Here We Sit....

So, thanks to the weather in Chicago, we've now boarded the plane but are sitting on the Tarmac waiting.

There's nothing like being told that atc has us on hold and we may have a delay, but then slowly trundling off down the runway, only to feel the wheels stop rolling slowly and the whir if the engines as they shut down. And then you suck your breath in and plead with Gof to let it be some mistake... And then captain Eric gets on the pa system and says we'll be sitting here waiting for the all clear to take off - it could take 15 minutes or it could take 45 minutes.

And there you sit with the muttering and the anticipation and the two kids in the back who are shreiking and screaming and you think - this is going to be another long flight...