Global Entry

Hello, We went to Brian’s house Sunday and spent a few hours with the family before they all left of work or school this Monday morning. It was great to visit even a short time. Leroy said, “I will drive to the airport.” We were going after the rush hour times so he thought he could handle it. It was a bit hard on him as he seldom drives in much traffic. It all went well with the help of GPS. Amazing what we could do with paper maps. We felt a little unsure about the parking, but picked something that said it was hourly. There were spaces listed, but it was a bit of search for an open place. Leroy parked, stretched, tried to relax , and we set off with our required documents. I did ask a guy who had just parked, “How do you remember where you parked?” at that point I could see no signs. He told us where we were and said he takes a picture of the sign which he pointed out when we had walked that far. Then he asked, “Is this long-term parking?” We had no clue, but knew it was hourly. He then hurried off to the catch his plane. We had to follow more signs to try to find the way across to the airport baggage claim area. We were about twenty minutes early, but someone came out almost right after we got there and took us both in. It was quite fast and simple. What a relief. Then it was a case of following signs to exit this ramp and pay to get out. At the pay place it was not so simple. At the first lane we could not figure out how to make it work. Someone else had the same trouble. They backed out and tried another. We did the same, but still could not make it work. We then tried to find a person, but there was no one around. Finally a truck that seemed to be randomly moving around, appeared, so Leroy drove up and asked that guy. He told us we needed to put in our credit card first. Leroy did that, but it said it was an invalid card even though we had used it to get the ticket for entry. Leroy then tried putting in the ticket. It spit everything back out at least three times before it told us the fee. I have been thinking that we might need another hour just to solve all this and leave. What would they do if we just drove through the bar? Even after the fee came up the bar did not. I have no idea what made it work, but we could have both cried by that time. Leroy could still drive, however it took a lot of thought and concentration especially when GPS seemed to be sending us in a direction we did not want. I said, “Let’s just do what the lady says and see where we go.” It all worked but not before we sweat, prayed, and tried not to swear. By the time we got home we learned that we had been approved for global entry. Paula