Originally Posted by
rlynnep
Nice! Getting him on a plane is a huge accomplishment to begin with. I told him about MRs and Flyertalk and
he thinks you guys are crazy. He certainly seems to appreciate the amount of flying I do when it's time to book an international ticket in F or J though
Well ... we are crazy. I don't think you'll get an argument there!
Let me share some of the craziness with you (and by extension, your husband).
This past weekend I sallied forth to SLC to accrue some SEA-SLC-SEA DEQM's. All was well until the return on Sunday, when the plane that was supposed to have conveyed me back to SEA, that originated in SAN, never left SAN due to a mechanical. Rather than canceling the SLC-SEA segment, SkyWest dispatched a replacement aircraft to SLC to take us to SEA. That plane was DOA upon arrival at SLC due to electrical problems, which took four hours to fix. I missed my connecting flight (with its accompanying upgrade) back to JNU and requested to be put on 79 (last flight of the day back home) in case the repairs at SLC drug on. But they didn't and I got to SEA about three hours before 79 was to depart.
But alas, 79 fell victim to a mechanical of its very own, and we were an hour and a half late getting out of SEA. All told it resulted in a 9-hour delay in getting back home. Being solstice weekend, a new meaning was fittingly bestowed upon the phrase, "longest day of the year".
Such is the plight of the crazy FT'er. I'm sure many others can (and will) regale you with similar experiences!