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titaniumsalute (558 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-10 12:00 PM Original message |
Snow fear cancels 300 Atlanta flights |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-10 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
1. I was in NewOrleans once, when it snowed....not even enough to have been mentioned on NYC |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-10 07:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
31. my friend BIG diff between MSY and ATL |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-10 12:04 PM Original message |
Idle equipment = idle money |
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titaniumsalute (558 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-10 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
11. Maybe the airlines like Delta and Airtran should pitch in |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-10 12:21 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Yeah, I would think millions is not impossible. |
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Hawkeye-X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-10 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
2. 2 inches of snow? Pfft. Denver International Airport laughs at Hartsfield Airport |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-10 12:06 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. And MSP laughs at DEN. |
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Hawkeye-X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-10 12:08 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. DEN sympathizes with MSP |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-10 12:14 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. We're kind of dug out now - though we got another 4" the other day. |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-10 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
3. ATL, DFW, all those big southern airports come to a standstill in snow. |
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Hawkeye-X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-10 12:06 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Usually you'd need 10 bulldozers at a minimum to deal with the snow.. |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-10 12:13 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. The problem is that an airport's winter ops have to be FAA-approved, |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-10 12:38 PM Response to Reply #3 |
17. That was then. This is now. They need to re-think. |
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rsmith6621 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-10 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
6. Most of The Reason for Cancels at Atlanta..... |
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Hawkeye-X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-10 12:10 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. I got it right - figured that they didn't have the decicing equipment |
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alex cross (109 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-10 12:56 PM Response to Reply #6 |
19. I talked to my 2 grandkids last night (I love Skype when it works) |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-10 07:40 AM Response to Reply #19 |
41. Ahhhhhh...... that explains it! I've been wondering why Heathrow |
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SheilaT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-10 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
8. Were other cities on the Delta system |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-10 12:17 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. No, just ATL as far as I know. |
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sgsmith (305 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-10 12:25 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. Don't know about Delta, but Airtran shows impacted cities |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-10 12:32 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. Atlanta is not actually shut down, btw. But there are many cancellations. |
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titaniumsalute (558 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-10 12:47 PM Response to Reply #8 |
18. There will be more shut down or delayed |
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Myrina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-10 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
20. Fear rules America. Yes indeed. |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-10 01:19 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Fear? There's no fear involved - just inconvenience. |
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Myrina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-10 01:33 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Fear of "Oh my God it MIGHT snow! People MIGHT complain" |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-10 02:22 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. That's not the reason for the cancellations. |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-10 09:42 PM Response to Reply #20 |
34. It costs the airlines a lot to cancel flights (not to mention all the headaches) |
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gristy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-10 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
22. Canceling planes on Christmas Day? I suspect empty planes they were going to lose money on. |
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titaniumsalute (558 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-10 01:40 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. The last time I flew on Xmas day |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-10 02:25 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. You're very wrong about that. The planes would have been full, |
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titaniumsalute (558 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-10 03:52 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. I'm a pilot and I know about weather minimums |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-10 10:09 PM Response to Reply #29 |
35. Me, too. |
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titaniumsalute (558 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-10 11:41 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. Velveteen |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-10 11:51 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Sorry about the confusion -- I was intending to respond to post #22 |
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alp227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-10 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
27. I visited Orlando with family in Christmas 2005 and stopped at the Atlanta airport |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-10 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
28. "What you folks call a blizzard, we call 'Tuesday'." |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-10 11:18 PM Response to Reply #28 |
36. I'm in Portland, Oregon, we have the same attitude, only about rain. |
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tpsbmam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-10 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
30. Having moved to the mountains of NC from the North |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-10 07:09 PM Response to Original message |
32. My brother -on-law found a flight on AirTran out of Richmond to Atlanta |
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Gin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-10 08:09 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. had a ticket for Amtrak on Monday to go from Newport News to DC...they just called to |
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Dover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-10 11:39 PM Response to Original message |
37. Anyone know what the conditions are expected to be tomorrow for flights from Atlanta? |
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titaniumsalute (558 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-10 07:26 AM Response to Reply #37 |
40. The problem isn't alwasy the airport |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-10 07:43 AM Response to Reply #40 |
42. Not to mention, sometimes the problem is just getting crews |
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Dover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-10 02:01 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Both good points, A complicated transportation web. |
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