I'm looking outside right now in Downtown, and things look rather bleak on all horizons (though, oddly, downtown is calm). I wouldn't expect to arrive in Houston anytime soon.

ETA - The sky is a nice mix of green and black up on the North side. :-:

Welcome to AUS, although not the right circumstance. :td:

NW ground crew guy who fueled our plane (and looks like he's 15) to our flight crew -- "Since DL took over we don't get any NW mainline here. There's nobody here who is trained to park a DC-9. They told us we can't put you at a gate under any circumstances. They only let us handle the RJs."

Meanwhile, a DL MD-88 just got to pull up to a gate.

DL hate factor growing.

I don't really care about getting off the plane, but air conditioning at the gate would be really nice.

Tell them to contact the AA folks; they do Mad Dogs almost exclusively.

It's got to be bad if you'd rather be on a DL Mad-Dog.

Worst. Mainline. Planes. Evah.

Tell them that the real name of a MD-88 is DC-9-88. Problem solved.

I don't think that information would help this ground crew.

Heh, I never thought of that. Not a bad idea.

Oh no. DL's MD-88s aren't bad at all in the exit row. They certainly beat Y on the MD-90 or DL's 752s.

Let's just say our water ran out somewhere around Louisville, we have a guy on here with severe digestive issues, I'm in 1C, and the F lav (where Mr. Too Much Kung Pao Chicken For Lunch keeps going to "evacuate") is about 3 feet away.

Oh, and we have no ground air connection, also thanks to The World's Largest Airline.

It's a blast.

Scott,

I can't make that flight on 10/24 to LGA at 10:25, it is too early for me, 6:00am leave from GRK and I am a good 2 hours away...

stupid saturday frequency reduction.

Damn. This guy is in the lav again!

Flight attendant offered him some medicine. He said nothing was wrong. Wait--this is normal for this guy???

I'm about to deploy an O2 mask so I don't suffocate.

Oh, and DL "can't get us water."

I really needed to use the lav so I made the trek to the back of the plane. Not nearly as noxious back there. At least up here in F the main cabin door is open, so we're getting some ventilation.

I've only done DL Mad-Dogs in F, and there's not a good F seat on that plane. I probably should have tried to switch with someone in the exit row (after having a few free drinks, first).

Sorry to hear of your :rolleyes:. On the bright side, I hear the compensation package can be pretty good if a river of feces runs down the aisle of your flight. :-:

I feel bad for the both of you.

I have a touch of food poisoning, and I am ready to die.

Evening Box. Was waiting for someone at IAD. Saw a bag fall out onto tarmac where it stayed for over 20 minutes and multiple drivers passing by it without giving it a look. Guess someone's bag will arrive late.

Something rotten from the cafeteria at the new job?? You started today, right?