No, Delta, I didn’t need help. What I needed was to not be sitting in the Atlanta airport for 4 hours, having flown east (halfway across the country) just to go back west. I don’t care how fun it was to be sitting across from the Southern Living newsstand. On any other day, this would have made me happy indeed, but yesterday not even that is going to save you. 
Yes, Delta, I really appreciate your attempts to make up a canceled-and-then-rescheduled-but-too-late-we’re-still-sending-you-to-Atlanta-from-Milwaukee-and-then-you’ll-be-delayed-again-so-you-might-get-home-before-midnight-but-it’s-looking-questionable (and-is-still-five-hours-later-than-planned) flight situation by giving me a meal voucher.
For $6.00.
Half vanilla, half tart. Strawberries, pineapple….and Oreos (?)
It seemed like the right thing to do at the time.
Sister Smart’s pre-debacle gifts of a Kashi GoLeanCRUNCH bar and a People magazine did little to appease my nerves. I was able to distract myself with Waiting for Superman*
*Seriously, watch it if you want to get a good idea of what we are facing with our screwed up educational system in America…
…and The Undomestic Goddess. [Clearly, this was no time for lofty literature.]
And, hey, Delta, that was me who spilled Cheerios all over the floor and didn’t clean them up. Yeah…take THAT!
Thank God for Diet Coke (I did request the whole can…take the free stuff where you can get it people) and Biscoff (which I managed to save).
And I’m pretty sure my stomach (and wallet) was saved by the fact that I pack so many travel snacks.
If breaking down in the middle of the terminal with tears streaming down your face, your bags scattered haphazardly around you, and a look of sheer unhappiness don’t mark you as bizarre…
…taking a number of photos of your food both before and during the flight sure will.
The snacks saved my stomach, and Teddy saved my sanity. True friendship is the packet of warm, freshly baked chocolate chip cookies waiting for you in the passenger seat when you FINALLY make it home. [You can't see them...because I ate them immediately.]
To invoke the spirit of famous resident of the city in which I spent so many hours yesterday, one Scarlet O’Hara: as God is my witness…I’ll never fly Delta again!
PS. Did I mention my best friend from high school arrives in about three hours to visit? Yeah, I’m clearly going to have the house ready for her now.
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shoot, $6 is $6!!! i'd get the dessert with it too. i always request the whole can. who the heck drinks 1/2 a can?!
awwww… i wish i'd known you were in my airport. i would have come down to entertain you for a few hours!
oh no
sorry about your bad luck! but can i just say oreos in froyo is DEFINITELY the way to go.
$6, are you serious??? What a horribly day
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You seriously inspire me, next time i travel i will be packing snacks galore!
Ps: i kind of love that boook
Oh my… what an experience. Bless your heart! I'm impressed at your snacking (as usual), and I'm very not impressed at Delta's $6 voucher. Delta = Fail. At least the yogurt looked yummy.
*BIG HUG*
$6 for airport food? Geesh.
Waiting for Superman made me so sad. I cried. Sophia Kinsella; however, makes me laugh out loud. She's my ultimate guilty pleasure.
Glad you are safely back home.
ughhh this is exactly why I hate flying! My flights are ALWAYS Delayed!
Way to show them, by not picking up the cheerios
hahaha
Those biscoff cookies are good though!
I feel for you. I really do. Glad you are home safe and sound
I hate Delta too. The jerks.
And a $6 "meal" voucher at the airport will not buy you a meal. How lame.
So sorry it was such a crappy flight!
Oh gosh, that sucks. I hate flight delays….or spending time at the airport for any long period of time! Glad you are safe, though! And full!
I've had issues with Delta, too. They were the ones that left me stranded in the terminal when I got to the gate 5 mins before take off and they wouldn't let me on the gate. And that plane WAS STILL THERE!!! Ugh. Sorry for your frustrations..but at least your home!
Sorry things went so poorly for you. Traveling can be such a pain. Waiting for Superman was a great distraction though. I LOVED it.
Eugh, I'm so sorry! I had a similar experience on American; I won't fly them either. I like Southwest because I've rarely had a bad experience on those flights.
But what a sweet treat for you when you got home. Have fun with your friend!
Good chatting with you on the flight. I was delayed a couple of hours but you win in terms of a complete crappy day.
By the way…cool blog. I showed my wife this evening and she is wanting to try the Watermelon Mojito recipe.
-Camden
Oh no!!! Thank goodness for snack packs, though.