you can’t get there from here.
It's 2am EST, and I'm hanging out in JFK. I left San Francisco at noon yesterday, took a short detour to Wilkes-Barre, PA after we were diverted from JFK and nearly ran out of gas (seriously??)…and then heard that the JFK->BTV flight was cancelled. As people heard that flight tomorrow were completely booked, I thanked the universe for a travel budget, and booked a different airline (and different airport). I'm going to stick around for a few hours before heading to LGA b/c a fellow traveler about Hope's age was feeling pretty stressed about the situation, and I can't just leave her. If me being close by allows her to get a bit of sleep, then I'm happy.
It's an inconvenience, for sure…but it's really just that. An inconvenience. We are safe, we are warm, and there's a Starbucks that will open in a few hours! We'll all make it home eventually. Another travel adventure to add to Project Life….
(note to self – start putting an extra toothbrush in your carry on bag)
5 Comments
Tracy
We almost ran out of fuel once. We were circling over O’Hare for so long due to some issue on the ground that we finally had to go land in Rockport IL to refuel. The passengers on the plane that were from that area insisted on getting off even though they couldn’t get their luggage – no feasible way to unload just theirs and the rest of us weren’t interested in waiting around for it to be sorted. Needless to say, I got stuck in Chicago that night b/c my connecting flight left without me. I have never not carried a toothbrush in my carry on since!
I agree, just an inconvenience and no more…
Kelly M
You’re a good person for sticking around to help soothe that young traveler, many thanks for the good example you set for others with that act of kindness.
Katrina Simeck
Definitely learned my lesson with the toothbrush!
Katrina Simeck
Thank you Kelly!
Lee Currie
Good for you, Katrina – on lots of levels, but you know she will pass it on some day 🙂 It is just a simple inconvenience. Makes getting home that much sweeter!