WOMAN FLIES TO DAD’S WEDDING A YEAR TOO SOON

Last December, Llarissa Pye, 29, received news that her father, 53, got engaged to his partner of three years. He told her, “It’s on my birthday next year,” which is June 2, and he also said, “We’re sorry it’s short notice, we understand if you can’t make it.” Pye, who lives in the Canary Islands, made a reservation to fly 1,700 miles from the Canary Islands to England on May 31. She found a coworker to cover her shift, got to the airport, and texted her dad to say, “I’m at the airport; see you in a few hours.” She put her phone into sleep mode, unaware of the surge of calls and texts she was about to receive from her dad. Eventually she looked at her phone and saw a notification. Then, she called her dad to find out what had happened, only to learn she had booked her flight a year before the actual wedding. Pye said, “We were just laughing down the phone.” She continued on the trip to her hometown in Cheshire, England, and was able to try on bridesmaid dresses and catch up with her friends and family.
* Communication was always a problem in their family, I take it.
* So Dad’s “short notice” comment was supposed to be a joke? Ha – good one, Dad. Now how ’bout paying half the airfare?
* Is there a special number you call to report to the news media when you do something really dumb?
* Sometimes you can’t plan enough. My mom wants to know now what side dish I’m bringing to Thanksgiving dinner.
* PHONE TOPIC: Did you ever get the date wrong in a really, really bad way?