Hi, Lynn & I started today in Washington, DC visiting my daughter at GWU and seeing some of the Inauguration on Thursday. They were threatening 4-7 inches of snow today in DC, so we were happy to be on the 9:30 AM flight to Chicago.
After a $50 Taxi ride to Dulles International at 7 AM, United Airlines told us the flight was canceled and the next was 9:45 PM into Chicago. I inquired about Regan National Airport, and they got us on a 10:30 AM flight, so another $50 Taxi ride BACK INTO the city (same salt trucks parked along the interstate waiting for the snow to start) and then a wrestling match with the self-service ticketing machines and a call on the HELP hand set installed next to the machine and it finally gave up two boarding passes. I think we were more successful than most, as it proved to be the last flight into Chicago and we got two aisle seats. Departure was delayed until 11:20 AM as the equipment was late. Seems the original pilot got stuck in a ditch on the way to the airport. They offered free tickets to 4 travelers who were willing to delay departure until tomorrow to accomodate some international travelers connecting thru Chicago. We insturment landed at O'hare to 1/4 mile visibility and plenty of snow. It's snowing to beat the band now and I've got 6 inches on the driveway despite evidence that the neighbor ran the snowblower over it sometime in the past 24 hours. This is a pretty good storm as it stretches some 1,000 miles from Chicago to Washington, DC. Regards, Bob S.
