yep! stuff does happen
Anyway, on a positive note, the JFK ground staff handled the whole thing pretty well. As did most of my fellow passengers, and especially the kids and newborns! The parents' and kids on this flight were super calm, polite and good humored. Just one grumpy man in the bunch. We should have just left him at JFK.
We were told before we took off that the Bill of Rights would be in play. $50 buck reservation credit. (And we know I will use it

, so my JFK-JAX trip ends up being only $54.