The irony of my late departure was by the time they finally found a plane and crew the entire storm system blew NE so we were able to beeline due north.
The very nice flight crew (they ended up being the same from the prior junk plane) were tired and exhausted as well. The F class flight attendant got me an ice cold PBD (heineken) and then proceeded to feed me 2 more cold ones en route.
Back to DFW today. Skies look better than yesterday.