Fun flight from Chicago- NOT

[Cap'n Jack]

I connected in Chicago from Dulles yesterday. The connection to Omaha was overbooked- they put me on the next flight (with a free ticket anywhere in the lower 48 states usable in the next year).

The next flight was delayed- they were waiting on a plane from Baltimore that had mechanical problems with a class trip on it. The Omaha flight left nearly 2 hours late.

After arrival in Omaha- found my car with a flat tire. I was able to pump it up (slow leak) & get home by 1AM.

Oh fun!

 

[jason]

See! Wouldn't the prospect of you leaving for Gaston's in the morning make all of that seem insignificant?

 

[Cap'n Jack]

It would- except I gotta go to Germany

After that- out to NJ to get my wife- we sold the townhouse so she'll be out her in about 2 weeks.

 

[jason]

It would- except I gotta go to Germany

After that- out to NJ to get my wife- we sold the townhouse so she'll be out her in about 2 weeks.

That's great news. I'm sure the thought of that is even better than a trip to Gaston's.

 

[KennyFlys]

It would- except I gotta go to Germany .

You're headed to Germany and you're married? Poor guy!

 

[Pjsmith]

I connected in Chicago from Dulles yesterday. The connection to Omaha was overbooked- they put me on the next flight (with a free ticket anywhere in the lower 48 states usable in the next year).

The next flight was delayed- they were waiting on a plane from Baltimore that had mechanical problems with a class trip on it. The Omaha flight left nearly 2 hours late.

After arrival in Omaha- found my car with a flat tire. I was able to pump it up (slow leak) & get home by 1AM.

Oh fun!

I - just - know the delays were really caused by improper funding of the FAA Nexgen system....

 

[t0r0nad0]

No no no... it was all of the "Little Hotshots" that got to taxi in front of the airliners and clogged up the skies!

 

[mikea]

No no no... it was all of the "Little Hotshots" that got to taxi in front of the airliners and clogged up the skies!

That inspires a response to the airline propoganda:

Ask when was the last time you were on an airliner and you saw anything other than another airliner on the taxiway.

 

[wsuffa]

That inspires a response to the airline propoganda:

Ask when was the last time you were on an airliner and you saw anything other than another airliner on the taxiway.

Be really careful. At mid-sized airports like SAT, small aircraft make up a significant number of the airplanes.

If you actually talk to passengers on flights, you'll hear a mix of envy and desire to fly privately and avoid the metal mailing tubes. It's gotten that bad.

 

[mikea]

Be really careful. At mid-sized airports like SAT, small aircraft make up a significant number of the airplanes.

If you actually talk to passengers on flights, you'll hear a mix of envy and desire to fly privately and avoid the metal mailing tubes. It's gotten that bad.

And THAT'S why we need new legislation to close the GA loophole.