Way it: anyone else stuck in Atlanta today

Submitted by Mgotri on

I’ve been in the airport since 1:30. Who else has bee stuck all day? What’s your bar tab at?

NittanyFan

July 31st, 2018 at 9:22 PM ^

Not me.  But there are about 10 days a year where Atlanta gets weather like this.  It is what it is.

I'll still take my chances with Hartsfield over O'Hare or (God Forbid) LaGuardia or Newark.

xtramelanin

July 31st, 2018 at 10:30 PM ^

attack?  just reminding you of a promise you made.  asking someone to keep their promises is hardly an 'attack'.  mgotri said a nice thing about you.  maybe you could display more of that around here if you're not going to keep your promise.  xoxo  

His Dudeness

August 1st, 2018 at 6:39 PM ^

I didn't type one fucking word toward you and you couldn't help yourself but come at me because you think it's funny. It's not. You're a fucking child. Go fuck yourself you piece of shit. 

If they mods won't take care of this then I guess I have to. 

xtramelanin

July 31st, 2018 at 9:40 PM ^

got stuck there on business the night of the nat'l champ football game, UGA v. bama.  the game was of course in atlanta.  made it to a hotel that was rather raucous watching the game.  sipped a beer and had dinner.  watched the rest from the room. 

no thank you to atlanta.  i hope others enjoy it, but i'll pass.   good luck mgotri.  you racing this year?  if so, where/when/what distances?  i have a short one scheduled for 8/19.  

Eng1980

July 31st, 2018 at 9:41 PM ^

During summer of 2016 at this time we walked up the ramp from a plane that arrived in Atlanta from Panama City, Florida.  I turned to my wife at the half-way point and said we were in trouble.  People were wall-to-wall in the waiting area due to severe storms that held up everything leaving.  8 hours later, we were the last plane out and thankful for it.

Navy Wolverine

July 31st, 2018 at 10:01 PM ^

Regrettably, I am a Diamond Medallion on Delta so I've been stuck in ATL a few times. My rule of thumb is to travel through DTW in the warmer months (avoid the inevitable 4 PM thunderstorms that close down ATL) and travel through ATL in the colder months (avoid the inevitable Detroit blizzard). Of course I am traveling through ATL next week so hopefully I won't suffer the same fate.

Perkis-Size Me

July 31st, 2018 at 10:04 PM ^

Well I live here, so by definition I’m stuck here.

Hartsfield is one tough mistress, but I’d rather face her any and every day of the week over the likes of O’Hare or JFK. My wife and I were flying home from Rome last year and had to connect through JFK (was far cheaper to connect vs. fly direct to Atlanta), and we taxied for over an hour before we took off. I swear we made a lap around the entire airport.

aaamichfan

July 31st, 2018 at 10:42 PM ^

Atlanta's airport isn't exactly in a convenient location, but there are definitely worse places to spend a layover. 

BlueWon

July 31st, 2018 at 10:48 PM ^

I got stuck in Atlanta for Ice-a-geddon v.2 in 2014. Was supposed to have a half dozen meetings with CNN, TBS, etc over three days but woke up to a city encased in ice the next morning. Pretty much everything except the restaurants in the Omni were closed the whole time.

The highlight of my trip was when the Waffle House next to Centennial Park opened the morning I flew out.

Per diems don't go very far sitting in hotel bars all day, I found.

GoBlueInNYC

August 1st, 2018 at 6:47 AM ^

Years ago I got stranded in Atlanta for three days. The whole ordeal was insane, including a temporary landing in Alabama. But the highlight was that in the seats next to me were two brothers (probably in their mid-30s), whose mother had given them multiple giant bags of homemade dinner leftovers and who were nice enough to share. So while we circled Atlanta and sat in Birmingham for hours, I got a massive meal with salmon, mashed potatoes, etc.