Stuck in Philly :-( but with Captain Doctor Kelley

Our flight from Philly to Detroit was supposed to take off about an hour ago, yet here we are, still grounded. My friend S, flying from Minneapolis to Detroit so we could fly together to Rome, has been grounded too. So.... we'll see. Hopefully we won't miss our connection or time in Rome.

Before I cast this time as a total waste, there HAS been one highlight: K and I were given a tour of the plane's cockpit! Officially only children were invited, but fortunately we have no shame. ;-)

We met the Captain, D.R. Kelly, whom I want to imagine his name is Donald but K is calling him Doctor Kelly. Why not? :) We learned Dr Kelly has been flying planes since the 80s, and apparently the autopilot does everything from flying, takeoffs, and landings, except under extreme weather conditions. Not sure that's reassuring, but okay.

In any case, we took pictures with Captain Doctor Kelly, and it was nice to have a distraction adventure while we sat on the runway!

(Update: turned out that runway sit was an hour or two longer than expected....)