Always an Airport Disaster

I have come to realize that the airport will just never be a place I enjoy being. I always have some kind of problem, usually it's with visa or i get selected for a random search which is generally quite time consuming and slightly invasive.
This weekend Nathaniel and I flew to Chicago for his brothers wedding. Since We were only crossing state borders I figured thsi would be an easy trip through the airport. The way there was simple, a quick trip through the airport and a 2.5 hour flight.
The way back was a nightmare.
A friend of ours works for an airline and was able to get us really cheap tickets if we didnt mind flying stand by, naturally having little money we decided this was the route to go. Apparently when an airline employee buys the tickets you are given what is called a "Buddy Pass", what we didnt know was that this buddy pass requires you to dress in business casual attire. We unfortunately did not find this out until we reached the airport on Sunday at noon and went to check in and the lady informed us we would not be able to board the plane in our shorts, t-shirts and flip flops. Not to worry though, being that we had just attended a wedding Nathaniel had a suit and I had a dress and some heels. We figured we would change and be on our way. The lady then informed me that my shoulders would need to be covered. Oh Goodness, my racy shoulders! The only thing I had that would cover my shoulders was a sweatshirt and the lady made it quite clear that my sweatshirt did not go well with my dress and heels.
She advised we take our luggage and catch a city bus to the nearest Walmart to purchase appropriate attire before the next flight which she said was at 6pm.
I was so blown away that we were not allowed on the plane all because of my bare shoulders I didnt even know how to respond!
So we made our way to Super Target (much like Walmart for you Canadians) where I purchased a cute cardigan to go with my dress.
Now dressed in the appropriate attire we made our way back to the airport only to find that the 6pm flight we had been instructed to take did not exist! I do not know how that happened but one way or another the next flight did not leave until 8pm. So we sat around bored out of our minds for another 4 hours while we waited for the next flight which was actually delayed until 9.
When the flight started boarding I was so excited to get out of that airport and get back to Orlando! My excitement was quickly shot down as the flight filled up and there was no room! I had never flown stand by before and it hadn't occurred to me that we may not get on a flight that evening.
As it turned out I didnt get back to Orlando until late afternoon the next day and it took Nathaniel a full day after that!
Needless to say I do not think we will ever fly stand by again.