Okay I am not happy. I am not home. What a fiasco today! Certainly things could be worse and I hope they are not tomorrow. We went to the airport at the appointed time. Our flight showed ON TIME until it showed "Canceled" - We saw the plane was taken out of service, perhaps it was the American Airlines plane that made an emergency landing? Who knows. As soon as I saw this I was on the phone to AA and they rebooked us going to Atlanta, Salt Lake, and then Fresno. We rushed to a separate part of the airport (by bus). As we were waiting for the bus we asked an employee how to get to that location, she offered to TAKE us there and help us out! What sort of miracle was that? Until that moment I swear there was NO ONE smiling at that airport! She was such a sweet young woman. It was quite a hassle to actually GET the boarding passes but we got them. Now the flight is Minneapolis, Salt Lake, and then Fresno. We finally got what was needed and then she walked us through security and to our gate. I have never been treated so kindly. I was thankful I purchased a cross necklace at the Dublin airport and I fished it out and gave it to her. She seemed touched and appreciative. After that flight things did not go as planned. The transfer in Minneapolis was a snap. She said she put us on as needing a wheelchair so we would make the flights, but we didn't need that. We made the gate and time just fine. It was after we were on the plane there was a problem. It was unbearably hot on the plane as the ground power had gone so we sat. Finally this was fixed and we headed to Salt Lake. However, we were so late that our Fresno flight was gone. I am too tired to be too upset. Anyway we have a FREE hotel, taxi, and food so here we are. We need to leave for the airport by 5:30am to hopefully catch a 7am flight to LAX and then on to Fresno arriving at 11:30am. I HOPE!!! I am sure something of more interest must have happened today, but if it did I cannot recall it at the moment!
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