Recent Iowa trip was a hoot. It gave me enough to blog about for eons.

Let’s take the flight home on Continental’s ExpressJet service from Omaha NE to EWR.

First, departure time was changed from 1115 local to 1150 local. Never an explanation. I had printed boardign passes the night prior that say 1115. No one EVER mentions a word about that.

OK, we board. And, push from the gate.

We get out on the taxiway, and a bad news announcement.

(Argh, note to self and all travelers, carry a recorder to capture the announcements!)

Something like, EWR just closed due to THUNDERSTORMS. We have no gate. Get out the way. We will be sitting for an hour out somewhere quiet. No gate; not worth going back and unloading and reloading.

They let us use “electronic devices”. Cell phones galore. They fed us. Yuck, (We carry our own always, no big deal.)

An hour later, still closed. 45 minutes more, not worth going back and unloading and reloading.

Take off. BUT, warned that we will have some loops to allow EWR traffic to clear. Argh!

A leisurely flight, air time was supposed to be under three hours. It was closer to four.

Arrive EWR some four hours after schedule.

Arrive a EWR. Luggage comes out somewhere. (Not where we were told.)

Our limo driver says “What thunderstorms?”

Who do you believe?

Argh!

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