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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July 19th, 2007 at 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.
July 20th, 2007 at 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.
July 20th, 2007 at 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.
July 20th, 2007 at 11:05 am
It seriously sucks
July 20th, 2007 at 2:20 pm
Does not.