Homeward bound
Aug. 21st, 2017 11:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fbhjrThe eclipse was everything I'd hoped for.
Clear skies, good view, magical experience all around.
Very different from the many partial eclipse I've seen or anything I've seen in photos or video.
I'll get photos up eventually.
The trip home,...
Traffic wasn't too bad.
I left 7 hours to go 150 miles (250km) all highway.
Traffic just after the eclipse was high and only moving about half that speed, but we got to the airport in plenty of time.
Then, the airline main computer for the west coast died. No one could file flight plans needed by law to take off.
It impacted the whole west coast from LA to Alaska.
And, in a spectacular bit of planning, the back up forms to do the plan by hand were on the same server...
They didn't know how long it would take. And, had no way to even guess.
The folks on the ground were fantastic. They broke into the supply of snacks and drinks for us as we waited.
About 4 hours later, we took off.
I had left 5 hours in the plan.
Now, we're waiting in Seattle for the next flight to Boston.
The flight ahead of ours hasn't left yet and should have an hour ago.
Not a good sign.
But, no other connections. This is direct. So, even if it runs late, we won't miss anything.
Glad I left lots of extra time and took the whole day off!
Clear skies, good view, magical experience all around.
Very different from the many partial eclipse I've seen or anything I've seen in photos or video.
I'll get photos up eventually.
The trip home,...
Traffic wasn't too bad.
I left 7 hours to go 150 miles (250km) all highway.
Traffic just after the eclipse was high and only moving about half that speed, but we got to the airport in plenty of time.
Then, the airline main computer for the west coast died. No one could file flight plans needed by law to take off.
It impacted the whole west coast from LA to Alaska.
And, in a spectacular bit of planning, the back up forms to do the plan by hand were on the same server...
They didn't know how long it would take. And, had no way to even guess.
The folks on the ground were fantastic. They broke into the supply of snacks and drinks for us as we waited.
About 4 hours later, we took off.
I had left 5 hours in the plan.
Now, we're waiting in Seattle for the next flight to Boston.
The flight ahead of ours hasn't left yet and should have an hour ago.
Not a good sign.
But, no other connections. This is direct. So, even if it runs late, we won't miss anything.
Glad I left lots of extra time and took the whole day off!
