Thank you all! I was kidding about the bed bugs. So my follow up questions:

1. If we misconnect in London, would BA pay for the transfer to Gatwick airport to catch the direct flight to Tampa?

2, When we misconnected in London two years ago, the BA agent did not give us a choice, and put us on Virgin Air. What are our rights for choosing our new fligthts? We are on an economy award with AA Mileage Plus seats, and husband is AA Lifetime Platinum.

3. I don't have a Priceline account. Can I use booking.com to get our last minute hotel in DFW just as well?

Thanks again!