"Denny" wrote in message
ups.com...
As someone who travels with the clothes I'm wearing and a book to read,
I have scant sympathy for either the airline or the government...

Well, the rest of us have scant sympathy for your impatience. The fact is,
most people plan to stay at their destination for more than a few hours.
What are you, French? I don't suppose you bathe, either.