We were in the news!

Like any trip the Dudley's take, there has been a slight change in plans. Check this out: http://www.smh.com.au/news/travel/bomb-threat-delays-qantas-flight/2008/07/19/1216163203330.html

I got to LA just fine. Spent the night at Arthur's house and we made it to the beach on Thurs before our flight. We were sitting on the beach when one of the kids got a call that our 2230 flight was delayed. I've never had a flight get delayed, but I hear about it from time to time.

We got the call in the early afternoon, so we spend a little more time at the beach, had a grill out at Arthur's house, then went to LAX to assess the situation.

Yep, a Qantas engineering strike had been screwing up their flight schedule and Qantas could not fly us until Friday morning at 10. They took our bags and we hung out at a hotel (paid for by Qantas) and had dinner and breakfast at the hotel (paid for by Qantas) then returned to the airport. We were all happily on the 747 and I had inspected the bassinet, tray table, and tv near me when the captain said that there were some security issues being dealt with. Then everyone was told to get off the plane and they took all of our luggage off the plane.

We went through security again. Sat at the gate. Ate some Burger King. Then the captain got off the airplane and said that the FBI had arrived to fix things because there wasn't anything else airport security could do. Then they sent us to a hotel for the afternoon and told us to come back for a 2300 flight.

So again we're at a hotel, had a nice dinner, and the Qantas repreentative said we could order anything we want (paid for by Qantas) . This is the high class vacation I never had, except I have a legit reason to wear bball shorts, a t-shirt, and flip-flops.

In summery, I'm still in LAX, I'm leaving tonight at 11 (2 am Ohio time), and there was no bomb on my plane.

Also, the best part of the story: Qantas is giving everyone on Qantas 12 a free plane ticket to anywhere!