Todays commute
KMKE 112019Z 28007KT 3/4SM R01L/4500VP6000FT PLSN BR FEW006 BKN016 OVC024 M01/M02 A3003 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 1 1/2 P0004
KMKE 111952Z 27004KT 1 1/2SM PLSN BR BKN008 OVC022 M01/M02 A3003 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 3 SLP179 P0007 T10061022
KMKE 111943Z 28003KT 1 1/2SM PLSN BR BKN008 BKN017 OVC024 00/M02 A3004 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 3 P0008
KMKE 111922Z 28004KT 1 1/2SM PL BR FEW008 OVC019 00/M02 A3005 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 3 SNE22 P0005
KMKE 111912Z 32004KT 1 1/2SM SNPL BR SCT008 BKN013 OVC019 00/M02 A3005 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 2 1/2 P0003
KMKE 111852Z 29004KT 1 1/2SM SNPL BR SCT005 OVC015 00/M02 A3005 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 2 SLP185 P0011 T00001017
KMKE 111849Z 28004KT 1 1/2SM SNPL BR SCT005 OVC015 00/M02 A3006 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 2 P0012
KMKE 111752Z COR 31006KT 1 1/2SM SNPL BR BKN005 BKN009 OVC020 00/M01 A3007 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 1 3/4 RAE32FZRAB35E51SNE1656B47PL CIG 004V008 SLP191 8/7// 4/007 933018 P0003 60035 T00001011 10006 21006 55012
KMKE 111741Z 32005KT 1 1/2SM FZRAPL BR BKN005 BKN010 OVC038 00/M01 A3007 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 2 RAE32UPB32E35FZRAB35SNE1656PL P0006
KMKE 111732Z 32004KT 1 1/2SM PLUP BR BKN005 OVC038 00/M01 A3006 RMK AO2 RAE32UPB32SNE1656PL P0005
KMKE 111652Z 36005KT 1/2SM R01L/3500V4500FT RASNPL BKN003 OVC020 01/M01 A3006 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 3/4 RAB10E26B52SNE10B26PL PRESFR SLP187 P0012 T00061006
KMKE 111650Z 35005KT 1/2SM R01L/2400V4000FT SNPL BR BKN003 OVC020 01/M01 A3006 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 3/4 RAB10E26SNE10B26PL PRESFR P0011
KMKE 111634Z 34004KT 1/2SM R01L/4000VP6000FT PLSN BR BKN005 OVC020 00/M01 A3009 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 1 RAB10E26SNE10B26 CIG 004V008 PRESFR P0006
KMKE 111632Z 32005KT 1SM R01L/5000VP6000FT PLSN BR SCT005 OVC020 00/M01 A3010 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 1 1/4 RAB10E26SNE10B26 P0005
Today is by far the worst weather day I have seen in a long, long time. For those that dont read metars, is says in plain English, light winds, visibilities fluctuating between 1/2 and 1 mile, freezing rain, drizzle, fog, snow, snow pellets, rain and freezing rain pellets (whatever those are). I wish I had my camera with me so I could take a picture of the flight information screens they have in the terminal. There is not a single flight operating on time, 75% are cancelled and the few that are operating, are hours behind schedule. I am curently sitting in the terminal, hoping I make it on a flight to work. All the morning flights were cancelled so that means everyone that is brave enough to still attempt to travel today had been rolled back to the flight I am trying to take. The flight went from having 47 open seats at 8:00am to being at -27 available currently. When I showed up to the gate I knew the only way I was going to make it on the flight was if I signed up for the jumpseat. So as I approached the gate agent, I took a peek behind the counter and to my dismay I saw 3 jumpseat forms already filed out. Uh, oh. Not looking good. About the only thing I have going in my favor is that I take priority over them because they are all off-line jumpseaters. My company is affiliated with Big Red and therefore I have a higher boarding priority than they do. I hate to have to pull rank like that, but I'm trying to get to work. If I didnt have to be at work tonight, I would let them take the seat. Well, we'll see how this goes...I'm off to the gate.
KMKE 111952Z 27004KT 1 1/2SM PLSN BR BKN008 OVC022 M01/M02 A3003 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 3 SLP179 P0007 T10061022
KMKE 111943Z 28003KT 1 1/2SM PLSN BR BKN008 BKN017 OVC024 00/M02 A3004 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 3 P0008
KMKE 111922Z 28004KT 1 1/2SM PL BR FEW008 OVC019 00/M02 A3005 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 3 SNE22 P0005
KMKE 111912Z 32004KT 1 1/2SM SNPL BR SCT008 BKN013 OVC019 00/M02 A3005 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 2 1/2 P0003
KMKE 111852Z 29004KT 1 1/2SM SNPL BR SCT005 OVC015 00/M02 A3005 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 2 SLP185 P0011 T00001017
KMKE 111849Z 28004KT 1 1/2SM SNPL BR SCT005 OVC015 00/M02 A3006 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 2 P0012
KMKE 111752Z COR 31006KT 1 1/2SM SNPL BR BKN005 BKN009 OVC020 00/M01 A3007 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 1 3/4 RAE32FZRAB35E51SNE1656B47PL CIG 004V008 SLP191 8/7// 4/007 933018 P0003 60035 T00001011 10006 21006 55012
KMKE 111741Z 32005KT 1 1/2SM FZRAPL BR BKN005 BKN010 OVC038 00/M01 A3007 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 2 RAE32UPB32E35FZRAB35SNE1656PL P0006
KMKE 111732Z 32004KT 1 1/2SM PLUP BR BKN005 OVC038 00/M01 A3006 RMK AO2 RAE32UPB32SNE1656PL P0005
KMKE 111652Z 36005KT 1/2SM R01L/3500V4500FT RASNPL BKN003 OVC020 01/M01 A3006 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 3/4 RAB10E26B52SNE10B26PL PRESFR SLP187 P0012 T00061006
KMKE 111650Z 35005KT 1/2SM R01L/2400V4000FT SNPL BR BKN003 OVC020 01/M01 A3006 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 3/4 RAB10E26SNE10B26PL PRESFR P0011
KMKE 111634Z 34004KT 1/2SM R01L/4000VP6000FT PLSN BR BKN005 OVC020 00/M01 A3009 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 1 RAB10E26SNE10B26 CIG 004V008 PRESFR P0006
KMKE 111632Z 32005KT 1SM R01L/5000VP6000FT PLSN BR SCT005 OVC020 00/M01 A3010 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 1 1/4 RAB10E26SNE10B26 P0005
Today is by far the worst weather day I have seen in a long, long time. For those that dont read metars, is says in plain English, light winds, visibilities fluctuating between 1/2 and 1 mile, freezing rain, drizzle, fog, snow, snow pellets, rain and freezing rain pellets (whatever those are). I wish I had my camera with me so I could take a picture of the flight information screens they have in the terminal. There is not a single flight operating on time, 75% are cancelled and the few that are operating, are hours behind schedule. I am curently sitting in the terminal, hoping I make it on a flight to work. All the morning flights were cancelled so that means everyone that is brave enough to still attempt to travel today had been rolled back to the flight I am trying to take. The flight went from having 47 open seats at 8:00am to being at -27 available currently. When I showed up to the gate I knew the only way I was going to make it on the flight was if I signed up for the jumpseat. So as I approached the gate agent, I took a peek behind the counter and to my dismay I saw 3 jumpseat forms already filed out. Uh, oh. Not looking good. About the only thing I have going in my favor is that I take priority over them because they are all off-line jumpseaters. My company is affiliated with Big Red and therefore I have a higher boarding priority than they do. I hate to have to pull rank like that, but I'm trying to get to work. If I didnt have to be at work tonight, I would let them take the seat. Well, we'll see how this goes...I'm off to the gate.
posted by Windsor at 2:23 PM
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