So, I was supposed to be on a 7:15 flight from O'Hare to San Francisco, but United has given me (and a whole bunch of other people) the old stinky "once again", and my flight isn't scheduled to leave until 9:10. Of course, this couldn't change, as the gate that I'm at, C25 (in case anybody wants to look me up) is supposed to service a LAX first. Of course, that flight isn't even here yet, so either I'm up for another gate change (2 so far and counting), or even more delays.
I must say, I was shocked when I found that the flight was delayed, because I haven't had a snafu like this in a long time. I've been flying a lot more since I moved out to the Bay Area, and this is the first time that I've encountered a serious delay. I think that since the amount of air travellers has dropped in the post-9/11 world, on-time performance has increased. But of cousre, there is no accounting for mother nature...
I also missed out on an earlier flight by one passenger, all because I "flinched". I was standing in line at gate B5, and they made an announcement saying that the plane was full, and that I should just go to my ticketed gate. So, I made haste over to gate C13 (which is a good walk at O'Hare), and the woman there told me that there was in fact room on the gate B5 flight, and that I should go back over there and get put onto the standby list. So, another brisk walk and line wait later, and I just missed getting on. Dang. That's what I get for listening to people.
-Andy.