Failure to Launch

AT LAST! It's finally here! The day we leave for Hungary for the ICF World Championships!!!

Twelve of us gather at the airport. It's so cool, we're all on the same flight. We stop in at the Rogue Brewery on the C Concourse to enjoy the atmosphere and then off to our gate.

Oh, wait there's a mechanical problem so we'll be delayed an hour so back to The Rogue and now we've picked up an ER doctor who is also on our flight and knows Skinner. We're the fun crowd!!! So here we are, round 2 at The Rogue, catching up on a little email, etc. Then back to the gate. Oh wait, it's going to take a bit longer so the airlines hands out $6 food vouchers. My goal ... how many things can I get with the voucher! We disperse and shop. I've scored 2 Sweet & Salty Nut Rolls, 2 packages of Choc Chip Cookies AND a Rice Krispie bar. Whoo hoo!

So back to the gate, board the plane, sit for a while. Plane finally pulls out and then for about an hour we drive around the tarmack ... sightseeing? Luckily some didn't take their Ambien yet for then the announcement comes ... we're going back to the gate! Another mechanical!

So back at the gate, the mechanic shows up, he's checking ... he's checking ... he's checking. Hey we make some new friends on the flight. A lady 2 rows up thinks we're fun and comes back to visit. Well, maybe we're fun for some people and not others. The lady and guy in front of us were pretty up tight. So the women has a panic attack, jumps up and runs up the aisle in tears. The man scolds us for visiting near his seat. Luckily there's a social worker on board.

Oh wait, a new announcement ... the flight crew will now go over their allowed time so Delta cancels the flight.

So, 10 after leaving my house this morning our happy party of 12 has now dispersed and will depart out on several flights over the next day. So here is Skinner and I ... back in my living room. So much for the first day!

Is it a full moon?