I am so thankful to be alive and warm. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers — they worked. At times I was afraid, but mostly I had faith that I would be found.Arizona State University student Lauren Elizabeth Weinberg • Making a statement about her 10-day ordeal, in which she and her car were stranded in a remote, snow-covered part of Arizona. She survived on just two candy bars and snow water she melted in the sun. After taking a drive with no particular destination, she found herself stuck with roughly two feet of snow around her. She lacked a blanket or heavy coat to keep warm, making her survival all the more remarkable to rescuers. Good luck in your recovery, Lauren. source (via • follow)
David Renwick, a former Denverite, who now lives in Oregon, has been stranded at the airport in Portland for three hours on his way to San Fransico.
“When I got here they were already making an announcement,” Renwick said. “They said they were having systemwide computer problems affecting everything from reservations to weather reports for pilots, so they said all planes worldwide were grounded.”
At a United gate in Portland, Renwick is stranded with about 80 other people, he said.
A near-repeat of a week ago with US Airways. Airlines with computer problems left and right.
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