Be careful what you pray for...

I told my friend Dave Collins today that we had been praying that we would be able to get everything all packed in time for our departure to Puerto Rico early on Friday morning. Dave said, "Ah-ha! So, you're the ones to blame for 250,000 stranded American Airlines passengers."

Hmmm... hadn't thought about it that way. But, yeah. Maybe we WERE responsible for all the cancelled flights.

Apparently, the Lord could see that there was NO way we were going to having everything packed in time for a Friday morning departure. So, yes, we are 'victims' of the American Airlines snafu. Our flight got cancelled and we are now leaving on Sunday morning and flying through Dallas (which makes a lot more sense than our previous routing through Chicago).

I'm not sure if American Airlines should get the blame for these cancellations or if the F.A.A. should get the blame. From what I've read, it sounds like the F.A.A. got busted for getting too cozy with Southwest Airlines. Who knows, maybe American Airlines was the one that ratted out Southwest. It sounds to me like the F.A.A. really overreacted and American is bearing the brunt of the F.A.A.'s embarrassment over their lackadaisical approach to Southwest. No doubt, Congress will get involved and obfuscate the truth even further.