Traveling Woes

The past 3 times I've flown I've experienced ridiculous delays. Today was no exception, but on a totally extreme level.

I left Austin at 5:45am for my 7:45 flight. Got through a long security check point with no problems and waited to board. Everything started off smoothly and I settled in to sleep through the entire flight.

After 2 hours, I woke up feeling really thirsty. As I was looking around, someone kept hitting the call button. "Dang what a freakin annoying jerk." I'm sure that's what everyone was thinking until the mom screamed that her son was going through seizures. That's when things kinda went crazy, with attendants rushing over to assess the situation. Everyone's heads kinda snapped over to see what was happening, but just as quickly turned away, probably because they didn't want to be snoopy.

What was pretty impressive was how professional the staff was. They announced over the PA the situation, asking for any doctors or nurses to help assist, then went about dealing with the kid efficiently. In the end, there was a nurse and a dentist who were able to settle things down, but then the captain said that we would make a emergency stop in Indianapolis.

In my head I was definitely hoping the guy was safe, but also really anxious at how long the delay would take. It's really funny how our thinking becomes more and more selfish as our plans get taken away. After 45 minutes, the captain announced that we were all set to take off again, and I could sense the mood on the plane was very annoyed, almost on the verge of pissed.

Long story short, I ended up landing in Detroit, got a voucher for a free stay in the Sheraton and got $20 food vouchers. Looks like I'll be spending Christmas in the hotel. Wooooo!