4:35 am : wake up in Boston
5:11am: miss the 5:10 train to Providence, and watch it pull away from the station
6:05am: now $18 richer given the train switch, and on my way to Providence
7:45am: board the nearly-full SWA flight
8:15am: de-board the nearly-full-mechanically-impaired SWA flight
9:50am: take off from Providence, in the very last row, middle seat. Unfortunately I was downgraded from my window seat during the de-boarding, re-boarding...appparently the "honor policy" doesn't work so well...
11:30am (CST): Arrive in Chicago, IL
1:30pm (CST): Arrive in New Orleans, LA
3:15: Arrive in Houston, TX
3:16: Told to de-plane in Houston (despite my ticket being booked all the way to Austin, TX) and directed towards gate 50
3:17: re-directed to gate 51
3:19: confusion ensues, re-directed to gate 20
3:21: more confusion, frustration, a bit of misty-eye on my part, and determination to get to Lubbock even if I have to fly the plane myself!
3:30: take off from Houston, TX
4:35: Land in Dallas, TX
6:05PM: Arrive in Lubbock, TX; 50 minutes earlier than my scheduled arrival time.
Moral of this timeline: If you're going to fly free on SWA, it's gonna cost you!
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