Tuesday, January 29, 2008
The powers that be must read my blog. In 2007 I declared Chicago O'Hare the worst airport in America and I stand by that declaration.
This weekend they proved me right.
Due to snow in Chicago, I sat in a plane on the ground in Grand Rapids for four hours. Four hours on a plane with three seats across and three poor children under three on board.We never went back to the gate - we just sat and sat and sat while Chicago tried to deal with snow. Hmmm...that is like saying Seattle is on a ground stop because of rain...or LA because of sunshine. Ridiculous.
As a result, I missed my first connection, then missed my second connection after another hour. Finally, after a mad dash from the G gates to the K gates I made it on my third flight to LA. After a work filled and fun filled two and a half days, I prepared for the dreaded red eye flight home. I know the red eye results in me feeling like I drank a fifth of cheap gin the night before, but, work is busy so I have to do what I have to do.
Unfortunately, my flight to O'Hare was cancelled (weather), I was rebooked to an 11:55 p,m. flight that was delayed (due to Chicago weather) and finally departed LA at 2 a.m. Pacific Time. That is 5 a.m. Eastern Time! And I had to be in Michigan at work for a 12:30 meeting. I rolled in just as the meeting started and this wasn't just any old meeting, it was with upper management at work. I looked like hell and felt like hell.
Ironically, during this entire time LA was under a winter storm watch and rain was constantly pouring from the sky. Did a little rain slow down LAX? No. What is with Chicago? Listen O'Hare people, I beg you, get your act together! I have to fly through you too much to be delayed every time I have to fly through your stupid airport! Now, off to sleep!
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
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