Monday I was scheduled for an MR. I spent all night tossing and turning, with major insomnia, which never happens to me. I worried, fretted, had lots of concerns about the flights, which also never happens to me. I'm never a nervous flyer! Around 3:30 AM I felt so crummy, I said, "Okay, Universe. If I'm not supposed to be on this MR, send me a sign."

At 4:00 my cell phone rang. I didn't answer it but at 5:00 when the alarm went off, I checked my cell phone and AA had changed my 8:05 AM flight to a 12:55 PM flight (with a connecting 9:30 AM flight, LOL), so I called AA. AA was the 4 AM call, btw. So they offered to put me back on my original 8:05 flight, but by then, I was weirded out and they kindly rebooked me for the same flights next Monday, and it turned out the fare was lower so I ended up with a credit to boot.

So why the bad feeling? I don't know. Maybe it was that someone who really needed to be on that flight ended up getting on the flight because I didn't go. Maybe it was that one of my hubby's coworkers was killed and it was good for me to be home to be with him last night. Maybe it was something else. I never thought I'd stay home because I felt bad about a flight, but this time I didn't have to fly anyway, so I stayed home and I'm glad I did.

But it made me wonder: Have you ever chosen not to fly due to a bad feeling?

GG

P.S. FUNNY side-note: ALL of my flights were on time except for the last one, which was only a half hour delayed, and that's amazing since that flight has been delayed by about three hours the last three times I've taken it. Ha!