LOL. Well, the good part is that I'm typing this from the FP Manhattan Chelsea. The bad part is that I should have typed it three hours ago.

Everything was fine out of Dallas, but about an hour outside NYC, the pilot starting getting kinda squirrely on us. First, it was "we may have to sit in a holding pattern for 15 -20 minutes", then it was "we may have to land in Philly and take on more gas", then it was "okay, we're good to go, which is a good thing because if we had diverted to Philly, we were all going to have to stay the night because we've been flying all day and are no longer legal." Even then, we rolled up 30 yards short of the ramp because of lightening and had to wait another 40 minutes on the tarmack.

So, all told, I was running an hour longer than anticipated from the flight standpoint. Then after the hike from the gate to baggage claim, throw in another 20 minutes. Then the bags did not come off the carousel for another hour. Then, since everyone was backed up, waiting for a cab took another 40 minutes. Fortunately, the cab driver knew where the Four Points was, but we ran into traffic and he took a longer route than he planned. I finally checked in at 1:15 AM, had a double Makers Mark at the bar, and here I am. Hopefully, flycotoseetheyanks is a late sleeper.

Best regards,

William