#214035 by jimmydanger
Sun May 05, 2013 5:46 am
Sun May 05, 2013 5:46 am
Well the trip from hell is over, I'm back home from an extensive vacation in Punta Cana. A lot of it sucked but today was the cherry on top. Upon arriving Miami at 9:15 this morning, I immediately noticed the numerous signs that stated that due to budget cutbacks (the sequester) to expect long delays. Okay, fine. The immigration man asked what I did for a living and then said there was a problem. I was put in a small room for a few minutes, then a larger room with lots of detained people. All were non-citizens except for me. I sat there for three hours and missed my connecting flight to Detroit. Finally they called me and said I was free to go get my luggage. When I asked what this was all about, he said he didn't know and to "Call Washington". It quickly became apparent that this was a political game the immigration department and the government was playing; if you don't like how you were treated call Washington and urge them to end the sequester. Yeah I get it now. The next flight to Detroit didn't leave until 8:15pm. So I had tickets to the symphony tonight that I missed, plus I spent a fortune at the airport waiting all day. I'm done with leaving this country for vacation, next year I'm going out west!