I'm surprised that under the circumstances American won't just do it.  Linda and I both had to reschedule our flights and did it directly with the airline (Continental for me and Virgin for Linda).  Of course, in our cases the original flights were cancelled.  I don't have the Cunard reservations number here and haven't been able to access the web site this afternoon.  I will get it for you when I get home.  The fax number for the guest relations department is (305)463-3030.

In a sense I felt safer in London than here.  Once we got off the QE2 we weren't doing anything that would have made us attractive targets and I don't anticipate attacks against individual Americans overseas -- at least not outside of Muslim countries.  While there was an increase in police presence around town, we didn't hear of any actual threats to Americans while we were in London.  Airport security has been better there than here for a long time and now has been beefed up even further.  The Europeans just have more recent experience at dealing with terrorists than we do.  The sword rattling doesn't bother me too much.  I've been overseas during some tense international times before and as long as you're in a friendly country it shouldn't be an issue.  On the other hand, it REALLY feels good to be home and I can sure understand your wanting to have her with you.

From her point of view, I think that while the Brits were all being very sympathetic and supportive, the tragedy just isn't as immediate there and so the impact on Amanda has been somewhat less than if we had been home.  Given that, I think she doesn't want to waste this opportunity to do something fun in Europe while she has the chance and is already over there.  For me I have to say it was hard to have any fun after Tuesday noon, although I tried to put a good face on it.  I don't know when that will improve since I'm still pretty depressed.  It's probably even worse for you since you were so much closer to things than I am.  The lawyer in me sees two sides: (a) a trip to Paris is just the thing to take your mind off of events and (b) why waste a week of vacation and travel hassles when you aren't going to have a good time no matter where you go.

Feel free to give me a call if you want to chat.

Good luck!

Mark



 -----Original Message-----
From: 	"McGovern, William" <McGovernW@SEC.GOV>@ENRON [mailto:IMCEANOTES-+22McGovern+2C+20William+22+20+3CMcGovernW+40SEC+2EGOV+3E+40ENRON@ENRON.com] 
Sent:	Monday, September 17, 2001 1:13 PM
To:	Taylor, Mark E (Legal)
Subject:	 

Mark -- I am trying to reschedule Amanda's return ticket.  I understand from
American that I have to do it through Cunard.  Do you have a contact over
there?  If not I'll just do the 800 number thing.

I want her to come home.  We will take a stateside vacation over the next
week and not linger over there.  What is your opinion?  Did you feel unsafe
there?  There is a lot of sword rattling going on right now.

Bill