Possibly the Most Ridiculous Reason Ever for a Flight Delay
On the second leg of my trip from D.C. to Portland, Ore., my plane out of Charlotte was an hour late on its way in from San Diego. Once we all, grumbling, took our seats, they announced there would be another short delay---to replace A LIGHT BULB. The new bulb was screwed in in about 10 minutes.
Then the stewards announced there would be another short delay: to fill out PAPER WORK about the burnt-out bulb. Thus passed another 45 minutes. Then we took off on a bumpy five-hour cruise with no in-flight movie, no free cocktails, and a really boring seatmate who wanted to talk about his job as a medical-equipment salesman.
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6:00 pm
I was once delayed on an AA flight because they were short on first class meals, not for the passengers but for the crew.
9:38 am
These are truly fascinating anecdotes! And I really loved the one about waiting for your passport a few days ago. But I think it's time to run one about how the DMV is, like, seriously inefficient.
10:48 am
Hey, don't go assigning MY boring anecdotes to someone else. And you know what else I've discovered? Parking in D.C. sucks! Discuss.
11:05 am
It seriously sucks
2:20 pm
Does not.