Originally Posted by
notquiteaff
To me this seems to be a (weather) event not under UA’s control, and thus I would not expect or request compensation.
We have no idea what type of event it was, if any at all. I'm all for safety and always have my seat belt fastened when I am in my seat. But I've been on enough flights to know that the US3 are the first to turn on the seat belt sign and keep it on and the last to turn it off.