CHARGE Re: Snow bound

February 16, 2007

I have been a constant visiter to the board this week because I have

been snow bound for the entire week....LOL We live in Central PA. and

got hit with not just a storm but kind of a freaky storm. It started

out as snow Tues. evening but turned to a heavy sleet. Kept it up all

night into Wed. morning than changed back to a heavy snow. 12 inches of

this stuff. Our little village is right off Interstate 80. They

literally had to shut Insterstate down in area were we live. Had people

stranded for up to 24 hours. They have been sending traffic onto Route

11 and town roads. Henry said traffic was creeping on 11 when he came

home. Henry has requested I stay home and off the roads all week. I

didn't even get to see this week. Henry is over protective of me

because I'm on blood thinners. He won't even let me think of driving if

there's a hint of bad weather in the air.

I am going CRAZY!!!!!!

mom to (31)

February 16, 2007

Im on AOL right now, im catfuzz13

Chantelle

>

> I have been a constant visiter to the board this week because I have

> been snow bound for the entire week....LOL We live in Central PA. and

> got hit with not just a storm but kind of a freaky storm. It started

> out as snow Tues. evening but turned to a heavy sleet. Kept it up all

> night into Wed. morning than changed back to a heavy snow. 12 inches of

> this stuff. Our little village is right off Interstate 80. They

> literally had to shut Insterstate down in area were we live. Had people

> stranded for up to 24 hours. They have been sending traffic onto Route

> 11 and town roads. Henry said traffic was creeping on 11 when he came

> home. Henry has requested I stay home and off the roads all week. I

> didn't even get to see this week. Henry is over protective of me

> because I'm on blood thinners. He won't even let me think of driving if

> there's a hint of bad weather in the air.

>

> I am going CRAZY!!!!!!

>

> mom to (31)

>

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February 17, 2007

NNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO get back on AOL i walked away for 2 minuts to

turn the tv off and put the leftovers in the fridge come back on aol!!!!!!

PLEASEEEEE

>

> Im on AOL right now, im catfuzz13

>

> Chantelle

>

> >

> > I have been a constant visiter to the board this week because I have

> > been snow bound for the entire week....LOL We live in Central PA. and

> > got hit with not just a storm but kind of a freaky storm. It started

> > out as snow Tues. evening but turned to a heavy sleet. Kept it up all

> > night into Wed. morning than changed back to a heavy snow. 12 inches of

> > this stuff. Our little village is right off Interstate 80. They

> > literally had to shut Insterstate down in area were we live. Had people

> > stranded for up to 24 hours. They have been sending traffic onto Route

> > 11 and town roads. Henry said traffic was creeping on 11 when he came

> > home. Henry has requested I stay home and off the roads all week. I

> > didn't even get to see this week. Henry is over protective of me

> > because I'm on blood thinners. He won't even let me think of driving if

> > there's a hint of bad weather in the air.

> >

> > I am going CRAZY!!!!!!

> >

> > mom to (31)

> >

> > CHARGE SYNDROME LISTSERV PHOTO PAGE:

> > http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=2117043995

> >

> > Membership of this email support group does not constitute membership in

> > the CHARGE Syndrome Foundation; for information about the CHARGE Syndrome

> > Foundation or to become a member (and get the newsletter),

> > please contact marion@... or visit

> > the web site at http://www.chargesyndrome.org

> >

> > 8th International

> > CHARGE Syndrome Conference, July, 2007. Information will be available at

> > www.chargesyndrome.org or by calling 1-.

> >

February 17, 2007

-

We saw your area on the news here in IL. That traffic jam was big news.

Sounds like a good plan to stay put, stay warm, and stay well-fed :-) I'm a

comfort eater in this weather - lots of chocolate seems to do the trick!

Your boredom is our gift. I'm enjoying the conversations!

Michele W

Aubrie's mom

February 18, 2007

,

I was getting caught up on my messages when I saw yours about going crazy cuz

you were snow bound. I can completely relate.

In Iowa we were hit with the bad weather on Tuesday. Wednesday morning at 3am,

I left for the airport to head to Boston to pick up from Perkins for

their February break. I knew the weather was going to be a factor but I didn't

realize it was going to take me on delay trip of hopefully a lifetime.

I made it to Minneapolis no problem. Boarded the plane to Boston with no

problem. We sat on the plane for over 2 hours while the flight got delayed,

clearance, delayed, clearance and then canceled.

Minneapolis didn't have many options left so they sent us (me and my mother) to

Detroit to try to catch a flight. Once we got there, our flight to Boston had

been canceled. I kept calling to get reservations on better flights but still

wasn't going to get to Boston before 4:30 on Thursday.

Finally a rebooking agent became my angel for the day. After 2 hours in line, I

asked if I could get booked on the next flight back to Des Moines so I could

start my trip over on Thursday morning. She told me that I didn't want to do

that because there was a 4:56 flight to Boston. While I was in line, we heard

everyone walking away saying they were put on the stand by list for this flight.

One other person said that they were told there were over 100 people on that

list. Then this lady tells me that I have seats on the flight. Yes, confirmed

seats. The people next to us were put on the standby list. How she got me

seats, I didn't care. I just wanted ont he flight.

That flight was the only flight out of Detroit that left for Boston that

afternoon. All of the others were cancelled. Although getting there and

landing became two different things. We made it to Boston but when we got there

the airport was closed. We were put in a holding pattern for an hour to hear

the pilot tell us that we were being diverted back to Detroit for the night. I

was starting to think that I was going to have to have sent home by UPS

or DHL! But, the airline decided instead of rebooking all of us, our flight was

going to get called delayed and all 180 of us would reboard in the morning to

make the trip again.

We stayed at the airport and left in the morning. Once getting us to Boston and

on the ground, the plane broke out in applause! We were so excited to get

there. But it took us another hour to get a gate, a ground crew and a jetway

that would work before we could deplane. But it was all worth it. I was able

to pick up Jess and start the journey home the next day.

Smooth sailing, right? Not yet, as we approached our home airport...the pilot

advised us that the runways were closed and we would be notified shortly if we

would get to land. I about lost it! But, luckily it wasn't long and we were

able to land.

So, right now, I am happy to be HOMEBOUND!

So, everyone think positive thoughts for Sunday, February 25th! No bad weather

for the Midwest and no bad weather for the Boston area! I leave to take Jess

back to school and I know that I can not do all of those delays with her. It

was difficult enough with just my mother!

Sorry to be so long winded. But I thought I would share my version of snow

bound or was it my world travels?

Hope everyone is digging out and able to get around your part of the world

today!

Sheryl

Mom to

February 18, 2007

Oh good gosh Sheryl,

Did you cry, I woulda bawled like a baby.....Now I feel like my

week in the house was a holiday. LOL I am so not good in stressful

situations..well not anymore at least.

I got out of the house yesterday for the day and went sleigh riding

for little bit today. Got my quota of sun and feel much better.

mom to (31)

>

> ,

>

> I was getting caught up on my messages when I saw yours about going

crazy cuz you were snow bound. I can completely relate.

>

> In Iowa we were hit with the bad weather on Tuesday. Wednesday

morning at 3am, I left for the airport to head to Boston to pick up

from Perkins for their February break. I knew the weather

was going to be a factor but I didn't realize it was going to take me

on delay trip of hopefully a lifetime.

>

> I made it to Minneapolis no problem. Boarded the plane to Boston

with no problem. We sat on the plane for over 2 hours while the

flight got delayed, clearance, delayed, clearance and then canceled.

>

> Minneapolis didn't have many options left so they sent us (me and

my mother) to Detroit to try to catch a flight. Once we got there,

our flight to Boston had been canceled. I kept calling to get

reservations on better flights but still wasn't going to get to

Boston before 4:30 on Thursday.

>

> Finally a rebooking agent became my angel for the day. After 2

hours in line, I asked if I could get booked on the next flight back

to Des Moines so I could start my trip over on Thursday morning. She

told me that I didn't want to do that because there was a 4:56 flight

to Boston. While I was in line, we heard everyone walking away

saying they were put on the stand by list for this flight. One other

person said that they were told there were over 100 people on that

list. Then this lady tells me that I have seats on the flight. Yes,

confirmed seats. The people next to us were put on the standby

list. How she got me seats, I didn't care. I just wanted ont he

flight.

>

> That flight was the only flight out of Detroit that left for Boston

that afternoon. All of the others were cancelled. Although getting

there and landing became two different things. We made it to Boston

but when we got there the airport was closed. We were put in a

holding pattern for an hour to hear the pilot tell us that we were

being diverted back to Detroit for the night. I was starting to

think that I was going to have to have sent home by UPS or

DHL! But, the airline decided instead of rebooking all of us, our

flight was going to get called delayed and all 180 of us would

reboard in the morning to make the trip again.

>

> We stayed at the airport and left in the morning. Once getting us

to Boston and on the ground, the plane broke out in applause! We

were so excited to get there. But it took us another hour to get a

gate, a ground crew and a jetway that would work before we could

deplane. But it was all worth it. I was able to pick up Jess and

start the journey home the next day.

>

> Smooth sailing, right? Not yet, as we approached our home

airport...the pilot advised us that the runways were closed and we

would be notified shortly if we would get to land. I about lost it!

But, luckily it wasn't long and we were able to land.

>

> So, right now, I am happy to be HOMEBOUND!

>

> So, everyone think positive thoughts for Sunday, February 25th! No

bad weather for the Midwest and no bad weather for the Boston area!

I leave to take Jess back to school and I know that I can not do all

of those delays with her. It was difficult enough with just my

mother!

>

> Sorry to be so long winded. But I thought I would share my version

of snow bound or was it my world travels?

>

> Hope everyone is digging out and able to get around your part of

the world today!

>

> Sheryl

> Mom to

>

February 19, 2007

oh my goodness!!!! I think I would have lost it

maria

Re:CHARGE Re: Snow bound

,

I was getting caught up on my messages when I saw yours about going crazy cuz

you were snow bound. I can completely relate.

In Iowa we were hit with the bad weather on Tuesday. Wednesday morning at 3am,

I left for the airport to head to Boston to pick up from Perkins for

their February break. I knew the weather was going to be a factor but I didn't

realize it was going to take me on delay trip of hopefully a lifetime.

I made it to Minneapolis no problem. Boarded the plane to Boston with no

problem. We sat on the plane for over 2 hours while the flight got delayed,

clearance, delayed, clearance and then canceled.

Minneapolis didn't have many options left so they sent us (me and my mother)

to Detroit to try to catch a flight. Once we got there, our flight to Boston had

been canceled. I kept calling to get reservations on better flights but still

wasn't going to get to Boston before 4:30 on Thursday.

Finally a rebooking agent became my angel for the day. After 2 hours in line,

I asked if I could get booked on the next flight back to Des Moines so I could

start my trip over on Thursday morning. She told me that I didn't want to do

that because there was a 4:56 flight to Boston. While I was in line, we heard

everyone walking away saying they were put on the stand by list for this flight.

One other person said that they were told there were over 100 people on that

list. Then this lady tells me that I have seats on the flight. Yes, confirmed

seats. The people next to us were put on the standby list. How she got me seats,

I didn't care. I just wanted ont he flight.

That flight was the only flight out of Detroit that left for Boston that

afternoon. All of the others were cancelled. Although getting there and landing

became two different things. We made it to Boston but when we got there the

airport was closed. We were put in a holding pattern for an hour to hear the

pilot tell us that we were being diverted back to Detroit for the night. I was

starting to think that I was going to have to have sent home by UPS or

DHL! But, the airline decided instead of rebooking all of us, our flight was

going to get called delayed and all 180 of us would reboard in the morning to

make the trip again.

We stayed at the airport and left in the morning. Once getting us to Boston

and on the ground, the plane broke out in applause! We were so excited to get

there. But it took us another hour to get a gate, a ground crew and a jetway

that would work before we could deplane. But it was all worth it. I was able to

pick up Jess and start the journey home the next day.

Smooth sailing, right? Not yet, as we approached our home airport...the pilot

advised us that the runways were closed and we would be notified shortly if we

would get to land. I about lost it! But, luckily it wasn't long and we were able

to land.

So, right now, I am happy to be HOMEBOUND!

So, everyone think positive thoughts for Sunday, February 25th! No bad weather

for the Midwest and no bad weather for the Boston area! I leave to take Jess

back to school and I know that I can not do all of those delays with her. It was

difficult enough with just my mother!