Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Testing Times

7 Ramadhan 1431

Most people think that the great tests of patience in this holy month are hunger and thirst. This is not so. I discovered today that the greatest test of all is trying to book airline tickets on-line. Don't try this unless you have ascended to a high level of self-mastery. I made the attempt in the last half-hour before breaking the fast and lived to regret it.

Who invented 'frequent flyer numbers' and why does one airline make them a necessary feature of booking seats when you don't have one? And how can your 'session' be 'expired' when you've only just got on to the site?

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