Yup, that would be me.
This thread was supposed to be a “whoohooo! I’m going to Hawaii! Envy me!” thread. Instead, I wake up this morning to both the newspaper and the radio talking about how United’s Mechanics are really really pissed, and are doing all they can to delay and/or cancel flights.
I’m having visions of disgruntled mechanics throwing a screwdriver in the engine of the plane and it coming down in a massive fireball. On the other side of the spectrum, I see mechanics finding a loose screw on a tray table and cancelling the flight because of it.
So there you go, fellow dopers. Either writhe in envy that I get to spend ten days on a gorgeous beach in Hawaii, or snicker knowingly because you realize that those ten days will probably be spent in a run-down gate in the LA airport, eating peanuts and sleeping on folding chairs.