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BIG JOE

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Desided to not do a Road Trip this year.

Wife needed that Grand Kid fix however.

"Orbit"-ized a RT flight from Fresno, Ca. to Albany, NY., via Los Vegas and Chicago. Here's how it went:

1. Left Fresno @ 6:30 PM, PDT on 6/21

2. Arrived Vegas @ 7:50, PDT.

3. Flight to Chicago cancelled.

4. Shuttled the folks to a Hotel, on their Dime.

5. Major hotel power outage. Shuttled the folks back to the Airport. (took 2 hours to round up another shuttle bus) She slept (some) in the Airport departure lounge.

6. Left Vegas @ 7:?? AM, 6/22, for (now) D.C.

7. Arrived D,C @ 12:??. Waited 45 min. on the ramp for Gate space.

8. Left D.C. @ 5:?? EDT for Albany. Waited 1 hour, on the ramp, for Takeoff.

9. Arrived Albany @ 7:??. Vectored to Orbit for 30 min. due to air traffic, prior to landing. Waited 30 min. for Gate space.

10. Waited 1.? hours in the Renta Car line. Then, Problems with enough cars. They fixed it.

The Lady arrived @ our Daughters house @ 11:?? PM, 6/22..29 hours (travel time, I think ?:dizzy) after she left.

WOW :eek::eek:
 

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Chicago was getting pounded by severe weather around the time she would have been arriving..
didn't hear about the power outage in Vegas..
 

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Im hopin to do that on my next vacation:D. Not really. I would much rather drive, more to see. I've actually never flown before except in a helicopter. Hope the trip back is better and faster!
 

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Talked with an Air Controller friend of ours.. He sez, when they shut down flights Ops in or out of any Airport (like Chicago).. It can Domino.. the Whole System..... Landing, Takeoffs, Taxi time, Gate schedules... ALL get out of Sync. Takes 24~48 hours, at times, to get back in Sync.

Makes sense. I guess when you don't fly much anymore.. these things seem bigger than they are.

Still a PIA, IMO.

Talked to the wife tonight.. She didn't care.. she's to busy Spoil'n the Grand kids, to be bothered with it ;):)
 

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joe-
sorry to hear of all her trouble.
enjoys the days of peace and quiet while you can!
dp

Yep ;tu

Toilet seats are UP. 4 canz'a squirt cheeze, 2 boxes'a crackers.. 2 Dozen boiled eggs.. Plenty'a Beer... I'm Good to go.

;)
 

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