How is this a teddy bear picnic? Well I don't know but it is the word of the day. And this is what I did all day.
I got up at 4:45 and drove 90 miles to a small airport to get on this plane and fly to San Francisco. Then catch a connection to my brothers in DC by 6 pm and see my mom and both brothers.
NOT Exactly what happened.
I got up at 4:45 and drove through the fog. The plane could not take off until after I was to have been on the 10:50 connection so I was reticketed for a 1:00 connection and we landed in San Fran right next to that HUGE wreck. Suddenly looking way more real than it had ON TV
The planes were all being delayed because the one runway was still covered in debrise and firetrucks and the 1:00 connection became a 2 and a 2:39 and a 3:00 before we boarded. Then we taxied away from the gate.
And Stopped
And we're told that thunderheads from lake eerie to Florida were keeping DC busy enough they couldn't give us a runway so we were to go back into the San Fran airport for another 2 1/2 hours
When we finally were in a 757 flying to DC I sent my brother a text updating my arrival. When I hit send the phone died. He never got the message. I was in Dulles airport at midnight without my phone I don't know his number.
Finally I got my suitcase and went to lost baggage and told them I was not losing a bag. I'd lost my brother. I begged the ladies in the office to let me charge my phone enough to call my brother and he drove to get me and we went to his house at 2 AM
So you were 90miles away from the airport to start off with? This is a long way to go for your family reunion! You would be grateful that this day was over! If you had brought your teddy, you know, this might not have happened!
My goodness! I can soooooo relate to your travel woes! But you got there and all is well now. When I set out for Michigan last week, I had no idea I would be returning home with 2 new tires (one blow out and the other a preventative move), a broken speedometer, and a new battery (the old one died of old age- thankfully- in my son's driveway, but not so with the flat tire- that happened on the highway!) So glad you're settled in now and all is well.
