Nibbled to death by ducks

Ah, the joys of traveling on Thanksgiving Sunday in bad weather. I was scheduled for a 10 pm flight from ORD to MSP, but I got to the airport around 3:45 to see if I could get on the 4:40 flight. I was number five on the waitlist, with 10 spots supposedly open. That was the good news. The bad news was that when I checked the board, the 4:40 flight was rescheduled to 6:20, the 7:55 flight was rescheduled to 10:30, and my original 10:00 flight wasn't listed yet. Since then, the 4:40 flight has been rescheduled twice, to 6:30 and 6:40. The plane has now left Toronto and is in the air, so there shouldn't be any further delays. I hope. And I hope I actually get on the flight.

In the meantime, just sign me
Bored in O'Hare.

On my way, more or less

I cleared the waitlist (as did everyone else on it, I think), and am aboard the plane at 7:02 pm. With luck, I'll walk in the door around 9:00. Don't know if I'll have the energy to watch the Vikings-Bears game after that.

Sitting on the runway

There are approximately 20 airplanes in front of us.

Home again

Finally. But still considerably earlier than it would have been if I'd stuck with the original 10 pm flight -- that one's running about an hour late right now.