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Worldcon in Seattle
Aug. 15th, 2025 09:28 amAs previously announced, I am in Seattle for Worldcon. I flew in on Tuesday - the last day of a heat wave for them (temps in the low 90s) and today Seattle is back to being Seattle - cool and rainy. More detailed thoughts:
1) The flight here on Southwest was irritating. They have implemented the checked bag fee, which I hate. The flight was an hour late getting out of Midway. First, they "needed to call headquarters but the phones wren't working." Then, 20 minutes later, "we have a weight and balance problem that Dallas is working in." Another 20 minutes later, "we need 4 people to get off of the plane." (They did offer significant compensation for this.) Finally, we left. The person in the aisle seat across from me was extremely nervous to the point of being unable to function - not sure if it was claustrophobia, fear of flying or some other malady.
2) Because I changed my travel plans, I had to spend a night not in the convention hotel. Since I just needed a bed, I picked the La Quinta Seatac. It was the shittiest La Quinta I've stayed at. Their airport shuttle sucked (you go to the La Quinta on a Hampton Inns shuttle), the wifi didn't work and the front desk guy was generally clueless.
3) The first bit of good news was when I got to the Grand Sheraton, which is the convention hotel. Since I arrived at ~9:30 AM, I assumed I'd have to store my bag with the bellhop. Instead, I got lucky and my room was ready.
Since then, panels have been attended, books signed and sold, booze drank, and friends met. More updates as events warrant.
1) The flight here on Southwest was irritating. They have implemented the checked bag fee, which I hate. The flight was an hour late getting out of Midway. First, they "needed to call headquarters but the phones wren't working." Then, 20 minutes later, "we have a weight and balance problem that Dallas is working in." Another 20 minutes later, "we need 4 people to get off of the plane." (They did offer significant compensation for this.) Finally, we left. The person in the aisle seat across from me was extremely nervous to the point of being unable to function - not sure if it was claustrophobia, fear of flying or some other malady.
2) Because I changed my travel plans, I had to spend a night not in the convention hotel. Since I just needed a bed, I picked the La Quinta Seatac. It was the shittiest La Quinta I've stayed at. Their airport shuttle sucked (you go to the La Quinta on a Hampton Inns shuttle), the wifi didn't work and the front desk guy was generally clueless.
3) The first bit of good news was when I got to the Grand Sheraton, which is the convention hotel. Since I arrived at ~9:30 AM, I assumed I'd have to store my bag with the bellhop. Instead, I got lucky and my room was ready.
Since then, panels have been attended, books signed and sold, booze drank, and friends met. More updates as events warrant.
