48 hour turnaround

Back from D.C. yesterday, leaving for NE tomorrow. So very tired...

We arrived at Dulles at 12:00 or so for our 2:45 flight (we wanted to be able to eat lunch before boarding). Boarded the plane at 2:15. Promptly fell asleep. At 2:50 they asked for volunteers to give up their seat because the plane was over the weight limit. They were offering vouchers, so we got off. Lucky us, the flight we were reassigned to was direct and landed only an hour after our original flight!!! Boarded new plane at 6:15. Promptly fell asleep. Woke up half an hour later because of swealtering heat. Announcement: we are delayed for an hour because of lightening. Start reading The Jane Austen Book Club. 7:45 announcement: we are delayed another hour. Flight attendents bring around water. Continue reading. 8:45 announcement: still delayed. Delicious pizza smell fills the plane. The pilot had let one guy off of the plane to get food for a high school group going to China. I complain to the flight attendent. I want pizza too dammit. 9:15, permission to get off of the plane for 10 minutes to get food. 9:25 back on the plane. Still delayed. We are 18th in line to take off. Continue reading. 11:45 (yes, more than 2 hours later) we pull away from the gate. 12:30, take off (yay!). Fly for 5 hours to Los Angeles. Land at 1:45 L.A. time, 4:45 D.C. time. Finished Jane Austen Book Club. Have been awake for 23 hours. Naps on planes do not count. Going back to the airport at 4:00 tomorrow morning to go to LNC. Sucky. Piles of work to get done today. Even suckier.