Originally Posted by
gya007
Thanks all. I feel confident now

but, I'm going to show them your replies, and hopefully this calms their nerves.
If not, they might just decide to go standby on the earlier SFO-PDX flight and catch a nap at PDX, given 2 extra hours... oh, well...someday, I'm going to be just like them
Thanks once again!
If they do get in early from stand by, they may want to buy a day pass ($30.00) for the AS Boardroom, Delta also has one right near the gates they'll be flying out of, but I don't know the day use fee. It's a five minute walk from the AS BR to the D gates.
Or they could entertain themselves at the Rogue Brewery ^ which is also near the D gates.