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On Friday ( yes the day before ) I got a teeny bit tipsy and due to a quiet week at work thought it would be a cracking idea to come to NYC because in all honesty I won't get a free few days for a while now due to a heavy workload starting soon .
I got home from the pub where I'd booked my flights and dropped this little bombshell on mrs b who shall we say wasn't exactly over the moon
I woke up on sat morning with an almighty headache ,hangovers certainly seem to take a lot longer to go nowdays , I couldn't even remember what hotel I'd booked
I've got to admit that despite all the bravado I was feeling guilty so sorry mrs b
Anyway took master b to footy where he had a blinder and then went home and packed in about 5 mins and set off down to LHR ,easy journey down for once and was dealt with by a very pleasant chap at check in.
I already had my boarding pass on my phone but still opted for a normal one ,I'm still really not sure sometimes what desk I'm meant to go to ,I only had hand luggage so seeing as I'd already checked in could I have just bypassed the check in desks and gone straight up in the lift ?
So up to security and straight through and as I'm walking through DF a virgin lady walks past me with a girl and they get stopped and asked for photos so I guess she was famous , not being that quick on my feet nowdays they overtook me again after the pics and past me on the stairs going up to the CH and I'm sure I spotted a hole in her Adidas sock !
Still haven't a clue who it was .
The clubhouse was as good as ever but I didn't take full advantage of the alcohol as I was still feeling a bit ropey to be honest and even the waitress in the brasserie seemed a bit surprised when I requested sparkling water
After the pork starter and the CH burger I wandered over to the desk to see if I could get on the vs9 and I could of if I had been willing to pay a £100 change fee which I wasn't prepared to do , I know different fare codes have different restrictions but come on VS ! There was plenty of room on the 9 and it wouldn't have hurt to waive the fee would it?
To be fair D at the concierge desk tried her hardest on the phone but it wasn't happening so on the 25 I stayed.
Managed a little nap on the green sofa/bed thingy in the corner and felt a bit more with it when I woke up so made my way to the bar and ordered my first alcoholic drink of the day after being in the CH for some 3 1/2 hrs ( shocking I know)
So boarding time came and off to gate 17 and I was actually the first passenger on the plane !
I think vflyer should start a little thing along the lines of seq 1 etc
Declined the champers opting for oj and water and settled down into the suite .
Despite negative comments about it ( from me aswell) i really don't mind it now , I liked it originally when it was my first ever UC trip but then after a few trips in the old suite I could see where people were coming from but I don't mind it now and would not chose a different flight to avoid it .
Very quiet flight again with 142 on board and 18 in UC , PE less than half full and loads of room in y .
Food ok ,had better on most other vs flights to be honest,beef was a bit tough .
Only had that and cheese and biscuits and made the bed up and got a bit of sleep .
Cabin crew were very good and it was a very quick flight of 6hrs 38 mins as we had a tailwind so landed at 10 o'clock .
No queues either
so straight through and not having any bags to collect straight into a cab and was pulling up at the hotel in less than an hr after landing which I was more than happy with .All in all another decent vs effort and I'm just a bit disappointed I didn't make the most of the CH but I guess that's my own fault !
