Here's A Lesson In European Logic (And Why You Always Need To Be Prepared)

If you've ever been to southern Europe, you'll know that it's a charming but often chaotic mix of bueacracy and inefficancy. Things just often don't make sense.

Well, Mobal Member Bill McGough found this out first hand on his trip to Italy when following the rules doesn't always work...

"Michael -

I was in Rome last fall with a friend and we had an 8:00 am flight and we were told to be at the airport 3 hours early. Naturally the train to the airport did not run until 6:00 am and we couldn't get bus service that early in the morning.

We finally found a private taxi driver who would pick us up at 4:30 am. Well, the hotel we were staying in did not have a night manager, and we didn't have an alarm clock, so we were worried about not waking up on time.

We called my wife back in the states and had her give us a wake-up call on my Mobal World Phone.

It worked perfectly.

She was seven hours behind us and a 9:00 pm call was not an inconvenience for her. Luckily, the taxi driver showed up with his wife and took us to the airport.

Wouldn't you know it; the terminal didn't open the doors until 6:00 am.

Bill McGough"