Kill me now. I am stuck in airport hell.
We left Kent’s at 4:30 to get my to the airport in time for my 6:20 flight. It has been thunderstorming on and off since last night, and I thought it might affect my flight, but hoped for the best.
It is 8:15. I’m still sitting at the airport. Our airplane has just left Houston, and now we have to wait for it to fly here, rid itself of equally irate passengers, get cleaned, and then finally we get to depart for Houston. Current scheduled departure is 9:52, more than 3.5 hours late. This may actually be the longest I’ve ever been delayed; I can’t recall any other longer wait.
The “best” part? I’ve been sick for the past two days. My standard cold, which means sore throat followed by aches and pains followed by a general feeling of malaise. A recent bout of Advil has made me feel better at the moment, and I’m hoping the espresso in my Starbucks gives me a jolt. I thought of just taking a shot of Nyquil once I get on the plane, except I think I accidentally left my Nyquil at Carter’s. (Oh, and because I’ve been feeling ill, I haven’t gone running since Thursday. Four days without a run. Makes me feel antsy and keyed up in addition to the feverish congestion.)
So here I sit at the airport, having just paid $7.95 for WiFi access to pass the time after I got tired of reading People, feeling like poo and sharing the experience with a few hundred of my closest friends. I would kill for my Firefly DVDs right now, but alas, they’re in my checked suitcase. I would’ve grabbed them, but oh, when I checked my luggage I thought the flight was only 1.5 hours delayed. Sigh. Sigh sigh sigh. I am not a happy camper at the moment.
Happy 2006!
Ooo… this all sounds bad. And stack on top of it being sick. You could always get Nyquil at the airport gift shop, but it would probably cost like $20. Definitely not worth it. Hope you make it back soon.
Any time you have to go thru HELLanta it’s a bad day. Getting delayed is the worst. I have spent too many nights in bad hotels because of that so called airport. They should call it a parking lot for planes.
BOO! that sucks 🙁
hope you make it home at a reasonable hour 🙂
Isn’t it great that airports only have sporadic power outlets and they’re not by the seats but strategically placed so you can sit on the floor?
Atlanta is the worst in my opinion. The last time I was there the train broke, and I had to walk (should have run) from 1 side of the airport to the other.
Worst was 12 hour delay in Vegas!
that blows. i was delayed Newark for 10 hours on Xmas Eve once, so I feel your pain.
Happy New Years anyway…
2nd the Vegas delay being worst. I flew through there in the middle of the night once, and there’s nothing more annoying at 2AM than the sound of slot machines.