The windy city? son of a B#%$@

After having my flight delayed for two hours that word that no one wants to see appeared on the departures board :

CANCELLED

noooooooooooooooooooo.

I then proceeded to the United Airlines Help Desk only to see a queue that resembled the line at an American Idol Audition.  I was lucky enough to overhear a supervisor make the recommendation to simply call the customer service line and re book my flight that way.  The representative was very friendly which is the polar opposite to the demeanor of the 1000's of travellers who will all be doing their own Tom Hanks impression in the Terminal this evening.

I do consider myself quite lucky though as this is the first time in my life I have ever had to have a sleep over on the floor of an airport.  I was talking to a couple from Winnipeg and it will be until Friday until they can get home. 

I have been so disciplined with being healthy and eating well on this trip, but something tells me a few Coney Island dogs and a Chicago deep dish pizza may go down range shortly.

I was hoping to have a grand finale to my blog and sum up all of my experiences from the week, but I think I'll need to wait until I get through the night until I can really come to any solid conclusions.

 

Mother Nature and I are not on speaking terms at the moment

 

The line to get in line at customer service

 

All of the planes grounded for the evening

 

 

The Lobby at the Golden Nugget.  I would give anything to be there right now

 

 

********UPDATE*******

 

 



After a miserable sleep across 3 chairs, I found out that my flight this morning had been cancelled.  All flights to Ottawa today are booked so I had to get creative.  I am now flying into Washington at 11:25 and then catching a flight around 5pm to Ottawa.  Everyone keep your fingers crossed that I make it home tonight.  I not only feel and look like a zombie, but judging by the distance people are giving me, I think I am starting to smell like one too.

 

serenity now serenity now

 

CF

 

 ********UPDATE*******

 

My flight from Washington was delayed over 3 hours do to the storm and I didn't wind up arriving until after 10:00.  My jaw hit the floor when I saw that my checked baggage had somehow made it through the matrix of the United Airlines system and like myself, had arrived safely in Ottawa.

 

zzzzzzzzzz

 

CF