LITTLE DID I KNOW....

Little did I know......

This number was going to be etched in my brain for 10 hours last Friday, due to mechanical trouble.....



This was my home away from home for a 10 hour sit-down. "Don't go anywhere passengers. We could be fixed here at any time." 10:00am........tick, tick, tick, tick.... More magazines...... fast food, real fast! Don't want to miss any announcement..... restroom, quickly........tick, tick, tick.......

5:00pm...."Well, we are going to have to call off the flight. We're sorry folks.... We will be offering each of you a free round trip ticket, hotel room if needed, and food voucher. Just give us time to process each of you with these things." tick, tick, tick, tick.........

8:00pm..... Walking to the airport exit, catching a shuttle to a hotel. Wonderful hotel, beautiful room, vending machine supper (I'm too chicken to head out in the dark on foot to find something to eat!) Wake up call at 5:30am.... free hot breakfast at the hotel that was great..... 7:00am shuttle back to the airport, in the air by 9:00am -Atlanta 10:00am.... tick, tick, tick........THEN I DISCOVERED THE BEST SUBS... Charley's Grilled Subs... Atlanta Airport.. by Gate C13....

They have the best Philly Chicken grilled sub with everything, of course, green peppers, onions. It was delicious!!! Okay, back to my gate..... tick, tick, tick...... more magazines.....
3:30pm loading on the plane..... 4:00pm takeoff... on time and in the air..... 5:00pm on the ground!!!! Ohhhhh so happy!!!!
All in all, I am thankful I was just traveling alone and didn't have a schedule or commitment like so many of the passengers. Two people were missing weddings. A few families were going through this with small children.
Lots of freebies...... I got to experience 1st class for the 1st time, round trip ticket, $50 voucher for another ticket, food voucher, hotel room....
And I met some of the nicest people, all in the same boat as I....
THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME.... THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME......