I'm sure that Denver is a lovely place. It is just that I would rather have been home today. Apparently there is this little thing called wind shears that can prevent planes from landing in Denver. So we were diverted to Colorado Springs for a tour of their tarmac and more fuel. Then we got to Denver only to find out that our connection to Seattle left 7 minutes earlier. And we couldn't get on another flight for a full 24 hours. Oh and we couldn't try flying standby because the computer wouldn't let us since we were upgraded to "Economy Plus" in order to be confirmed on that flight. And did I mention that since its an act of "God" we don't receive anything in terms of food vouchers or hotel? Jaime and I are thoroughly bored and trying to figure out how to kill 3.5 hours between when we must check out of the hotel and when we need to get to the airport.
I'll write more on our trip to Alabama later this week. Right now, I simply couldn't do it justice given my current level of grumpiness and irritation.
8 comments:
oh man - sorry about the travel issues...hope you found a good way to pass the hours.
i am also an u/s pic junkie, googling them to no end! can't wait til my next one...seems so far away!
Sorry about the crappy travels- I hope you find a good 3.5 hour diversion. Get home safe & my condolences again for your Momo.
I'm sorry. I have had many trips like that. Hope you got home safely.
Oh, no. That's terrible. I can't believe the airlines are treating you like that.
I hope you're safely home by now.
That sucks. I usually try to avoid Denver, because the weather gets in the way so often. Of course, that usually means that I get stranded in Chicago instead....
Wow, guess I got lucky. Left Alabama on time (between thunderstorms) had less than an hour layover in Denver and then off again - with empty seats next to me on both flights! ...and to think I was gonna be on the exact same flight you two were on...(I changed my flight at the last second) for once I made the right choice!
This post reminds me just why I hate flying so very very much. Airports are the pits.
J
This has happened to me more times than I can count (all "acts of God" except one) and my heart goes out to you. UGH. One of my trips that was supposed to take 5 hrs ended up taking 3 days, involved 3 different planes, 2 hotels and a bus. Another involved sleeping on cots inside a giant terminal room after sitting on a plane til 2am in a howling storm. lovely.
Thank God we weren't flying American back yesterday. That's all I can say, or it would have happened yet again.
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