Funny Story

 My status on FB just now:

Trip to New Jersey: ______ Airport 9 am, boarded plane 3 times, sat on tarmack twice, deplaned 3 times, sat in the airport 2 miles from own house for most of the day, returned home at 5:30 pm with a canceled flight and luggage that made it to Newark. Total miles traveled yesterday: 4. Attempt #2 tonight- can't wait.

 I think it's a funny story, but only after the surealness of it all has dissipated. 

It got me thinking about the major problems this country has with long-distance travel. The airlines and the entire airport system in this country is a major mess on the edge of crashing and burning. (No pun intended.) And it is our best option from getting from point A to point B without driving. Yikes!

My work conference will be half over by the time I get "there". What a waste of time and money this all is.