The gods of good timing were certainly watching over me yesterday morning, as I was headed out to the Northeastern region of the country for a conference in Bethesda. I was already at O’Hare, past check-in and security (of which I was randomly selected for additional screening; pat-downs are not very much fun) when I learned that both the meeting and my flight were cancelled. Within 10 minutes I had scurried past the long, trailing lines of people staked out waiting for flights, and was in a taxi headed home.
I later learned how people who had left on flights just prior to mine were delayed almost a day at the airport, as although the plane could physically land, there was nowhere to go unless they had thought ahead to bring snowshoes. My inconvenience was miniscule and inconsequential compared to others’.
By the time I leave again for D.C. on Wednesday for my second scheduled conference this week, hopefully the snowplows and sun will have done their work.
posted by Sheila @ 2/13/2006 01:31:00 PM
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