Leaving On a Jet Plane...(Just not today)

This week during the crazy winter storm on the Northeast border, a JetBlue flight was awaiting departure in NY. And it waited...and waited. 10 Hours infact. As incredulous as that may sound, it is not the only such time in recent months that has happened. American Airlines had the same experience here in Texas back in December in Austin.

How long is 10 hours? In the hustle and bustle lives we live to sit for 10 hours, how can you compare such a thing? So to give everyone a perspective on how dreadful such an ordeal would be here are some facts on 10 hours:


It is the length of one battery pack on a Playstation Portable

Length of the entire Lord of the Rings Trilogy extended version

Distance from Dallas to St. Louis

And the length of the trip Katrina evacuees experienced from San Antonia to New Orleans to vote back in May for Mayor.

The entire Broadcast of Live8 on MTV

The duration of one day on the planet Saturn

The average night of sleep for a young child

The battery length of a First Generation iPod

AND the extras on Spiderman 2 DVD


Think about that the next time your captain says your plane will be delayed. You could home watching Spidey deleted sceness or play NHL 2007. I choose the PSP.