What a mess

[Silverbursted]

Yesterday (Friday 2/5/10), my parole was up, and I was able to travel home. After 2 weeks in Alabama, I had enough. Anyway, my travel started at 7:00 am when I left the hotel for the airport. Got the rental car turned in and walked through the torrential rain to the terminal dragging a suitcase, a computer bag, golf clubs and a guitar. I checked in at the airline and everything seemed to be on time. I was traveling from Dothan, AL to Atlanta, Ga then on to Phoenix. After sitting there waiting to go through security, they announced that the flight was going to be delayed by 30 minutes. No big deal, after all it's pretty nasty outside. So I go through security and find a comfortable place to relax. Then they announce the flight will be delayed another hour. Shit, this is eating into my built in layover time in Atlanta (experience here). So the plane finally arrives and I'm finally on my way just a mere 2 hours late. We get to Atlanta, and it is absolute chaos. By this time, several northeastern airports have closed and it is all backing up into Atlanta. Delay after delay after delay, my 2:00 pm flight home did not depart until 8:30 pm. Argh!!! If it was this messed up in the south, I could only imagine how bad it was where the storm was hitting.
The good news is, I finally made it home around 10:30. Tired and hungry, but me and my luggage all made it.

 

[Lampens]

Your parole was up? That's a way to start a story.

 

[zep]

Your parole was up? That's a way to start a story.

 

[Leumas]

Atlanta is one of the biggest hubs (if not the biggest....can't remember) in the country. If I slam a door too hard in PA flights get delayed in Atlanta. If I could never set foot in that airport again I'd be happy.

For the record...the two times I've been routed through there, I've had similar experiences. I had a 1 hour layover turn into a 5 hour layover...and I've had a 2 hour layover turn into a 9 hour one.

 

[Silverbursted]

Your parole was up? That's a way to start a story.

Hehehe. If you've ever spent time in East LA (eastern part of lower Alabama), you'd understand.

 

[Lampens]

Hmm, I'm getting images of redneck towns with fat crooked sheriffs that arrest you for walking through town on vagrancy charges or something. Would it be something along those lines?

 

[Silverbursted]

Hmm, I'm getting images of redneck towns with fat crooked sheriffs that arrest you for walking through town on vagrancy charges or something. Would it be something along those lines?

Oh ya, Boss Hogg is alive and well down there. But just to be clear, I was not in any trouble. I posted this not too long ago, I think this pretty much sums it up.

 

[allbusinessjoe]

Yesterday, I got fogged into Laredo for two hours, and then delayed again for another two hours in Houston due to the airline didn't have a crew to fly the plane! I guess the crew that was supposed to fly got stuck somewhere up north.

 

[Mr. Snappy]

I think the OP was speaking metaphorically about the parole.

 

[BillB1960]

Another way to put it is, "I spent a year in <insert armpit city/state of choice> one week..."

 

[Mr. Snappy]

Another way to put it is, "I spent a year in <insert armpit city/state of choice> one week..."

An all time classic!