I was flying to Toronto though I didn’t really want to go. The jet’s engine had metal debris in it so they wisely switched jets. Add 2.5 hours. I almost leave the airport and bag the trip. Some damned work ethic keeps me there. We finally take off.
Approaching T’ron’o, we are told there’s bad fog. We circle. Visibility worse. Fuel low.
We land in Buffalo, which is crowded with diverted jets but no hotels or cars.
We are supposed to fly back to Newark, where this odyssey started. But they are going to let some people go in Buffalo. So that means an hour sorting bags and refueling.
It’s 1:30 and I have no idea where or whether I will sleep tonight.
But at least the captain has a sense of humor.
Hey Jeff
I feel your pain! Seriously travel is hell some times and I hope things work out
All the best Rob
Fog’s gone… it was bad last night, sorry to hear you were inconvenienced.
PS Tell the online news conference folks to get a better lineup of topics. Second Life? Come on…
BBC to cut 1800 jobs and 10% of its programming to make up a £2bn budget shortfall. It’s also going to establish an integrated newsroom, merging tv, radio and online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7050440.stm
Brutal. Remember the days when flying was fun; when people got dressed up in their Sunday best because they were going on a plane?
To para-quote Little Feat: You got Buffaloed in Buffalo.
Which airline was this, btw, and did they aquit themselves well under the circs?
Ach – sorry you weren’t able to make it in. We could have used some of your insight and experience at the Blogging Ethics workshop yesterday. Hoping that you’ll help continue the discussion at ONA’s wiki… the idea was to hammer down some set of guidelines at the conference that news orgs might then use so that more would eventually allow their staff to blog and to contribute content using social media. Had thought you were here and more than once wondered why you weren’t challenging what was being said… Alas, fog.
I was pretty fed up at missing your gig in NYC last week (thanks G Brown esq!) but this makes me veeeery glad we didn’t follow you suggestion we bolt Toronto on to the end of the trip!!
I was pretty fed up at missing your gig in NYC last week (thanks G Brown esq!) but this makes me veeeery glad we didn’t follow your suggestion we bolt Toronto on to the end of the trip!!