With apologies to Credence Clearwater Revival.
Crap! Deja Vu all over again. The Aspen airport is closed.
When we got up this morning it looked like we would make it out. We would have if the Sky West flight had left Salt Lake City on time. Didn't happen. By the time it left Salt Lake, it had started snowing in Aspen. It got diverted to Grand Junction. The same thing happened with the next flight. No flights in. No flights out.
Aspen and Snowmass bitched to the airlines about this problem. The airlines fixed half of it. If you were coming in and the plane couldn't make it to Aspen and diverted to Grand Junction they would bus you to Aspen. Unfortunately, they won't bus you to Grand Junction to get you out of Aspen.
On the upside, I got my old room back at the same rate. I might even get to go skiing tomorrow, 'cause it doesn't look like we'll be able to get out then either.
Damn this global warming!
Update: So Ryan, Sherry, and I were sitting in the hot top tonight and the sky was perfectly clear. The storm has blown over. Let's hope we don't have another one tomorrow.
Posted by denny at February 6, 2008 05:31 PMDAMN, I Love it when you face adversity 'cause you do it so Well!
Stay as long as you can; ain't nothing happenin' back here but cold & gray.
Posted by: DanS. on February 6, 2008 07:20 PMSKI DENNY SKI
Posted by: spanky on February 6, 2008 08:00 PMCould be so much worse Denny. You could be stuck in Atlanta wanting to get to Aspen.
Posted by: chucks on February 6, 2008 08:23 PMGot food? Got shelter? Got a place to sleep? Got skis? Got a hot tub? Denny, take advantage of the excuse to play!!!
Posted by: Peggy U on February 6, 2008 08:48 PMI read "déjà vu". I read today's post. Of course, you know what to do. Me? I would just bawl...It helps!
Posted by: Claudia in Toronto on February 6, 2008 09:25 PMClaudia:
Me too!
I just wanna CRY at Mr.Denny's Misfortune!
Posted by: DanS. on February 6, 2008 09:42 PMNow that you've got shelter, all you need is some good wine, and you're in great shape. Enjoy.
Posted by: Elisson on February 6, 2008 10:11 PMDrink Denny Drink
Posted by: spanky on February 7, 2008 12:34 AMYour update cheered me up!
Posted by: Claudia in Toronto on February 7, 2008 02:41 AMTime to spare? Go by Air!
Things could be worse, you could be on a bus, stuck in a blizzard in the mountains.
http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_8149990
This was a train
Posted by: James H. Macklin on February 7, 2008 05:10 AMsweet, i love when mother nature works things out for our ultimate good. don't think we'll be getting stranded down here in the 80 degree heat. i hope you get out efficiently and don't have to spend to much time at the airport. have fun!
Posted by: .supergurl on February 7, 2008 09:22 AMsupergurl - Did you get another phone call from me? My keyboard on my cell came unlocked the other day and my phone called someone.
Posted by: Denny on February 7, 2008 10:55 AM