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in Sri Lanka – airport pick up

For the first time in my life i had to find my name on a board held by a driver.

I always assumed this would be easy, like it is in the movies.

It isn’t.

At Colombo there was about 50 guys all holding signs and all fighting with each other for space to show them.

And they were on both sides.

Plus, you had the added distraction of 11 hours of flying, and the sudden realisation of the heat coming in through the open door.

But the one thing that really made it hard was not one of these dudes held their sign still.

I mean come on, surely that is airport driver pick up training’s first lesson, if you hold the sign still, it is easier to read.

Eventually I found my dude, he had one tooth and a sign that read, “Jerood Kimber”.

It might not have been for me, but after a few too many minutes trying to find my guy, he was good enough for me.

September 6, 2010 Posted by Jrod | sri lanka | airports | 1 Comment