Charlie on the MTA

Finally at Jenny's.  Was not the smoothest trips but I've had worse.  The plane from JFK to PHX was delayed by 30 min due to some required maintenance then another 30 min diversion due to weather.  I barely made my connection to LAX and after our plane finally landed in LAX, we were forced to drive around and around the runway for over an hour after three arrival gate changes.  Our captain noted that we were taxiing for about half an hour longer than our flight time and alluded to the song "Charlie on the MTA" by the Kingston Trio - we could see the gates we were assigned but just as we were pulling near, we got reassigned and sent into another loop.  He even played the song through the intercom shortly before we finally were able to get off.  It's captains like that with a sense of humor that help get through stressful flights.  Kudos to him.

From the Kingston Trio, "Charlie on the MTA":