This weekend, I attended a wedding in Madison. Perhaps I should have paid more attention to the forecasts; little did I know that my travails would equal that of the Donner Party. On Friday night I was reduced to eating food out of a vending machine. Here is the timeline of my weekend:
2/23/2007
3:30 PM - Got on the F-train to head to LaGuardia
5:30 PM - Flight delayed to 6:55. Called Mr. Guapo twice. Once to comment on the redesign of the WSJ and once to laugh at USA Today’s mention of a “computer-aided review.” Apparently, the reporter used the Internet to write the story.
8:20 PM - Arrive in Milwaukee.
9:45 PM - Flight delayed to 10:20.
10:50 PM - Circled Madison and waited for snow to break.
10:58 PM - Briefly see lights on the ground. Then they’re gone.
11:20 PM - Snow doesn’t break and we head back to Milwaukee.
2/24/2007
12:00 AM - We land in Milwaukee.
12:20 AM - Midwest can’t find shuttle to take us to Madison. They rebook us and handed out vouchers for a hotel and meal.
1:00 AM - Arrived at the hotel.
1:00 AM to 2:45 AM - Watched Judge Dredd while eating the “Salted Snack Product of the Year”.
6:45 AM - Woken up by wakeup call. Repack my suit and other items.
7:30 AM - Left for airport to catch 9:00 flight to Madison.
9:00 AM - Flight delayed to 9:37.
9:37 AM - Flight cancelled. Gate attendant offered people the option of rebooking for a later flight or taking a shuttle to Madison. The folks who were originally booked on the 9:00 AM flight hesitated, but everybody who had spent the night in the hotel said “Shuttle” immediately.
12:00 PM - Arrive in Madison.
2:30 PM to 2:30 AM 2/25/2007 - Participated in wedding activities.
2/25/2007
10:15 AM - Went to a post-wedding brunch.
12:00 PM to 5:30 PM - Slept.
2/26/2007
12:00 PM - Left for airport.
2:25 PM - Departed Madison. Delayed by less than 30 minutes.
3:00 PM - Arrived in Milwaukee. Informed that the flight is delayed untl 6:30.
6:30 PM - Plane pulls away from gate, but we are informed that LaGuardia air traffic control will not allow us to leave until 6:52.
6:52 PM - Pilot made announcement over intercom, “Milwaukee ground control has directed us onto an unplowed taxiway. We need to wait for snow plows.”
7:20 PM - The pilot shut off the engines. I’m thinking, “Uh-oh. This is how double digit strandings start. If I’m still here in an hour, I’ll call Mr. Guapo.”
7:40 PM - Take off.
10:30 PM - Arrived at Laguardia.
10:45 PM - The Q 33 bus shows up soon after I walk out of the terminal.
11:00 PM - The F Train shows up right as I walk down the stairs.
11:15 PM - Subway reaches 42nd street. I know I’ll be home before 12:00.
11:55 PM - Walked in my front door.
