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   Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Thursday, 25-Jan-2024 11:09:04 JST Evan Prodromou

   Over an hour delayed at the airport while they de-ice the wings of my plane. This is literally the third worst thing that could happen when you fly on the night of a freezing rain storm.

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     Tim Bray (timbray@cosocial.ca)'s status on Thursday, 25-Jan-2024 12:49:58 JST Tim Bray

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     @evan Am transiting through YUL tomorrow on the way to DC. Wish me luck.

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Thursday, 25-Jan-2024 12:50:55 JST Evan Prodromou

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     • Tim Bray

     @timbray I'm in DC if you'd like to get together!

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Thursday, 25-Jan-2024 12:51:22 JST Evan Prodromou

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     The two worst things didn't happen and I am now on the ground in DC!

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Thursday, 25-Jan-2024 13:35:57 JST Evan Prodromou

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     • Ryan Lounsbury

     @rlounsbury it's definitely down at the bottom of my list of favorites.

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     Ryan Lounsbury (rlounsbury@twit.social)'s status on Thursday, 25-Jan-2024 13:35:58 JST Ryan Lounsbury

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     @evan freezing rain is the worst.

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Thursday, 25-Jan-2024 13:36:36 JST Evan Prodromou

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     • Craig Brozefsky 🇵🇸

     @craigbro wowwowwow

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     Craig Brozefsky 🇵🇸 (craigbro@emacs.ch)'s status on Thursday, 25-Jan-2024 13:36:37 JST Craig Brozefsky 🇵🇸

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     @evan Best of luck!

     After having one flight cancelled due to a winter storm hitting the eastern seaboard, I booked another. That one had a de-icing delay, then had three aborted landing attempts at Midway, which has a barely long enough runway that must be kept clear of all snow for big jets to land.

     After the third aborted landing, which results in a very dramatic full-throttle blast off, we had to fly to Milwaukee, refuel, and then de-ice yet again before heading back to Midway where the snow had slowed enough for the plows to keep up.

     I was so very grateful once in my cab, crossing Chicago and getting home with a quiet blanket of snow on the ground. Winter travel is still always an adventure.

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Thursday, 25-Jan-2024 23:32:19 JST Evan Prodromou

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     • Clem H. Fandango

     @quinn yes, that's the number one worst thing!

     Number two is that they cancel the flight.

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     Clem H. Fandango (quinn@alaskan.social)'s status on Thursday, 25-Jan-2024 23:32:20 JST Clem H. Fandango

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     @evan actually, it would be much worse if they DIDN'T de-ice the wings when flying into an ice storm...