The Airport

Mrs. Myrtle Standich accompanied Mr. Walter Collier to the Minneapolis International Airport, a drive of almost two hours. Mr. Walter Collier requested Mrs. Myrtle Standich's attendance for the trip in which Mr. Walter Collier agreed to pick up Mrs. Evelyn Woods and bring her home. Mrs. Evelyn Woods had been visiting with family in Denver. Her flight intended to arrive at three o'clock in the afternoon. Therefore, Mr. Walter Collier arrived in Mrs. Myrtle Standich's driveway at a prompt eleven thirty in the morning. The early departure was intended in the event that the flight landed unexpectedly early. Eleven thirty, it was agreed, also left time for both Mrs. Myrtle Standich and Mr. Walter Collier to eat breakfast before the trip, thereby saving even more time on the road, in the event that the flight landed even earlier.

The trip was efficiently driven. With a previously decided silence, Mr. Walter Collier arrived at the Minneapolis International Airport seven minutes under the estimated time. Mr. Walter Collier's navy blue sedan pulled into the terminal at one twenty-three in the afternoon. However, Mrs. Evelyn Woods flight arrived on schedule at three o'clock in the afternoon. This meant that Mr. Walter Collier and Mrs. Myrlte Standich had to circle the airport for an hour and a half, as Mr. Walter Collier refused to pay the absurd amount asked for parking. Shelled pistachios were eaten and national public radio was tuned in to pass the time.

Mrs. Evelyn Woods' flight arrived at the scheduled three o'clock hour. But, she did not exit the terminal until ffteen minutes later. When the three present had settled into Mr. Walter Collier's navy blue sedan, the drive was once again brisk. Mrs. Myrtle Standich began conversation by asking how Mrs. Evelyn Woods enjoyed her vacation. Mrs. Evelyn Woods recalled that the entire trip was pleasant, excluding the flight back. This, she associated with the large number of businessmen on the flight, whom she said behaved like impolite second graders. Her list of offenses included the slamming of seats into other people's knees when tired, pushing into the aisle the moment the plane touched ground, and a general refusal to apologize. This, Mrs. Evelyn Woods remarked was not the case for the businesswomen present, who were notably well behaved. Furthermore, Mrs. Evelyn Woods added the wish that all in business were required to attend the same school, particularly the one in which businesswomen currently attend.

Mr. Walter Collier was the first to remark on how pleasantly efficient his and Mrs. Myrtle Standich's drive had been. He contrasted the early arrival of the blue sedan as opposed to that of Mrs. Evelyn Woods' flight, which did land on time but stil left Mrs. Evelyn Woods fifteen minutes late for her scheduled pickup. Mrs. Evelyn Woods ended the evening by whole-heartedly thanking both Mr. Walter Collier and Mrs. Myrtle Standich for being such patient friends.