AIR TRAVEL HELL

I'm in it! My flight was delayed, then when we finally got on the plane they discovered a mechanical problem. After they spent an hour trying to fix that, the pilot said they were going to try rebooting the airplane, "just like you do on your home computer," in the hope that would fix it. Yes: Control-Alt-Delete! But that didn't work either. So now I'm in a line of 807,000,000,000 people trying to get onto another airplane, ideally one that uses a different operating system. The point being, I will not be blogging for a while.

Comments

[Siouxie]

Is Smelta using Vista???

[Bismuth]

They tried to install Service Pack 2, didn't they?

[Moon]

I blame it on RealPlayer!

buffering.... buffering....

[Siouxie]

They should have just unplugged it....plug it back in. Works every time!

[The Dread Pirate Chris]

So you got the Blue Wings Of Death™?
Rebooting usually fixes that...

[marina_like_a_boatdock]

HI DAVEBOY - you need to take off for the winter, you know you cain't get around good with all this snow everywhere. I read this morning that even the bus stations have had people stranded for three days, sleeping on the floor, and the personnel shooed the reporter out of there when the strandees started telling her what was going on. AY CHIHUAHUA!

love, grammaw marina

[Ford79]

I was on a plane once when the on-board computer cut out in the middle of the take-off roll. The pilot was able to abort, and we came uneventfully to a stop, but sheesh. A few more seconds...talk about your blue screen of death....

[fivver]

Just don't wind up like those plane loads of Jet Sad folks who were trapped in the plane on the ground for 10 hours. Personally I'd have popped a slide...

[Hammond Rye]

I think there is a fundamental flaw in the situation. In February, when it is very cold and 1/2 of the country is covered in snow, ice, and cranky polar bears, most people would fly to Miami.

[Meanie the Blue]

I don't think they were giving you the true reason, Dave.

[AmerInParis]

Sounds awful. I'm an extremely fearful flyer, so, assuming I took enough tranks to board a plane in the first place (that's kind of how I got to Europe), the pilot saying he was going to try to fix the problem by rebooting the computer would have me banging on the doors to be let out. I would probably make such a scene that I would get on the News and a little visit by the authorities.

Bon courage, Dave.

[Eleanor]

fivver, my plan in a situation like that is to light a cigarette and get thrown off the plane. :)

Stay in the plane for 10 hours? NO WAY!

[Layzeeboy]

I was supposed to return home today but all flights were cancelled. So, I'm stuck here in California while Mrs. Layzee is back home still shoveling. They tell me I should be able to get out tomorrow. Hmmm...70 degrees here 7 at home....Dave, how do I arrange for one of those computer malfunctions? Do airplane computers have a bot??

[Clean Hands]

*snork* @ Layzee's airline bot. That must be what happened - the pilot mistook an "f" for a "t" in the CAPTCHA check required to start the engines.

D'oh!

[Ross]

At least he didn't want to reboot it at 30,000 feet, Dave.

[casey]

Snork @ Meanie!

[Guin]

Dave, it's a SQUIRREL:

Stowaway squirrel grounds jet

[Rich Klinzman]

Dave should stay on the ground and let the squirrels win this one.

http://www.comcast.net/news/strange/index.jsp?cat=STRANGE&fn=/2007/02/14/587462.html

Rich

[Lisa Bisa Fo Fisa]

I dislike air travel. Sorry it's so stressful, Dave.

[Kristina L.]

Hope you get on a plane soon, Dave. I hate getting stuck in airports.