Fresh back from the holidays and boy, do I have a story for you.

This year we spent Christmas with the in-laws in Memphis. Naturally, we had to fly there (since it’s about a 15 hour drive from DC). The problem with this is that Northwest is pretty much the major carrier that flies into Memphis (it’s a pretty small airport aside from the enormous FedEx traffic). US Air and Delta also fly in, but have a much more limited flight selection. I’m not a huge fan of Northwest, but I thought “What the heck, how bad could it be?” (insert hindsight forehead slapping here).

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