Bob, glad to hear you made it home. That was a close call. Did you have to dig your car out to get home from the airport?
Amita > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob Sullivan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 5:20 PM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: OT: Happy to be home > > > Hi, > > Lynn & I started today in Washington, DC visiting my daughter > at GWU and seeing some of the Inauguration on Thursday. They > were threatening 4-7 inches of snow today in DC, so we were > happy to be on the 9:30 AM flight to Chicago. > > After a $50 Taxi ride to Dulles International at 7 AM, United > Airlines told us the flight was canceled and the next was > 9:45 PM into Chicago. I inquired about Regan National > Airport, and they got us on a 10:30 AM flight, so another $50 > Taxi ride BACK INTO the city (same salt trucks parked along > the interstate waiting for the snow to start) and then a > wrestling match with the self-service ticketing machines and > a call on the HELP hand set installed next to the machine and > it finally gave up two boarding passes. > > I think we were more successful than most, as it proved to be > the last flight into Chicago and we got two aisle seats. > Departure was delayed until 11:20 AM as the equipment was > late. Seems the original pilot got stuck in a ditch on the > way to the airport. They offered free tickets to 4 travelers > who were willing to delay departure until tomorrow to > accomodate some international travelers connecting thru Chicago. > > We insturment landed at O'hare to 1/4 mile visibility and > plenty of snow. It's snowing to beat the band now and I've > got 6 inches on the driveway despite evidence that the > neighbor ran the snowblower over it sometime in the past 24 > hours. This is a pretty good storm as it stretches some > 1,000 miles from Chicago to Washington, DC. > > Regards, Bob S. >
