42 Everyday Annoyances So Frustrating, You’ll Wonder How You’ve Survived Without Knowing Them Before
Ever had that moment when you’re all set for paradise and then—wham!—your passport pulls a disappearing act on you? That’s exactly what happened when my wife’s passport decided to stage a drama right before our family trip to Jamaica. The main page was torn, taped (poorly, might I add), and then totally mauled by our usually angelic dog. Talk about a travel nightmare! So, what do you do when your ticket to the tropics turns into a riddle wrapped in a vintage stamp? For us, it meant a sprint to Buffalo, an 8 am appointment, and a mad dash against the clock with fingers crossed tighter than grandma’s secret cookie jar. Spoiler alert: she made it, by the skin of her teeth. Wanna know how a torn passport and a race against time turned into one heck of a story? 

After reality had sunk in, I hopped on a call with a passport department inquiring about an emergency passport. They apparently only give them out if there is a tragedy in the family, etc. They searched for appointments nearby, and the only one on the East Coast was in Buffalo, NY, at 8 am the following day. So we changed my wife’s flight and sent her tour to Buffalo, and got her a 10:45 am flight out from Buffalo to Orlando, then to Jamaica, hoping that it would work.
They don’t guarantee that you will get it the same day, but the reviews for the location were surprisingly positive, so we were hopeful. She shows up an hour early, is first in line, and they tell her they can get it the same day, but won’t start printing passports till 10 am. The manager came out and told my wife she should probably change her flight because he can’t guarantee that she will get it in time for the 10:45 flight.
She comes back around 10, sits right, and the woman at the front desk gives a friendly wink to my wife. At 10:15, the manager tells my wife’s passport is printing. Around 10:20-10:25, they hand it to her and she hits the find driver button on the uber app. She gets picked up and takes the 15-minute ride to the airport. The uber driver told her he’s driven MANY people who flew from out of state to Buffalo for a same day passport, and he believed she could make it. Well, she did. Boarding got delayed, but she made it with like 10 minutes to spare and arrived in Jamaica only 3 hours after we did.
It was beyond exhausting!

 
 
 
 
 



















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