Snow Job

Happy New Year to all!Who said it would be easy? The weather gods are shaking their angry sticks and who knows how our flights will be affected. Sam leaves tomorrow morning (hopefully before the full force of the storm descends). I leave on Friday, but am attempting an end run around the snow by staying overnight at an airport hotel connected to a terminal. Whether it's my terminal has not been revealed, but I sure hope it is since I'm leaving my coat at home. Somehow the idea of a shuttle bus at 6am when it's -7F doesn't get me too excited. When I made the reservation the person asked if I wanted a king size bed, I sighed and said, regrettably, the king wouldn't be in residence that evening. I sure do miss the king. It's mighty quiet here.All this week I've been aware ever time I take a drink of water from the sink, hold my toothbrush under the bathroom faucet or open my mouth in the shower that I won't be doing that for a while. Sitting here writing this the only sound is the hum of the refrigerator and the occasional howl of a coyote. Outside you'd be hard pressed to find a piece of trash on the ground. When I get off the plane in Delhi (hopefully) on Saturday morning none of those things will be true. But other absolutely wonderful things will be true. Opps. Hold that thought. Sam just arrived and suggested that I should check to see if I could check in on line on the British Air website and what do I find?CANCELLED!!It's 6:30 pm on New Years Day. I've been on hold with British Air (who keep repeating over and over that my business is important to them) for close to an hour and then I remember why I use a travel agent instead of booking on the Internet. Now, to be fair, my travel agent happens to be my good friend (otherwise I'd never be able to call her at home on a holiday evening), but Carol and Shelley to the rescue. Before you can say "Bob's Uncle" I'm booked on Sam's flight tomorrow morning.We celebrate by going out for soup dumplings before hitting the sack for a few hours sleep before our 5am pickup.