Dear Friends,
Well, I tried to get to the ASMC meeting in Austin this week, but I had one of the worst travel experiences ever. It started out in Burlington, where my plane was delayed for four hours because of [lack of] “pilot rest.” I guess having a rested pilot is better than one asleep at the wheel, so I got on the plane and settled in to read and listen to music.
A couple of hours later, we landed and I assumed I would de-plane in Chicago and continue on my way. When I looked out the window, though, I discovered we were not at O’Hare, and had been diverted to Madison, WI. We stayed on the tarmac for about three hours until they let us into the Madison terminal, and another couple hours there before O’Hare recovered from a fire in a radar tower and we took off for Chicago.
I was then booked on a flight to Austin, but it kept getting delayed. I was in the airport for about six hours, and finally, at about midnight, they canceled it and was told they could get me to Austin late the following day. Well, that would mean that I’d miss 95% of the meetings I was going to attend, so I decided to head back to Vermont. No flights were scheduled to head that way, but at about 1am, they found a way to get me home the following day. I needed to find a room, but since O’Hare was full of others with delays, they were booked. Overall, I ended up spending about 48 hours in planes and waiting in airports, ultimately, got nowhere.
So, I am here in the Green Mountains where Spring is definitely happening (finally) with the leaves starting to come out, daffodils blooming, and the apple trees getting ready to bud. We are launching our Dads & Grads promos on Monday, which Kali and Stephanie will cover later. We have some great values coming up for dad or to get your high school grad ready for college.
My Kibbles & Bytes special this week is in honor of my doomed trip to Austin — I spent a lot of time reading on my iPad mini and listening to music with my Beats headphones. This week, I want to offer the 16GB Wi-Fi iPad mini from 2012 (brand new) with a 1-Year Apple warranty in White or Space Gray bundled with a Hammerhead mini Capo protective case and the Beats Solo Headphones Drenched in Black for only $459!