I fought the law, and the law won
Murphy's law, that is.
I had to run down to Spain yesterday for what was SUPPOSED to be a slow leisurely day of work and visiting with some Catalan friends (just Barcelona yesterday, not Madrid this time). The 6:45 AM plane would have gotten me in at 9, in the city by 9:30. The plane back to Düsseldorf was at 7:30 PM, so I would have been home by 10:15 at the latest.
So, I got up at 4:30, was through security by 6:20, in the plane by 6:40. We sat there, hearing weird noises from the rear of the plane. The pilot said there were a few minor technical issues to resolve, and we would be underway in 10 minutes. After an hour, the new assessment was that the plane couldn't fly at all. Busses were sent to take us back to the terminal. There was a 2 hour wait to even see the ticket counter. The line went all the way to the other end of the airport, since Sunday's blizzard had canceled all air traffic in and out of Düsseldorf. The airline (Eurowings, a Lufthansa excuse to charge the old prices for less service) gave us meal vouchers for €7.50 with the wrong date stamped on them so that none of the airport concessions would accept them. They said a new plane would be sent up from Köln (Cologne) to take us to Barcelona. It finally arrived, they loaded on the luggage again, then had to de-ice the plane. We finally landed around 2:30 PM instead of the planned 9:00 AM. At that hour, there was little traffic, so I made it into central Barcelona by 3. It usually takes twice as long.
My plane back was not (yet) showing a delay. I got to my first appointment, who said, we waited all day for you, now it is time for lunch! I had no choice, joined them at a nearby restaurant, gulped down a quick salad and an undercooked piece of grilled chicken with a few overcooked fries. We went back to the office, rushed through the work, and I grabbed a taxi to my next appointment, rushed through that, too, and grabbed another taxi back to the airport. The 7:30 flight still showed on time. It was a little after 6:15. By the time I got through security, it was showing delayed to 8:20. We finally took off at around 10, and I walked trough the door at half past midnight.
One of those perfect Murphy's Law days. Hasa Diga Eebowai.
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You must be exhausted... physically and emotionally. If it makes you feel any better, things aren't going all that well in this part of the world - here in New York the news is all about the blizzard that started overnight and is supposed to last for most of the day. I'm watching the list of today's closings as I type this. But it was broken up by a commercial urging everyone to tell our Trump-supporting RW representative to vote for "tax reform..." 
All I can say is that at least we're not in Alabama. They aren't facing a great day, either. Hang in there - and get some well earned rest - you deserve it. 
