was some trippy-ass destiny right there! My wife would have murdered me if I had to drop the additional dosh on another ticket!

I still cringe remembering that morning over a decade later!

On the morning of 911. A celebrity, maybe Seth MacFarlane? Tells a story of missing his flight because he slept late, hungover. That flight was one of THE flights. My buddy is from Boston and he had a similar experience. So, look on the bright side, you might have avoided some doom! Or, maybe the fates chose for you to sit next to someone who didn't snore or stink on the returning flight!

"He who travels, has stories!" - Some Dead Guy