The Smell of Gas in the Morning

Seriously, never get on a plane with me! I flew Southwest yesterday for the first time in a long time -- and it didn't treat me any better than Delta. We got on the plane, and it smelled a little like a gas station, but not strong enough to give anyone a headache or really complain about. But then it came time to leave, and we started to taxi...and we returned right back to the gate because apparently the engine was leaking fuel. 

You know that's not going to get you to your destination on time. 

So we sat at gate E24 while they unloaded the luggage and tried to find us a new plane...for about an hour....

Eventually, it turned out they were able to fix the first plane before they could get a new plane to us. So back we went onto the plane, which the pilot assured us was safe.

And then, hahaha, he announced that we were "going to find this funny." We were ready to go, but the plane need more fuel. I assure you, I was in stitches. 

And then we were cleared for takeoff, but hahaha, the air traffic control tower got rid of our flight plan because we were on the ground so long, so we just had wait a little bit for them to file it. 

Two packages of peanuts does not make this ok!!

I have to say, the crew was great. They were very nice, and very patient, especially with the man in the sherbet-colored collared shirt, who seemed to think that the plane had been sabotaged specifically to ruin his life, and I think was serious when he requested that they fly him directly to his final destination, even though that was an impossibility. There were fourteen of us on a connecting flight, and we all got on the next plane, and arrived only four hours late...

Is there anyone who has had a good or even routine flight lately?! 

I ran 5 miles this morning, even though I was still (and very very slow) from travel, but my legs felt good. On Wednesday I'm planning to do a long run, but we'll see how long it ends up being. Somewhere between six and ten miles. I had pierogies for dinner last night, which were good, but maybe a little too carb heavy for just five miles!