We've had decent experiences with Frontier over the years, but this year they set out to prove us wrong. First my checked bag tag wouldn't print because the kiosk was sure my flight had already left. Since my flight had not left, I got in line to talk to an agent and she was able to print my tag for me. Once we boarded the plane we began to taxi but then stopped because snow was coming. They decided we needed a de-icing treatment. I'm not upset about the safety precaution, but we did sit there for about 45 minutes while they did that. The pilot said that we were hoping to take off before the snow and didn't make the window. I would like to point out to Frontier that if they hadn't pushed our flight back from the original 6:45 to 7:00 then maybe we would have made the window. Regardless, we sat. Once we got to Florida, we couldn't get into the gate because another plane had beat us there. The pilot came on to say that we would have to wait an hour for that flight to take off so that the gate would clear. When I booked the tickets, we were expecting to be at Steve and Murry's house by 10:30. As it was, we arrived at 12:30. Other than a lot of extra sitting in the plane, the flight was fine. Theodore was very excited to see Florida from the air and marveled over the water and houses and tiny cars.
As we listened to updates on flight times, I decided that flights are kind of like instant pots. Just like you can have a roast done in 45 minutes, but that doesn't include warming up or cooling down, the pilot will say that a flight is 2 hours and 20 minutes, but that's only air time and doesn't include any of the taxiing pre-departure or post-landing.
It sounds like we missed an exciting day in Ohio on Friday. Alison said an ice storm came through Detroit a few hours after we left. St Charles had flickering power for a few hours until it went out completely around 1:00. I can't say I'm disappointed to have missed out on the experience of a basement classroom full of first graders when the power went out. The winds in Lima got pretty bad (we've heard 70-80 mph) and debris was flying off the school roof during pickup. The high school gym has a new sun roof, courtesy of the storm. I texted our neighbor to ask about our shed and she sent back a picture of a bunch of stacked plastic tubs with a mangled heap of metal in the background. We have no way of knowing for sure, but based on the "remain calm" and "thank you for your patience" texts and emails the electric company has been sending out, it's quite possible there is still no power at our house. They are estimating that some places could still be without power until Tuesday, although estimates on our side of the state are generally for sometime later tonight.
We remain warm and cozy in Florida until Tuesday mid-day when we will fly back to Detroit. The kids have been enjoying the pool and golf cart rides. They are decorating the golf cart for the St Patrick's Day parade and looking forward to karaoke tomorrow night. Bryan and I have been enjoying relaxing and visiting with his parents. He bought them a new tree, a cocktail tree that grows both lemons and limes, for their backyard. All Bryan's dreams of growing citrus are realized in Florida.
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