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Wes was due to come home yesterday, but that didn't happen. When they got to Houston, they had 30 minutes to go to their plane. They rushed to it only to find out that it was delayed and delayed and delayed and delayed. It was finally cancelled around 10 last night. He called us around 7:45 to say he was on the plane. He called about an hour later, and he was still on the plane headed back to the terminal. The flight crew had exceeded their flight time. When they got back to the terminal, they were ordered off the plane. They were hoping to just change crew, but a stewardess couldn't be found and the flight was cancelled. He had several options to fly, and he chose a 6 o'clock flight to Dallas with a connection at 9 to Monroe. They opted to stay at the airport, since the flight was so early. The airline had offered them hotel vouchers, but since they chose to stay at the airport they gave them food vouchers.

I just talked to him, and he has made it to Dallas but barely. They had to go out of security, get boarding passes, go back through security and then to the plane. Well, Wes got lucky and was pulled to be fully searched, which caused him to almost miss his flight. I think he said he had 3 minutes to spare. He said it was foggy when they left Houston, and foggy in Dallas. Oh, I forgot to say that fog was the cause of all these problems. Houston was so backed up due to fog on Thursday that there were no planes available. Two flights to Monroe last night were diverted to Shreveport, and then those planes were flown back to Houston. Well, I have to go get ready to go get him. His flight leaves at 9:00, and due to arrive in Monroe at 10:30. I will let you know how that goes.