Had TWO aborted take-offs last month on the same flight!!! my gf and I were flying ORD-TPA on UA (TED). It was the day after Chicago's big storm last month, gf and I were on the 0630 flight out, we boarded on-time, doors closed, de-iced, pushed, and started to taxi. There was light snow, blowing snow, gusty winds, and as having checked the ATIS before we boarded, only about 3 miles vis.

I was listening to Channel 9 (ATC communications), which I always do. The captian comes on over the PA and informes us that prior to taking the runway the FO was going to step into the cabin for a minute to ensure that during taxi there was no additional ice build-up on the wings, he did, returned to the flight deck, and we taxied onto the runway 32L @ T10 intersection, an 8800' available runway intersection departure but today you could maybe see 1000'.

Now my gf hadn't flown for 9 years, so she was already crushing my hand, she hates takeoffs and landings (my favorite parts of flying). I had the window seat and we started our takeoff roll . About 7-8 seconds into the roll the tower controller cancels our takeoff clearance and we hit the brakes, gf almost crushes my hand now, we turn off the runway and the tower controller advises that there was a snow plow on the runway - yikes!!!! Now I work at ORD and drive on the airfield everyday, so I explain to the gf that aborted takeoffs are a somewhat common thing, having seen an Evergeen 747-100 abort once (go-arounds happen almost every day).

Captain comes back on and says we have to go back to the gate to have the brakes checked (hot hot hot), possibly top off the fuel again, and of course de-ice. Luckily we found an open gate quickly, and after about an hour we were once again ready to go.

Surprisingly we quickly taxied back to 32L T10 again, and were #1 for takeoff, FO comes out again and does his wing check, good to go. We taxi in poisition, receive takeoff clearance, start rolling, and literally right after the PIC spools up the engines the tower controller cancels our takeoff clearance again!!!!! By this time the gf is seriously scared and we hear a few shrieks from the cabin. We have to wait for a heavy landing on 27R, the captain tells the tower controller "man this just isn't our day!"

The heavy lands and we are cleared for takeoff, successfully we are airborne and outside of my few crushed fingers, we enjoyed a great stay in Clearwater Beach!!!!