Thanks for the information - - a few more questions then:
1) What is SONIC?
2) If it was cancelled the evening before, doesn't Continental make attempts to contact the people affected like other airlines do? We received no notification. Since weather wasn't an issue, what compensation would we be entitled to? This will end up in a hotel stay (per gate agents at our expense since it is "weather" delay) due to Continental being unable to reroute.