Yesterday my wife and I invested 20 hours in airports and planes to reach the East Coast for the holidays. Egad. No weather delays, but gusty winds at Reagan National caused a missed approach and lots of sweaty palms. And it's cold! Holy cow. DC is colder and windier than Kodiak.
Posted by David Rogers on December 15, 2010 at 9:23 AM
Yeah - it is indeed cool this morning. The thermometer was around 15 F. Luckily the winds have subsided, and warmer temps are expected in a few days.
Posted by Jim Erhardt on December 15, 2010 at 10:10 AM
David, family in San Fran?
For the holiday, we have our three grown children, my inlaws and my sister joining us in our four bedroom house. Then our son's gal is coming up Christmas night for a few days. So with nine adults in a four bedroom house, it looks like the couch for me.
Posted by David Rogers on December 15, 2010 at 11:02 AM
The wife's family is in San Francisco (Richmond district). We have spent every Christmas there since their only grandchild was born.
So Jim - you can fly out and stay in one of the spare bedrooms.
Posted by Jim Erhardt on December 15, 2010 at 11:08 AM
David, the bedroom offer is appreciated!
Hank, no more camping for this guy (but thanks anyway)....
Posted by Jim DeWitt on December 15, 2010 at 5:38 PM
I just finished a marathon series of jet rides: Ushuaia, Argentina - Buenos Aires, Argentina; Buenos Aires - Lima, Peru; Lima - Los Angeles, CA; Los Angeles to Seattle, WA; Seattle to Fairbanks. My heart (and sore butt) go out to anyone who is traveling now.
Posted by David Rogers on December 23, 2010 at 7:17 PM
Long day yesterday. Up @ 4:00am, at the airport by 4:45am, flight to Chicago @ 6:15am.
While at Chicago our next flight was delayed a bit due to deicing each plane. The headwind while in-route to San Francisco was reported to be 315+ knots. The trip seemed to take forever in-part because of the rather annoying mom behind us.
It's good to be with the in-laws (they love their only grandchild). Now hanging around San Francisco enjoying temperatures that are not 20 degrees.
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8 repliesNow - hoping for good weather into and out of Chicago so we have no flight delays.
For the holiday, we have our three grown children, my inlaws and my sister joining us in our four bedroom house. Then our son's gal is coming up Christmas night for a few days. So with nine adults in a four bedroom house, it looks like the couch for me.
So Jim - you can fly out and stay in one of the spare bedrooms.
Hank, no more camping for this guy (but thanks anyway)....
While at Chicago our next flight was delayed a bit due to deicing each plane. The headwind while in-route to San Francisco was reported to be 315+ knots. The trip seemed to take forever in-part because of the rather annoying mom behind us.
It's good to be with the in-laws (they love their only grandchild). Now hanging around San Francisco enjoying temperatures that are not 20 degrees.