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Old Aug 6, 2011 | 8:32 am
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Crazyhotelguy
 
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Originally Posted by PRWeezer
Sorry folks, expect more delays in/out of ATL today. There was a one-hour groundstop earlier, the feds were having radar problems. It could take all day for the operation to recover.

Rumor has it, somebody was giving Sen. Harry Reid a tour of the facility and it went something like this:
Sen. Reid: "What does this button do?"
Tour guide: "Well sir, that would bring the world's busiest airport & Delta's primary hub to a screeching halt. It would take us an hour or more to re-boot the system."
Sen. Reid: "YIPPPEEEEEE!"
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