What does writers block have to do with flight delays you say?

I have a lot of time to write now that I am not flying due to a knee surgery. I was under all hopes to return to work in the middle of February and then the 1st of March. My knee is still causing me excruciating pain and my doctor says that his date stands, which is the 22nd. I have an appointment close to that and we will discuss it then. So, my flying has been delayed.

With all of this time to write, what do I write about? The good news is that I did find something new to write about about on the other blog, so this one may need a day or two to cool down.

Please stay with me and leave a comment if you are actually reading this and have any ideas.

What’s with all of the rain? I have to admit that I’ll take New York City delays any day over even a cloud in the sky at ATL. Sorry Georgia, but you know it’s true.

More seriously, let’s keep the residents of Atlanta center in your thoughts and prayers. Rain has taken over and according to the weather reports, it has been raining for 9 days. Two women have died so far. One caught inside her car caught in the flood and another woman trying to help someone else trapped.

So far delays at the airport are not as bad as I would have expected only running about 57 minutes for incoming (as of 2:11pm) and 15-30 minutes out of the gate. This sounds about normal to me so for those of you traveling through the Atlanta area today, hang tight and don’t panic. Most of all, PLEASE do not bug your flight attendant about it because they know about as much as you do!

According to the FAA delay site, there is a ground hold at the Atlanta Hartsfield International airport. This also happens frequently and simply means that the airport is closed, or on “hold”, until weather improves and is safe enough for air travel.  

Like I tell my passengers (if they are driving me crazy), “If you are thirsty or hurt please let me know and I prefer the former”.