I think I hit my new record in total count of delays that affected my travel within a week!

In the last 7 days, I flew 11 flights: SJC-LAX-SJC, SFO-IAD-PIT-IAD-SFO, SFO-(ORD)IAD-YYZ-ORD-SFO, SFO-JFK.

Out of these, I had 6 delayed more than 30 minutes with 2 weather, 3 mechanicals, 1 crew as reasons.

One of them was enough delayed SFO-ORD that I would have missed a connection at ORD, so they rerouted me to SFO-IAD, which was ALSO delayed, and ultimately cause a missed connection at IAD!

One of them was a 'mechanical' where maintenance had serviced the lav a bit too vigorously causing 'blue stuff' to spew everywhere soaking the carpets. They ultimately substituted another A/C.

One of them was a nice 1+ hr ATC ground hold at YYZ, causing a missed connection at ORD. Stood by and got on the next available flight which was then delayed by a mechanical; it doesn't exactly inspire confidence when the maintenance walks through the cabin with a ladder and a new flight recorder.

Last night everyone was onboard for the SFO-JFK redeye, when my email pings with a flight alert; 1+ hr delay. Sure enough, minutes later the captain comes on the PA and tells us that the First Officer 'hasn't made it' to the airport, and that another one is on his way... Did get underway a bit over 1 hr later.

Interesting week for sure!!

Sami