i am about to lose my shit

[swamp]

Flying back from vacation. Sitting in JFK. Had 3 hour layover. Were supposed to leave at 9. Now they say 11:00. I hate Delta. I hate JFK airport. I just want to go home. 

We have a 2 hour drive home once we land.  And yes, it is the closest airport to me without going thru Canada and dealing with international flight issues. 

[Shooby]

As long as you can tweet us , you can vent.

[GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl]

Rent a car and drive home. You KNOW you'll get home faster that way.

[swamp]

Phone is gonna die soon 

[milee]

But at least your children are being perfectly behaved, the weather is fantastic and the food available wholesome and inexpensive, right?

[swamp]

Apr 23, 2014 18:08:17 GMT -5 GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl said:

Rent a car and drive home. You KNOW you'll get home faster that way.

It's close. 

[mmhmm]

Damn, Swamp!  I'm sorry, hon.  That's got to be a real bummer!

[swamp]

Apr 23, 2014 18:14:08 GMT -5 milee said:

But at least your children are being perfectly behaved, the weather is fantastic and the food available wholesome and inexpensive, right?

(Snort) 
the kids has Wendy's. The other choice was sushi or risotto. I just paid $13 for a crappy Cobb salad with wilted lettuce. 

If the kids didn't have electronic babysitters, I'd kill them. I will soon have to give the iPad back and will lose my electronic babysitter. 

[Deleted]

I'm sorry Swamp! I hope the vacation was good. 

About the dying electronics, I always keep at least one (sometimes 2) cables in my handbag with me when we travel, plus an adaptor if we're travelling abroad. 

I've given every single person in my family an adaptor for both the UK and the US. Of course they can never find theirs. I can ALWAYS find mine (I store them in my toiletries kit, but put them in my handbag when we travel). I usually share, only because it keeps the peace. 

Hope this helps! Seriously, stick an extra cable / adaptor in your handbag and / or toiletries kit. For next time.

[Abby Normal]

I generally lose my shit about once a day. 

But I can totally understand where you are coming from.  I once had an hour layover, that turned into a 12 hour delay in the airport.  We then boarded and spend another 3 on the runway.  I have never come so close to going completely batshit crazy. And that was without kids.

I feel for you. 

[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

I got to spend 6 hours sitting in Laguardia a couple months ago, only to find out that 30 minutes before my already delayed flight was supposed to leave, that the flight was canceled.

Thank god I had a fully charged spare battery charger for my iPad.  Best $60 I ever spent.

[whoisjohngalt]

I don't know how feasible it is, but I would SERIOUSLY consider renting a car and drive.

[Deleted]

In retrospect, it probably would have been a better idea to rent a car and bite the bullet and just drive home. But that's the problem with delays, you never know how long they will really be until it's over. Hindsight is 20/20.

Are you working tomorrow? I hope not! 

[Deleted]

Apr 23, 2014 18:49:09 GMT -5 @debthaven2 said:

In retrospect, it probably would have been a better idea to rent a car and bite the bullet and just drive home. But that's the problem with delays, you never know how long they will really be until it's over. Hindsight is 20/20.

Are you working tomorrow? I hope not! 

I guess that is one good thing about her being the boss: she doesn't have to work tomorrow if she doesn't want to

[swamp]

I have court tomorrow aftermoon. I have to go. 

I have lots of charging cables. The problem is the lack of outlets. Their charging station is not kid friendly. ok us designed for solo business travelers. 

[Deleted]

Their charging station is not kid friendly. ok us designed for solo business travelers.

So then you need to take turns sitting with the electronics and taking the kids (wherever). Above all, next time, make sure that BEFORE you get to the airport, you've charged everything you could the night before.

We just got back from 6 days driving to / around / from the UK. My computer / phone NEVER ran out of battery, although DH's and DS3's computers and phones all did, several times. 

Swamp, your kids are of course way too young to be responsible for that, but you're not, and your DH isn't either. Their "toys" give you peace of mind, as yours do.

I supply the kids/DH with cables and adaptors. They can't find them? Not my problem. Again, your kids are WAY too young for anything that Draconian, and I don't even do it with DH and DS3 (15), I share. 

But I DO get first dibs.

[chiver78]

ugh, I'm sorry. I'm having flashbacks to my 25+ hour trip home from DC 3 summers ago. <shudder>    and yes, Delta sucks.

fingers crossed that you make it out of there at 11. good luck.

[swamp]

My phone died quick. It was charged this morning. Everyone else is fine. 

[reader79]

I live across the bay from JFK, so I'm waving at you from my living room. Sorry about the delay.

[Jaguar]

So if we hear about some woman with two kids at JFK airport going all ape-shit, we know it's you.

[chiver78]

and since I know this will help your overall mood, the Sox are currently leading your Yankers 4-0 in the 3rd, we've got the bases loaded, and your starting pitcher was tossed in the 2nd for having pine tar smeared not-so-subtly across his neck. watch out for the suspension coming for Pineda.




seriously though, good luck getting home tonight. air travel is awesome, until it isn't. and when it's bad, it's fucking shitty.

[swamp]

11:00 now

[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

I'm guessing you are not getting out tonight.

[sapphire12]

What a bummer Swamp! I hope you get home soon. Good luck.

Chiver it took you 25+ hours to get home from DC?!?!?!?!

[Nazgul Girl]

   Sorry, sorry, sorry, Swamp.   Hang in there.   Take the kids to one of those convenience stores in the concourse and let them each buy a "souvenir" of the layover not costing more than $ 5 apiece.   You may get a giggle out of what they pick out to help them remember this leg of the trip.   Plus, it will get you up and talking, and all of you moving.   Maybe it will help relax you.

[wvugurl26]

The only ones who seem to be on time and not screw with me are Spirit and Air Tran/Southwest. Delta sucks.

[chiver78]

Apr 23, 2014 19:47:29 GMT -5 sapphire12 said:

Chiver it took you 25+ hours to get home from DC?!?!?!?!

yeah.....not long after JetBlue left a plane on the tarmac for 12 hours in NY, we had a weather issue up the East coast that messed with everything. my colleague and I don't fly well, so we sat at the bar while we waited out hour delay after hour delay until the flight was finally cancelled after midnight. at that point, neither of us was driving anywhere, so we were stuck at the whim of the airlines. a $75 cab ride between the DC airports, sleeping outside security b/c it wasn't yet open, a middle seat (for me) flight home, and a few other obnoxious annoyances later, I finally got home about 25 hours after I got to the airport the day before. I had a thread back then where I vented my frustrations. I ended up getting a free RT flight out of my complaint. shit happens, I know. don't blow smoke up my ass and blow me off when I'm just looking for info to adjust my plans.

/end hijack. swamp - how y'all holding up?

[NoNamePerson]

Apr 23, 2014 19:29:29 GMT -5 reader79 said:

I live across the bay from JFK, so I'm waving at you from my living room. Sorry about the delay.

And I have a mental picture of swamp flipping you off right about now  

[Jaguar]

Apr 23, 2014 19:43:18 GMT -5 swamp said:

11:00 now

Seriously I hope you & yours are boarding your plane right now. Good luck getting home.

[swamp]

Apr 23, 2014 19:29:29 GMT -5 reader79 said:

I live across the bay from JFK, so I'm waving at you from my living room. Sorry about the delay.

I'm taking a cab to your place