Originally Posted by
BeachBum770
... ... ... Seems kind of stupid to me to tell me you are delaying my flight, but then expect me to sit there waiting any way.

IAWTC and would add that during heavy travel periods (aka holiday travel) they specifically announce through the media that you should check for delays before you leave fpr the airport. If you adhered to this concept of original departure time, airports would be hell on Earth (more-so than usual, anyway)