msnbc.com reports here that, "Dense fog and a low cloud ceiling forced airlines to cancel more than 200 flights at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on Friday at the start of the busy holiday travel season. Travelers also encountered weather-related delays at airports in the New York City area."Boy, does that bring back memories.
Back in the 70s, when I was a college student at New Mexico, I always kept a 'Christmas Club' account (remember those?) at the local bank, saving up enough money to buy a ticket to fly home to Pennsylvania for the Christmas/New Year holiday.
Albuquerque-to-Chicago O'Hare was by TWA ..... Chicago O'Hare to Avoca, Pennsylvania was by Allegheny ..... provided I could make my connection ..... I often did not. At the time, O'Hare was one of the busiest airports in the world, and there was the winter weather to contend with. Sometimes, the return trip (during the first week of January) was not better. On those annual trips, I spent more than a few nights in an airport hotel (they still did that back then) over the years.
We're staying in Midland this holiday season ..... and there REALLY IS no place like home!
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