I don't have it in me to recount today. The best way to tell the story is in my emails to Jenny (or my facebook status updates). Please find (a slightly edited version and some additional color commentary) our emails over the last 8 hours
From: Allison
To: Jenny
Sent: Wed Jan 26 11:41:23 2011
Well getting a taxi was no problem! I'm going to be super early to my flight (Wishful thinking apparently)
To: Jenny
Sent: Wed Jan 26 11:41:23 2011
Well getting a taxi was no problem! I'm going to be super early to my flight (Wishful thinking apparently)
From: Allison
To: Jenny
To: Jenny
Sent: Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 11:55 AM
Aaaaand my flight is delayed (The beginning of the end)
From: Jenny
To: Allison
Sent: Wed Jan 26 11:58:39 2011
To: Allison
Sent: Wed Jan 26 11:58:39 2011
delayed why? it's raining, right?!
From: Allison
To: Jenny
To: Jenny
On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:00 PM,
Its delayed out of chicago. Hasn't even left yet
From: Jenny
To: Allison
To: Allison
Sent: Wed Jan 26 12:01:22 2011
i feel like that's not a good sign for you to then GO to chicago and beyond! are there weather issues in chicago or just traffic?
From: Allison
To: Jenny
To: Jenny
Sent: Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:12 PM
No idea. Fortunately they reserved a seat for me on the same flight as my colleague (At one point or another I had seats on 3 different flights from Chicago to Des Moines, none of which I actually made)
From: Jenny
To: Allison
To: Allison
Sent: Wed Jan 26 12:53:27 2011
same flight out of chicago?
From: Allison
To: Jenny
To: Jenny
Sent: Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 1:08 PM
Yep. Although I just heard an announcement that all flights to LGA have been cancelled at all carriers except for the one leaving here next. That will be the last flight.
That's the airport my colleague is flying out of
That's the airport my colleague is flying out of
From: Jenny
To: Allison
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 1:14 PM
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 1:14 PM
Yeah I think you're gonna be cooling your heels in Iowa alone, my friend. Hope you have a good book!
From: Allison
To: Jenny
To: Jenny
Sent: Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 1:49 PM
Ugh I really don't want to eat Panda Express if I don't have to! But I'm hungry!
From: Allison
To: Jenny
To: Jenny
Sent: Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 3:48 PM
So I boarded. Then they had to deice the plane. Then they heard there are ice pellets so they had to stop deicing the plane and they're not sure what's going to happen. So we're sitting
From: Jenny
To: Allison
To: Allison
Sent: Wed Jan 26 15:49:55 2011
this is the most ill fated trip! (and it's only half way through!)
From: Allison
To: Jenny
To: Jenny
Sent: Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 3:52 PM
Seriously. I left my apt at 11:40! I haven't gone anywhere! I don't know if I should take out my laptop and try to be productive or if it is going to be a matter of minutes
From: Jenny
To: Allison
Sent: Wed Jan 26 16:08:30 2011
any progress?
From: Allison
To: Jenny
Sent: Wed Jan 26 16:23:36 2011
Ok so we are leaving? But I might miss my connection
From: Allison
To: Jenny
Sent: 1/26/11
Just kidding! Now they need to treat the runways so its going to be another 45 minutes
From: Jenny
To: Allison
To: Allison
Sent: Wed Jan 26 17:21:06 2011
Did they treat them? I heard some domestic flights were being cancelled...
Did they treat them? I heard some domestic flights were being cancelled...
From: Allison
To: Jenny
Sent: Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 5:30 PM
I wish they would!
I was supposed to be getting in to des moines right about now and still haven't left.
I was able to be productive initially but since then everything has been stops and starts. Sit in one place for 20 minutes. All electronics off for 20 minutes etc. So I haven't been able to get nearly enough done. And our meetings start at 6am tomorrow. Awesome.
I was supposed to be getting in to des moines right about now and still haven't left.
I was able to be productive initially but since then everything has been stops and starts. Sit in one place for 20 minutes. All electronics off for 20 minutes etc. So I haven't been able to get nearly enough done. And our meetings start at 6am tomorrow. Awesome.
From: Allison
To: Jenny
Sent: Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 5:47 PM
They boarded us just to tell us its taking longer to plow the runways than expected. And we still need to de ice
From: Jenny
To: Allison
To: Allison
Sent: Wed Jan 26 17:48:57 2011
you deserve a big, giant, glass or 3 of wine en route/when you arrive! i havent heard any planes in quite a while... (This is why I shouldn't get used to First Class. I really wanted that wine...but they don't serve it in Economy plus!)
From: Allison
To: Jenny
Sent: Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 5:52 PM
They closed the airport for the plowing. Apparently there are flights that have pulled away from the gate and been deiced only to need to come back and get deiced again (we never made it past the gate!)
From: Jenny
To: Allison
To: Allison
Sent: Wed Jan 26 17:53:02 2011
yeah, conditions are not good! so what does it mean if the airport is closed? can your flight still take off? if not, can you get back in? i realize you prob dk the answers, but yikes!
From: Allison
To: Jenny
Sent: Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 5:54 PM
Its just "closed" during the plowing. So no planes have been taking off or landing. The actual building is open, and plenty busy!
From: Jenny
To: Allison
To: Allison
Sent: Wed Jan 26 17:56:01 2011
What a mess! Speaking of, I just looked out the window to check the snow, and approx half of a tree has fallen on 2 cars in the lot! YIKES. That best not happen to me!! (Another example of perspective being everything. My day was frustrating but at least I didn't sustain property damage!)
From: Allison
To: Jenny
Sent: Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 6:02 PM
Oh my gosh! That truly sucks
From: Allison
To: Jenny
Sent 1/26/11
One of the deicing trucks broke, The other is getting refilled, Its taking multiple applications to get the ice off
From: Jenny
To: Allison
Sent: Wed Jan 26 18:27:47 2011
How long have you been on this plane on the ground now? 3 hrs? Miserable! (yes, yes it is)
From: Allison
To: Jenny
Sent: 1/26/11
well we've been on and off. But about 3 hours since we first boarded.
Its been over 6.5 hours since I first got to the airport
From: Jenny
To: Allison
Sent: Wed Jan 26 18:34:37 2011
Even if you don't take off, I'm not sure how you'll get home! At least you live so close to the metro! My power keeps flickering...
From: Allison
To: Jenny
Sent: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:38:07
We're being deiced now.
Take 7
From: Allison
To: Jenny
Sent: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:58:56
Guess what (!!!)
From: Jenny
To: Allison
Sent: Wed Jan 26 18:59:45 2011
You're coming home?
From: Allison
To: Jenny
Sent: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:02:05
Well probably. They closed DCA again. I don't think I can get to chicago tonight and I don't think I'll be able to get anything to DSM if I do get to ORD
From: Jenny
To: Allison
Sent: Wed Jan 26 19:03:36 2011
Bummer for you, but good for me :) Now, let's have a snow play date tomorrow?
From: Allison
To: Jenny
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:05:44
Haha we'll do something for sure...but I'll still have to work! We don't really get snow days! Has OPM said anything about tomorrow yet? (For those that don't work in DC - OPM is the Office of Personnel Management and they decide if federal offices are open or closed, my company follow OPMs decisions during inclement weather)
From: Jenny
To: Allison
Sent: Wed Jan 26 19:06:38 2011
Oh I for sure have to work, too, even if the gov is closed. Haven't seen a status for tmrw yet.
(we are such good employees!)
From: Allison
To: Jenny
Sent: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:07:48
Its official the flight is cancelled. I can't get in touch w my colleague so I imagine he's flying
From: Allison
To: Jenny
Sent: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:12:14
I hope I can get a taxi!
From: Jenny
To: Allison
Sent: Wed Jan 26 19:16:48 2011
You honestly might be better of trying to metro?
From: Allison
To: Jenny
Sent: Wed Jan 26 19:17:23 2011
Subject: Re: Fw:
Ugh probably
From: Allison
To: Jenny
Sent: Wed Jan 26 19:24:48 2011
Yep you were right. Metro it is
From: Allison
To: Jenny
Sent: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:48:25
Seriously? I'm stuck on the metro now
From: Allison
To: Jenny
Sent: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:05:01
Home
From: Jenny
To: Allison
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 8:06 PM
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 8:06 PM
Good! Now you should have the wine! (And I did)
apparently i say yikes a lot. i'm serious about that snow play date, btw.
ReplyDeletei'm sad to report to all of you faithful blog followers that allie and i did not have a snow play date. we both went into work before 9am like the little nerds we are, and now most of the snow is melted or a lovely gray color.
ReplyDeleteyikes!
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